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Phantom PHB2010 Digital Ballast, Black
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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
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 14.17 x 9.84 x 3.66 inches |
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Item Weight | 11.97 pounds |
Manufacturer | Phantom |
ASIN | B00HYURNH2 |
Item model number | PHB2010 |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #367,794 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #281 in Plant Growing Light Fixtures |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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In my opinion, if money isn't an issue, these are by far the best ballasts on the market.
Most ballasts these days have a lot of the same features so I won't go into those (dimmable, HPS or Halide, 120/240, internal breakers and the ability to restart with a hot bulb in the event of a power outage etc...), but there are a few things that are worth mentioning as pros/cons.
Pros:
- Indestructible. I've never had one of these fail on me, and I've run enough ballasts to have one of most every kind give it up eventually. Also, the casing seems extremely sturdy. I have yet to drop one of these, but of my ballasts I'm willing to bet that this would be the one that would survive a fall the best
- Cools itself without a fan. I think this might be part of why these last so long. There is no fan, so there are no moving parts, or open portions of the casing. You'd think this would make it run hot, but it doesn't in the slightest. This is among my coolest ballasts.
- Comes with a power cord that is large enough for the thousand watt load. I bet half of my ballasts came with cords that I would consider unsafe under a thousand watt load, which I immediately replaced. The Phantoms both come with large gauge power cords completely suited to their task.
- The Phantom II's wall mounting system is smooth, easy and stable. Great for wall mounting.
Cons:
- As far as I'm concerned, the only flaw with this ballast is the price, while not ridiculous, you can get very solid ballasts for almost half of what this one costs. I have bought ballasts all through that range, and this one is by far the nicest, but you will have to decide for yourself where the best value point is for you.
- The original Phantom's wall mounting is clumsy and complicated. It can be wall mounted just fine, but the Phantom II is MUCH better if you are going to be wall mounting your ballast.
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If you have used a Phantom I, this should seem pretty familiar. It's an almost identical piece of equipment, and I've repeated a lot of the same things I said about the Phantom I. There are only two major changes, and they are both awesome.
The first change is the size. This is just slightly smaller than the original Phantom. It's subtle, and not a monster difference, but it's always nice to save a little space.
The second, and much more important change, is the wall mount system. The mounting system on the original Phantom was clunky and basically just pinned the handle on top to the wall. It stuck out, it had lots of moving parts to fail, and I was NOT a fan. It was my only complaint of the old unit. This model has completely changed that. Now, two large bolts go into the wall, and the ballast slips over them. 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. The Phantom went from having the most precarious wall mounts of my ballast to having the best.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020
I need stuff that just... Works. And so far this has.
Even in a 97°F environment the ballast kept working.
Little on the pricy side, but if it continues as it has so far I'll call it a good investment.
Skip the budget stuff that ends up costing you more in the long run and buy quality the first time.
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I dont know if it's a fault with the bulb or ballast so I'm now testing a pure hps 1000w bulb on 1000w to see if it happens again. I figured the dual arc got damaged in shipping so I've contacted the seller of the bulb and arranged a exchange for a new dual arc. When that arrives I'll see if it behaves the same way, in the mean time I'm still waiting to see if the ballast acts the same way with the hps vs the dual arc. So stay tuned i will update my review when I have more info on the compatibility of this ballast and a pure hps bulb and dual arc. Kinda disappointing that this new ballast has a problem running the dual arcs. But we will see so stay tuned