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Jul 13, 2016 4:07 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
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>> You know that you cannot use T5-H tubes in a T5 fixture or T5 tubes in a T5-H fixture, right?

I know to triple-check the fixture manufacturer's specs, and still be skeptical. But it makes sense that they would not put in any more powerful a ballast than they need to.

Sometimes I read about people "over-driving" a ballast. Then I read someone's claim that the risk of fire was not AS great as others were saying. Snort! Thumbs down

That is not something I yearn to to research at home, to narrow down just HOW dangerous it is.

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