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Amazing eBay find! Here's a cool Advance H38 F-Can ballast I found on eBay. The auction only had a few hours left when I came cross it, a day later and it was gone! I got it for around 35$ shipped, which is a great price considering the other 100W F-Can ballasts I found were all over 70$ without shipping! The one I bought is located in Montreal, QC, which cuts the shipping costs significantly! Note this is the eBay listing's photo, I'm too excited to wait for the ballast to arrive XD. All credits for the pic go to eBay seller Lights*Plus. Keywords: Gear

Amazing eBay find!

Here's a cool Advance H38 F-Can ballast I found on eBay. The auction only had a few hours left when I came cross it, a day later and it was gone!

I got it for around 35$ shipped, which is a great price considering the other 100W F-Can ballasts I found were all over 70$ without shipping! The one I bought is located in Montreal, QC, which cuts the shipping costs significantly!

Note this is the eBay listing's photo, I'm too excited to wait for the ballast to arrive XD. All credits for the pic go to eBay seller Lights*Plus.

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Filename:Advance_H38_FCan_ballast.JPG
Album name:Vince / HID lamps and ballasts
Keywords:Gear
Company and Date Manufactured:Advance | Probably mid-1990s
Wattage:100W
Lamp Type:Mercury vapour (+optional incandescent)
Filesize:35 KiB
Date added:Dec 31, 2011
Dimensions:500 x 322 pixels
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joe_347V   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:01 PM]
Yep it's a good price, I was considering whether to get it or not when it was posted here since shipping from Montreal would be a lot cheaper than the US but decided not to because I already had a lot of HID ballasts.
LilCinnamon   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:06 PM]
This is a 100 watt MV ballast? o.o This looks like a florescent one! Especially the wires.

I bet these aren't even made anymore.
joe_347V   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:08 PM]
They're the same size as a HO ballast, and they're still made, just not in MV anynore because of the ban.
LilCinnamon   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:10 PM]
What lamp types are they made with then?
gailgrove   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:16 PM]
HPS, MH and PSMH... Anyways nice find! I would take one of these if offered to me though they are on the top of my list. Smile
streetlight98   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:24 PM]
Yeah these are used in a lot of recessed HID lights although I think that's about it...
joe_347V   [Dec 31, 2011 at 08:31 PM]
They're also used in some floodlights and bracket fixtures too.
lights*plus   [Dec 31, 2011 at 10:00 PM]
It was part of a recessed kit. The kit had each part packaged seperately for easy shipping. H38 MV ballast for 100w MV lamp. I still have one more...pour moi!~ The one pictured is in the mail already. Happy New Year!
A_lights   [Dec 31, 2011 at 10:06 PM]
Awesome find!
Happy new year too!
Silverliner14B   [Dec 31, 2011 at 10:28 PM]
Nice find! @Ian, don't forget that fluorescent ballasts have wiring from both ends, this ballast has wiring on only one end, that tells you it is something different Wink
TiCoune66   [Jan 01, 2012 at 12:27 AM]
I think the smallest F-Can ballasts are as big as HO ballasts. The biggest ones must be huge!

Interesting that mine came from a recessed fixture kit! Can't wait to get it. Cool
joe_347V   [Jan 01, 2012 at 12:35 AM]
I have two F can ballasts, one was a loose ballast and the other that came with a recessed light which as has a junction box attached. both are the same size as your typical HO ballast.

I believe the biggest F cans made are for 400w lamps they're the same height as the other ones but longer.

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