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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 02:24 AM
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Default Xentec HID SUPER COMPACT BALLAST

has anyone tried these new super compact ballast? they look like the size of a 9006 plug.

Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:37 AM
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interesting...any more info?
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:11 AM
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I have the Xentec slim ballasts and I have had zero problems! I imagine these will work as promised. I would love to see `em in operation.
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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I also have xentec ballasts, old car had em too, good products
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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I have the original Xentec ballasts. I've been running them for 4 years now. These are the smallest ballasts I've ever seen.
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Heres the specs on these


Power consumption: 35watts
Voltage: 85V +/- 17V
Input Voltage: 9V-16V
Working current (Steady state): 3.5 A nom
Ignition voltage: 24kV Peak Max, 18kV Peak Min
Lamp Frequency: 450 Hz
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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i just ordered a set to replace my old big ballast. i will post back on them later on
Old Nov 28, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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so i have received my 2 ballast i ordered and i was quite surprised. the pictures i found on ebay were deceiving. the ballast are actually round and not flat as i expected, so it might be hard to mount. anyways, here's some pictures


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I assumed it was a cylinder from the auction. A half circle would have been nice to make mounting easier, but they look small enough to where it shouldn't be an issue.
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i was thinking there was some part of the ballast that was flat, but i was wrong
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