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leady · 05-07-2009, 04:27 PM

This doesn't work for me, maybe I've done something wrong.

I went to home depot and bought one $6 t12 bulb and $10 bulb holder with the ballast in it. Ballast is Keystone 240tpes, I can't find it anywhere on the web including keystone's website so I'm not even sure if good for overdriving.

Anyway, after I reconfigure the wires for 2X, I don't see any difference in luminescent at all, at least not noticeable with my eyes.

This sucks since I need more cheap lights for my 60 gallon planted tanks.

I hope others have better luck.

Edit: Now that I've mess around some more, I can say that I was wrong before. It's definitely brighter. I can see with my eyes that the bulb is brighter now, not 2x brighter but maybe 1.5x or less brighter.

I'm wondering if I reconfigure the wires for 2 bulbs into 1 bulb, do I use twice the electricity? So if I overdrive one t12 40watt bulbs, am I using 80watts now?

05-07-2009, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
leady Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 300	Re: Complete guide to Overdriving Lights - Overdrive This doesn't work for me, maybe I've done something wrong. I went to home depot and bought one $6 t12 bulb and $10 bulb holder with the ballast in it. Ballast is Keystone 240tpes, I can't find it anywhere on the web including keystone's website so I'm not even sure if good for overdriving. Anyway, after I reconfigure the wires for 2X, I don't see any difference in luminescent at all, at least not noticeable with my eyes. This sucks since I need more cheap lights for my 60 gallon planted tanks. I hope others have better luck. Edit: Now that I've mess around some more, I can say that I was wrong before. It's definitely brighter. I can see with my eyes that the bulb is brighter now, not 2x brighter but maybe 1.5x or less brighter. I'm wondering if I reconfigure the wires for 2 bulbs into 1 bulb, do I use twice the electricity? So if I overdrive one t12 40watt bulbs, am I using 80watts now? Last edited by leady : 05-07-2009 at 05:24 PM.