Buy new:
To see product details, add this item to your cart.
Ships from: SGHP
Sold by: SGHP
To see product details, add this item to your cart. You can always remove it later.
To see product details, add this item to your cart. You can always remove it later.
Ships from and sold by Beach Cities Hydroponics.
Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Other Sellers on Amazon
Added
Sold by: Spreetail
Sold by: Spreetail
(395346 ratings)
90% positive over last 12 months
Shipping rates and Return policy
Added
Sold by: acme hydro
Sold by: acme hydro
(82 ratings)
91% positive over lifetime
Shipping rates and Return policy

Phantom PHB2010 Digital Ballast, Black

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 149 ratings

To see product details, add this item to your cart. You can always remove it later.

Purchase options and add-ons

Indoor/Outdoor Usage Indoor
Brand Hydrofarm
Color Black
Special Feature Lightweight

About this item

  • EFFICIENT: Even with 1000 watts this grow light ballast is completely silent, energy-efficient, reliable, and lightweight for your indoor grow light fixtures
  • MICROPROCESSOR: 32 MHz fully integrated microprocessor keeps your setup running smoothly
  • PROTECTION: Hot-restrike programming to protect the lamp and ballast in the event of the ballast turning off unexpectedly
  • BRIGHTNESS: 4 brightness settings: 60 percent, 75 percent, 100 percent, and Super Boost
  • LIGHT SETTINGS: Light can be dimmed to save energy and also features end of life lamp protection and LED indication

Customer ratings by feature

Sturdiness
4.5 4.5
Value for money
4.3 4.3
Durability
4.0 4.0

Frequently bought together

$155.38
Get it Apr 9 - 12
In Stock
Ships from and sold by SGHP.
+
$60.00
Get it Apr 4 - 10
In Stock
Ships from and sold by UsaHydroGardening.
+
$134.99
Get it Apr 1 - 3
In Stock
Ships from and sold by GARDEN SUPPLY'S PLUS.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers.
Choose items to buy together.

Product information

Warranty & Support

Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here

Feedback

Phantom

Phantom PHB2010 Digital Ballast, Black


Found a lower price? Let us know. Although we can't match every price reported, we'll use your feedback to ensure that our prices remain competitive.

Where did you see a lower price?

/
/
/
/
Please sign in to provide feedback.

Looking for specific info?

Product Description

The Phantom II Digital Ballast takes the reliability and engineering superiority of the original Phantom ballast and adds industry leading Smart Alert Technology, setting a new standard for excellence and functionality. The Phantom II is TOTALLY silent, energy efficient, reliable, and lightweight. Smart Alert Technology utilizes a 32 MHz fully integrated microprocessor to keep your setup running smoothly. The Phantom has built-in hot restrike programming to protect the lamp and ballast in the event of the ballast turning off unexpectedly. The ballast will not attempt to restart a hot lamp for at least 15 minutes. Phantom II features Smart Alert Technology High-precision microprocessor control High efficiency Ignition voltage control Four way dimming feature 60%, 75%, 100% and Super Intelligent lamp ignition and power control LED indicators Intelligent lamp detection End of life lamp protection and indication Current sense intelligent startup Precision thermal controls NOTE: The Phantom PHB20 series ballasts are designed to operate single-ended lamps only, and cannot run double-ended [DE] lamps.

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
149 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, value, temperature and noise of the ballast. For example, they mention it's a great value for the money, runs nice and cool and the whole unit acts as a heat sink. That said, they say it'll last a long time and provide continuous power. Customers are also impresseded with the appearance, saying it shines bright and bold.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

37 customers mention29 positive8 negative

Customers like the quality of the ballast. For example, they say it's excellent, top quality, and reliable. Some say it works phenomenally and is well-designed.

"...It's simple, it's stable, and the packaging even comes with a handy little measuring template to get the position of the bolts right...." Read more

"...But not the Phantom II. It never failed. Now I have TWO 1000-W HPS lights in my flowering room, each on a separate Phantom II, and it's all good!..." Read more

"...Its a workhorse and definitely commercial quality." Read more

"This is an excellent ballast, silent and very low heat. The last one I had ran for 4 years." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the ballast. They say it is reliable and worth the money.

"The best I’ve owned, spendy but worth it for peace of mind alone." Read more

"Great ballast, great price just can't believe they shipped it in it's original container without discrete packaging." Read more

"It works super well, much better value then the cheaper versions." Read more

"Great Price Fast Shipper" Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers like the temperature of the ballast. They mention it's very low heat, and it cools itself without a fan. The whole unit acts as a heat sink, and the lamps discharge heat readily.

"...Cools itself without a fan. I think this might be part of why these last so long...." Read more

"...(60%, 75%, 100%, or Super), quick to light my lamps, and discharge their heat readily...." Read more

"The number one reason I would recommend this is that there is no cooling fan. Sounds counter-intuitive, but the whole unit acts as a heat sink...." Read more

"This is an excellent ballast, silent and very low heat. The last one I had ran for 4 years." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the noise level of the ballast. They mention that it is totally silent, provides continuous power, and has no fan noise.

"...Its also silent, and can run 120 or 240V. Some may find the safety features (you can read up on them) annoying, but believe me annoying is worth the..." Read more

"This is an excellent ballast, silent and very low heat. The last one I had ran for 4 years." Read more

"...Runs on both 120/240 perfect for light controllers. Quiet and cool as a cucumber ,.. haha well compared to other ballasts like xtrasun, quantum,...." Read more

"...Have used them for a few weeks now completely silent. They stay cool or warm to touch never hot. Will update if anything changes." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the seeds and plants. They mention that it looks great, shines bright, and bold, and has no flickering.

"...right out of the box, it's a sturdy construction and looks nice hanging on my cieling, I hooked up my MH and it fired right up no problems, shines..." Read more

"Love these ballast. No fan noise stay cool and look great. Have used them for a few weeks now completely silent...." Read more

"...Over all ballast works phenomenally, lights are extremely bright and this by far is one of the best ballast i have owned" Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the product easy to use, control, and assemble. They mention it's simple to view the settings and switch between 110 and 220 is a cinch.

"...It's simple, it's stable, and the packaging even comes with a handy little measuring template to get the position of the bolts right...." Read more

"...They are simple to use, easy to control, easy to view the settings (60%, 75%, 100%, or Super), quick to light my lamps, and discharge their heat..." Read more

"...It runs hot at 120v, but at 240v it runs nice and cool. Very easy to operate and it mounts to a wall very well. I do recommend this ballast." Read more

An Extremely Reliable Ballast - Great Value for the money
5 Stars
An Extremely Reliable Ballast - Great Value for the money
At first I thought the Phantom II, PHB2010 1000W Digital Ballast for MH or HPS Grow Lights, was a little expensive too, but after, the E-Mini-ballast, I-Power, and Yield Labs 1000-W Ballasts ALL failed on me in less than 3 months, including killing my expensive MH bulb and leaving me without light for 2 full days, I'm convinced at what a great deal it is and I'm done with all the others. This one works as advertised. Although it should not be an excuse for their failures, I have had problems tripping circuit breakers because of my electrical load, and apparently the other ballasts don't handle that too well although they claim to have fuses in them to prevent such problems (And yeah, I checked and even replaced the fuses on all of them to no avail). But not the Phantom II. It never failed. Now I have TWO 1000-W HPS lights in my flowering room, each on a separate Phantom II, and it's all good! They are simple to use, easy to control, easy to view the settings (60%, 75%, 100%, or Super), quick to light my lamps, and discharge their heat readily. They are on cement bricks the floor as I do not want to mount them on my walls. I stand them on their end as suggested and shield them lightly with plastic mylar so they do not absorb any HPS light. It was real easy to assemble, switching between 110 and 220 is a cinch and the power cords are easily 10-15 feet real long so you can position them out of the way. I would highly recommend this unit. I like them so much I have a 3rd unit for future expansion or as an (now unneeded) backup). Regardless of the price of the units, its a waste of money if they fail. Don't make the mistake I made that costs me hundreds more because tried to save a little by buying (what turned out to be) inferior units. Spend the extra money and get this one.
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
27 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020
Customer image
JAB
5.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Reliable Ballast - Great Value for the money
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020
At first I thought the Phantom II, PHB2010 1000W Digital Ballast for MH or HPS Grow Lights, was a little expensive too, but after, the E-Mini-ballast, I-Power, and Yield Labs 1000-W Ballasts ALL failed on me in less than 3 months, including killing my expensive MH bulb and leaving me without light for 2 full days, I'm convinced at what a great deal it is and I'm done with all the others. This one works as advertised. Although it should not be an excuse for their failures, I have had problems tripping circuit breakers because of my electrical load, and apparently the other ballasts don't handle that too well although they claim to have fuses in them to prevent such problems (And yeah, I checked and even replaced the fuses on all of them to no avail). But not the Phantom II. It never failed. Now I have TWO 1000-W HPS lights in my flowering room, each on a separate Phantom II, and it's all good! They are simple to use, easy to control, easy to view the settings (60%, 75%, 100%, or Super), quick to light my lamps, and discharge their heat readily. They are on cement bricks the floor as I do not want to mount them on my walls. I stand them on their end as suggested and shield them lightly with plastic mylar so they do not absorb any HPS light. It was real easy to assemble, switching between 110 and 220 is a cinch and the power cords are easily 10-15 feet real long so you can position them out of the way. I would highly recommend this unit. I like them so much I have a 3rd unit for future expansion or as an (now unneeded) backup). Regardless of the price of the units, its a waste of money if they fail. Don't make the mistake I made that costs me hundreds more because tried to save a little by buying (what turned out to be) inferior units. Spend the extra money and get this one.
Images in this review
Customer image Customer image
Customer imageCustomer image
9 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2017
7 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
5 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2017
3 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2019
One person found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2018
6 people found this helpful
Report

Top reviews from other countries

Blucifer302
1.0 out of 5 stars Works good with Mh bulbs hps still testing. Doesn't like dual arcs for some reason
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2022