Ballast cord compatibility

[Tab28]

I came home and my MH was off. Not the bulb so it must be the ballast. Right now it is a gallaxy. Are must ballast compatible on the chord plug? Luxcore looks like the same as the gallaxy.

 

[zoomonster]

Any MH ballast I have seen with a detachable power cord is the same. Same as you would find on most computers and peripherals. Just make sure the cable is about the same thickness.

 

[Tab28]

I worded this wrong. I am referring to the light socket to the ballast. Not the wall to the ballast. I need the ballast to plug into my reflectors, without having to hard wire them.

 

[zoomonster]

Those are usually the same also but the mogul socket is usually hardwired to the cord which then plugs into a pigtail on the ballast. I have used 3 different ballasts on mine and the plugs have always been interchangeable.

 

[Tab28]

Thanks, my system is SE with a strange looking plug from socket to ballast. I searched and it seems you are right many look the same. Except for current and a few others. On those the plug is visibly different.