10/4, it's never easy. I didn't know you had the fancy ATI unit! If it was me I would switch it because I experiment with different bulbs and their location in the fixture. Taking the fixture down to remove the shield would be a major PITA, this would far would far outweigh seeing a control that i never use...but thats me. Best of luck.
How important is the acrylic shield with T5s?
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Yeah I might do that. I didn't actually purchase this; marine depot just sent me it and I called them after I got frustrated with the dim controls to tell them and they just told me to keep it. Thought why not
With the shield in place it creates a channel for the air to be routed from one end of the fixture to the other where the hot air exits the unit. With out the shield the air would not be routed along the bulb to cool it.
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I can follow that as a roofer. Kinda like how ridge vents work.
Hmm interesting. I can see the philosophy of what the lighting engineers were thinking with your comment. However, I'm not sure I'm in agreement with it LOL. That would suggest, that forced air (via fan) with the aid of a shield, is more effective with heat dissipation in this application. I would love to go myth busters style on this one.
By keeping the shield in place, all of the latent heat would still be atmospherically present in it's operating environment. Obliviously the goal is to remove as much heat from fixture as possible to prolong the life of the bulbs and ballast. I just cannot see a small PC fan outputting enough CFM's to be more effective with heat removal then simply removing the shield (which I don't wouldn't suggest) and allowing the heat to escape in an open atmosphere...
Tony are you open to product testing LOL.
By keeping the shield in place, all of the latent heat would still be atmospherically present in it's operating environment. Obliviously the goal is to remove as much heat from fixture as possible to prolong the life of the bulbs and ballast. I just cannot see a small PC fan outputting enough CFM's to be more effective with heat removal then simply removing the shield (which I don't wouldn't suggest) and allowing the heat to escape in an open atmosphere...
Tony are you open to product testing LOL.
Very much like that but pressurized. Pulls in cool air from the top and flows past the ballasts, then enters the tube area through holes at one end of the fixture (see picture). Then the air flows across the bulbs and exits at the other end.
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No. If you could see how much of a disaster this room is right now. Got my hands full.
I completely understand the above design. Just to be clear, we are talking about the glass or acrylic shield on the very bottom of the fixture?
If so, hold your hand in front of your mouth closely and blow hot air out. The hand will represent the glass or acrylic shield and the air will represent the fan. What happens? The air is deflected off your hand bouncing back towards your mouth. Just like the design of this fixture.
I'm suggesting this fixture would operate at a cooler temperature without the shield in place.
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I'm not sure I've come to any conclusion with this topic.
You could trade me the light fixture for my old 6 bulb nova pro :-D that would solve your issue of having to hang the lights so high
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I was trying to buy yours in that other thread before you even got it in the mail! Ha
UPS Damaged it btw
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