Electronic ballast building...HELP PLEASE!!!

[Dario]

I'm in need of a lot of fluo tubes, so my q is :
Can I make a electronic ballast because magnetic ones are to pricey?
There are no shemes of PCBs on the net:-((((
I,m a newbie so , please keep it simple
....analog, no IC's, maybe whit diodes or something?
somebody smart?

 

[CWatters]

"Dario" <wild1@vip.hr> wrote in message news:c5lcor$jcs$1@sunce.iskon.hr...

I'm in need of a lot of fluo tubes, so my q is :
Can I make a electronic ballast because magnetic ones are to pricey?
There are no shemes of PCBs on the net:-((((
I,m a newbie so , please keep it simple

I am a newbie = don't mess with high voltages.

 

[Alastair McGloan]

"Dario" <wild1@vip.hr> wrote in message news:c5lcor$jcs$1@sunce.iskon.hr...

I'm in need of a lot of fluo tubes, so my q is :
Can I make a electronic ballast because magnetic ones are to pricey?
There are no shemes of PCBs on the net:-((((
I,m a newbie so , please keep it simple
...analog, no IC's, maybe whit diodes or something?
somebody smart?

I would advise you to find someone selling an old sunbed that used the old
Brantham or Controllogy electronic ballasts, they handle 8 100w tubes at the
same time. There are 6-8 boards depending on the bed you get, just make sure
you bolt down the heatsink properly to something large because they run very
hot, forced air cooling is also a definate plus too.
If you are only using 8 or less tubes, I have a refurbished board here, for
a fee of course...

regards
Alastair