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Favorite magnetic HID ballast topology? « on: May 12, 2024, 10:01:20 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Personally, my favorite magnetic HID ballast topology is the HX autotransformer ballast because such ballasts allow for a very wide range of lamps to operate properly.

What magnetic HID ballast topology is everyone else’s favorites?

CWA, CWI, series choke, HX autotransformer, 2 lamp lead-lag, mag-reg, etc?
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Re: Favorite magnetic HID ballast topology? « Reply #1 on: May 12, 2024, 10:11:35 PM » Author: fluorescent lover 40
My favorite is HX for their reliability. No cap to fail.

Second would be mag reg. Love how beefy they are, and how they run lamps.
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Re: Favorite magnetic HID ballast topology? « Reply #2 on: Today at 08:55:29 AM » Author: HIDLad001
Same. Mag reg ballasts fascinate me, but HX ballasts are the best for reliability.
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