This video discusses the differences between electronic ballast and electromagnetic ballast, highlighting their features, advantages, and disadvantages for optimal plant growth lighting.
Hi friends, welcome to Pevgrow. Today, I’m going to talk to you about electronic ballast versus electromagnetic ballast.
So, the main feature of the electronic ballast is that it produces light at 600 watts continuously. There’s no flickering in the light, which gives us 30% more light. One of its features is that it heats less; it uses energy for light rather than heating the device. Most electronic ballasts have a power regulator that ranges from 25 to 100 W to 600 watts. And Superman, this one completely, he doesn’t have any, but generally, they all have it. That’s really great! Why? Because in the early days of our plants, we can set the power to 25 watts and increase it as our plants grow, since at the beginning they don’t need that much power.
Another feature that is great about this ballast is that it automatically connects; we don’t have to do the connection ourselves.
Well, those are all the key features to highlight about the electronic ballast. Now, let’s move on to the electromagnetic ballast.
So, the electromagnetic ballast produces light at 600 watts, but in an alternating manner. We’re going to have a feeling of light that is imperceptible to the human eye, but with a camera, you can see it. The electromagnetic ballast also heats up more than the electronic ballast. Another downside is that there is no power regulator; the only way to keep our plants safe at the beginning is to move the bulbs away from our plants ourselves, so we don’t burn them.
Another drawback is that they do not automatically detect holes. It’s up to us to make the connection, and we’ll have to be very careful.
To sum up:
- Electronic ballast: Is more expensive but has more advantages.
- Electromagnetic ballast: Is cheaper but has more disadvantages.
