The Bright Control PRO is an electronic ballast designed for optimal use of the Bright Sun UV lamps.

An electronic ballast should be preferred over an electromagnetic ballast as it is more efficient and increases the lamp life. It ensures a smoother operation and increases the effectiveness of the lamp. The spectrum of metal halide lamps will stay fairly constant during its life cycle when using electronic ballasts. Metal halide lamps that are used with an electromagnetic ballasts normally show significant changes in their spectrum especially at their end of life.

Only an electronic ballasts like the Bright Control PRO can ensure the best light quality.

In addition the Bright Control PRO will automatically shut off broken or not igniting lamps for safety reasons.

For the Bright Sun UV lamp we recommend the use of the electronic Bright Control PRO over the conventional Bright Control gear box to ensure best possible operation. Apart from the technical advantages it is also much smaller.

The higher aquisition costs are quickly redeemed through a lower energy consumption and longer lamp life.

We recommend the Lucky Reptile Thermo Socket PRO (click here or click here) with silicone wire as its connector is a simple push fit to the connector on the Bright Control devices creating a Plug and Play solution. Other lampholders may be attached as well allowing to upgrade existing vivarium setups with the Bright Sun technology.

Note that the cable length between gear box and lamp should not exceed 2,5m to ensure correct operation of the lamp. The shorter the cable length the smoother operation can be expected.

If you rewire existing setups, make sure that you only use suitable wires as metal halide lamps need high voltages during the ignition phase. The Bright Control therefore has a wire with silicon insulation and the connector was also designed for the high voltages of metal halide lighting.