Hey you guys -

I need a little help here.

I have some 350W linear ballasts I'd like to get rid of. If these things would work well in a DIY projector, builders could get them cheap and I'd make a little money on the deal.

The problem is I want be sure the things are right for the application. I don't want to sell one in the Trading Post and later find out from an unhappy customer they're too low power, or run too hot, or too ugly, or whatever.

What I'd really like to do is send one of these to someone who knows what they're doing (has a projector they could shoehorn it into) and can comment on its performance.

The ballast is made by Howard Industries, part number M0350-71C-6E1.pdf

The ballasts are "New - Old Stock", ie, unused, in boxes, but dusty. I've already wired one up to my Ushio MH400/T15/40/PS bulb on the bench and it lit just fine. After 20 minutes it was "damn bright", but I don't have any way to quantify "how damn bright". I don't have a finished projector, just a pile of parts so far, so I don't have a good test rig. I can't load the linear ballast, put Leelo up on the screen, switch to my electronic ballast, then put her up again for comparison. Know what I mean? But if you're set up to do such a test, it would really help me out.

So, are any of you game to test one of these things? You'd end up getting a free ballast (or boat anchor) out of the deal, and I'd learn whether it's worthy of sale in the Trading Post.

Thanks
Mike