SunPulse E-Ballast Certified Rating Chart - Summer 2011



SunPulse Inc. is not a ballast company, however the below listed ballasts have been independently tested in certified laboratories.  Based on the results of the test the ballasts listed below work best with SunPulse lamps to help you get the optimal performance out of your digital system.  If your ballast is not listed it has not been submitted for testing by the ballast company or is currently in testing.

 
     
GE (Low wattage 150)

Life Light      

Metro Light

Phantom (Hydrofarm)

     
Hacienda (IKON Europe)

JBP

  
Hatch

Quantum

VS (Vassloh Schwabe)



Lumatek

Important Note:

"Designing a high frequency electronic ballast ouput stage, and choosing component values for various lamp types can be a difficult engineering challenge with many hidden pitfalls." SunPulse Certification provides end users with the confidence of a "matched" digital bulb for their digital and electronic ballasts. Traditional 60 Hertz lamps can't be used with high frequency electronics; HPS, MF, etc. Getting the most out of your lighting system is imperative, because you pay money for the energy you use. A mis-matched ballast and lamp can cause numerous problems ranging from pre-mature failure, to the release of gases in the lamp.

Submitted ballasts go through a multitude of professional, rigorous tests in our laboratories before they are certified. Once the ballast is certified, we place a 2 year warranty on the lamp (600w and less) when used in conjunction with the certified ballast.

The Age of Electronic HID Ballasts is here. For the last several years these ballasts have been introduced and then embraced by the end users. This presents ever changing challenges for lamp manufacturers. New revisions of ballasts are happening nearly every year now, as we see with the use of dimming functions and new switches. Electronic Ballasts are High Frequency! Core and coil ballasts run at 50/60 Hertz. An electronic ballast will run upwards of 22,000 Hertz.

Imagine making a speaker for an amp, and having the amp manufacturer re-tune their amps every year! This creates challenges for the speaker manufacturer who has to change his speaker so that it won't blow up on the wrong amp. Ballast companies don't make lamps, but yet the lamps and ballasts still need to match for the end users.

What's the point?  Sun Pulse laboratories have "tuned" our lamps for certified high frequency ballasts. Those ballasts that passed our testing, received a certified seal of approval. Now, if the companies change their ballasts, and don't submit them for testing, then we cannot offer a "certified" seal of approval on those newer versions, or revisions made to older versions. We can only test what is submitted for testing. Certification applies to tested models, versions or revisions. If it was not tested in our labs, then that particular ballast has no certification.

As a consumer, its important to understand the importance of the certification. Sun Pulse certification helps make sure that your lamp isn't destroyed by high frequency, and your lamp will last its rated lifetime.

Check Back Regularly for Certification Updates on the ever-changing Electronic Ballast!