Hi I am a fishing fanatic and have recently tried fishing at night with a borrowed submerged green light with good results. Summer is a great time to night fish as the temps are nice and no boat traffic!
These lights are very expensive to ($220+) purchase and I wanted to see if it were possible to just make one for half that or less.
The bulb I want to use is a T8, 36 watt unit, 48" length output 4,300 lumens! here: http://www.bulbs.com/espec.aspx?ID=15049
I am trying to find a suitable 12 volt inverter ballast to drive the single lamp. I have found 12 volt ballasts rated at 32 watt here: http://www.solar-electric.com/tl-ib-110.html
So this ballast will run the bulb, but most likeley at a reduced lumen output and ballast life due to overheating: http://www.solar-electric.com/tl-ib-138.html
Is there a way to wire a dual bulb ballast to one bulb? These lights are submerged to heat dissapation is readily available.
Any help welcomed with this and if you are in the central NC area......you are welcome onboard my boat anytime!
These lights are very expensive to ($220+) purchase and I wanted to see if it were possible to just make one for half that or less.
The bulb I want to use is a T8, 36 watt unit, 48" length output 4,300 lumens! here: http://www.bulbs.com/espec.aspx?ID=15049
I am trying to find a suitable 12 volt inverter ballast to drive the single lamp. I have found 12 volt ballasts rated at 32 watt here: http://www.solar-electric.com/tl-ib-110.html
So this ballast will run the bulb, but most likeley at a reduced lumen output and ballast life due to overheating: http://www.solar-electric.com/tl-ib-138.html
Is there a way to wire a dual bulb ballast to one bulb? These lights are submerged to heat dissapation is readily available.
Any help welcomed with this and if you are in the central NC area......you are welcome onboard my boat anytime!