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Ok this topic has been talked about a lot and I found a post on a yahoo group for Vivariums with some great info I thought I would pass on. Thes posters name was RICK so I do not want to take any credit for this.

Check out this site for the type of ballast, then do a search on ebay for them. I found some for about $20 or so cheaper than I had in the past. If you want to build your own CF this is the way to go. they have some that will run up to 4 bulbs.
www.fulham.com/index.html

Now I have yet to try this method, but I will for my next project just to test the overall cost.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
Dart Links - still a work in progress
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1.1.0 D. azureus
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I am by NO means an electrician, but I have replaced my share of ballasts on 4' flourescent fixtures. I have NO clue what I am looking for on this webpage for compact ballasts? Can someone point me in the right direction?
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MIKE
4.14 Leopards (SHTCT, and Jungle Albino Trempers)
2.13 Fat Tails (Amels, Hets, and Normals)
1.1 Teratolepis Fasciata
1.3 Crested geckos
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius (Citronellas)
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14 Snakes (Tri colored hogs, subocs, alterna, rosy boas, and black milks)

Well if you pick Biax, then the number of bulbs to watts. So say 2x36/39 you get 3 options or names. Then you can go on ebay and look at the auctions for that same name. Example the results on that are the workhorse 5, which there are a couple autions to buy it now for $27-30.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
Dart Links - still a work in progress
1.2.0 D. leucomelas
1.1.0 D. azureus
1.0.1 D. imitators