I'm playing around with some T9 Circuline Lights - they work really great for vegging/Mother plants in a small box. Their design makes cooling simple and offers 360 light coverage (basically a T8 bent in a complete circle. 12" 32W and 9" 22W Sizes).
My plan is to drive the 32Ww ith a 40 Watt T12 Ballest(ProStandard Gi-22540-TP. Already hooked up and working) My question though is: does the draw of the bulb determine the power? Am i actually getting 40W out of it? I ask this becasue the ballest sais "for 40W, 34W, or 25W R.S Lamps" It's like and old magnetic ballest so no brains to detect different bulbs?
For the 22W I plant to use the 32W receptical off the ballest designed for these lights (one of the T9 Ballests allows running a single bulb) - Same question for this (EnergyPro TLE 54) Will i be getting 32W out of the 22W bulb?.. if it survives.
Hopefuly theirs some Tesla's in the house that can give me some insight, Thanks!
My plan is to drive the 32Ww ith a 40 Watt T12 Ballest(ProStandard Gi-22540-TP. Already hooked up and working) My question though is: does the draw of the bulb determine the power? Am i actually getting 40W out of it? I ask this becasue the ballest sais "for 40W, 34W, or 25W R.S Lamps" It's like and old magnetic ballest so no brains to detect different bulbs?
For the 22W I plant to use the 32W receptical off the ballest designed for these lights (one of the T9 Ballests allows running a single bulb) - Same question for this (EnergyPro TLE 54) Will i be getting 32W out of the 22W bulb?.. if it survives.
Hopefuly theirs some Tesla's in the house that can give me some insight, Thanks!