Name that ballast

[Steve Falcon]

Anyone know what kind of ballast this is?

 

[Ed Conley]

30 year old magnetic ballast.

 

I just can't recall brand or who was the original manufacturer.

[Adrian Sierkowski]

Oh i'd call that over-priced ballast for a good sized sail boat.

[Steve Falcon]

 

30 year old magnetic ballast.

 

But it has a flicker-free button on it. Could it be magnetic?

[JD Hartman]

Send an image over to Galaxy Lighting Repair and ask them. http://www.galaxylightingrepair.com/contact.html

[Ed Conley]

My 4 sources here all say Italian made Mag ballast but can't recall manufacturer.

I worked at a rental place in the early 90's that had these and I believe we dad these paired with Arri 1200 Fresnels.

My repair guy said the Italian company pretty much made all the ballasts during those years.

 

Arri, Desisti, Strand.

Edited May 3, 2018 by Ed Conley

[Adrian Sierkowski]

Let's just call it Eduardo then; Eduardo is a good name.

[JD Hartman]

Irem are made in Italy, might be one. I'd check inside for a marked circuit board or other large part like a power transformer. No label anywhere on the ballast?

[Steve Falcon]

According to Gilbert at Galaxy Repair, it's an Arri Walker Power 575/1200X electronic ballast. :)

[Phil Rhodes]

It's huge.

[JD Hartman]

It's huge.

 

Everything is bigger in America.

[Adrian Sierkowski]

It's huge.

Are you ballast shaming Phil?

[Phil Rhodes]

[JD Hartman]

Hmmm...company based in Mt. Laurel, NJ, but the product Phil showed is not sold in the USA?

Must be made in metric units so it appear bigger, but still fits on the tiny Craft Services tables on shoots in the UK.

[Phil Rhodes]

UK craft service:

 

 

American craft service:

 

[Mark Kenfield]

UK craft service:

 

 

 

A wonderful reminder that my parents made the right choice by choosing to emigrate to the colonies!

Edited May 6, 2018 by Mark Kenfield

[Ed Conley]

Well I was close :)

[JD Hartman]

Well I was close :)

 

Yup, same continent.