i got everything i need for my first projector..just need to find an hqi setup..i want to retrofit my old ohp to start..thats why i want to find double ended hqi bulbs..

called one place that said they carried it but wont sell unless its a bulk order...

other place i went too cause they wouldnt qote me stuff over the phone is Eurolite on lower shurborne. I went in there and the guy told me that 400W was crazy i only would need 100W..then i told him about how this site and many others all say that 250W is too low and you need 400W ...he laughed and say it would be way too hot...i told he look how much would it be to order...he said for the bulb and ballast around $500..

so..anyone from Toronto have an idea as to where i can get this stuff???

thanks

PS i live near yorkdale and dont drive ...prefer someplace close..but im getting desperate to find this stuff...so anywhere would do really.

Have you tried a commercial house like Hesco Electric on Barton St. E.?

I got my Eye bulb used off the trading post, but this probably would have been the first place I looked for bulbs/ballasts.

Hesco Electric Supply
2775 Barton St. E.
Hamilton
(905) 561-4074
fax (905) 573-3999

GENE

ya but thats hamilton..im in toronto thats like an hour away...

Your side info sez Dundas, Ontario (Hamilton area)...

There must be tons of industrial lighting shops in T.O. you could phone.

GENE

Hey, looks like Hesco has an office in Toronto at 41 Ossington.

(416) 534-9271

great thanks...all the places i called gave me a run around...quoting me $600 for a ballast a bulb...or saying they dont sell it in single units..need to order more then 6...etc...

thanks again i will call them today.

you can order online at http://www.reefperfection.com/item1344.htm, both bulb and E-ballast.

im looking for 400W and it seems to be over $200 bucks...im hoping a magnetic ballast can power hqi cause i found one for $70

You can buy one much cheaper than that. Go to this website DIY-Beamer.com.

Sculptor purchased a 400W HQI back in October 2006 for $37 US online. See his plog & post #161.

Cheers!

Fulcrum

thats just the bulb i was talking about the ballast too