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Re: 120v AC theory question; metal-halide ballast
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 11/26/2016 4 Replies

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karl ,

i'd liken it to the storage cap. on an rv's ac unit . as power is "ready to go" in the cap. , the start-up current is much less than without .

kinda' like two batteries .

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