Oldest Ballast Contest

Bought a used 6 year old orange quantum for $10, works like a charm. What’s the oldest ballast you got?

I just pulled all my digitals out and replaced them with magnetics that are 15 years old. They were used continuously for 10 or so. Cable company knocked on the door

I am just finishing a round and then I am going to replace with 315’s

@nurrgle gotta love old technology, maybe not as efficient but bulletproof. What did the cable company have to say?

Also how long did it take before the cable company came by and what brand was the digital dude

I was in Oregon with my kids and my house sitter answered the door to two cable guys that said there was rf interference coming from my place from 6pm to 6 am. They asked if we had a timer or some lighting or something. Also left a note.

I had 6 Phantom 2’s that were a few years old. They had been running here that long. Not sure if my house sitter flooded the basement or got them wet somehow when he was filling my res but I do know I changed them out and had the cable company come back and it was fixed.

I am in a legal state so I wasn’t to worried about a couple dudes who were probably as stoned as I was checking out the cable but I didn’t want any drama with the company

Most of my stuff is newer, sold off the old stuff as it was replaced. Oldest I have is a first gen purple lumatek thats probably about 10 years old and the purple is kinda faded lol.

10 year old Luma that’s dope. Guess time will
tell about my quantum, wouldnt be upset grabbing a $50 phantom I saw online

Just make sure that if the ballast has a fan that you maintain the fan. Dust build up will happen and when a chunk flys off the blades are out of balance and the bearings take a hit. When the fan quits the ballast isn't far behind. I always pick ballasts without fans, they cost more because they have a larger heatsink and aluminum costs more than the fan.

Tried blasting fan from outside with compressed air don’t think it helped. Using it until Black Friday sales then it’s a backup