QUOTE (Durachko @ Jul 27 2006, 12:15 PM)

No, you don't have to use the eballast. There remains a teeny-tiny little point of confusion (in my mind at least) regarding precisely which ballast to get so hang in there.
should work fine with an m59 ballast. some people have used it successfully with an m135 ballast but you might have difficulties starting it.