collieBudz
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I've been trying to get a firm answer on this by research and i'm having quite the problem getting a straight one... i have 1000w switchable ballast and want to run 600W HPs bulb on it, it would appear it's fine, because the bulb will still only draw as much as it needs, but then i find lots of people saying otherwise, however who am i to know who's the expert and who isn't... it would be particularly good if an electrician or someone who REALLY knows what they're talking about could answer this for me... the hydro store guy (it is also an electrical shop for all kinds of other equipment not just grow lamps, so i'm assuming he must know at least a bit about electrical).. told me its perfectly fine and as long as the ballast output is higher than light output in W than there's no problem.. meanin there's no point in buying 600W ballast might as well just have the 1000W since it can run both 600W and 1000W bulbs,so if i ever want to go bigger i don't need to get new ballast.. (dont bother telling me hes trying to sell the bigger ballast, because it was actually cheaper for the 1000w)... thanks!
I've been trying to get a firm answer on this by research and i'm having quite the problem getting a straight one... i have 1000w switchable ballast and want to run 600W HPs bulb on it, it would appear it's fine, because the bulb will still only draw as much as it needs, but then i find lots of people saying otherwise, however who am i to know who's the expert and who isn't... it would be particularly good if an electrician or someone who REALLY knows what they're talking about could answer this for me... the hydro store guy (it is also an electrical shop for all kinds of other equipment not just grow lamps, so i'm assuming he must know at least a bit about electrical).. told me its perfectly fine and as long as the ballast output is higher than light output in W than there's no problem.. meanin there's no point in buying 600W ballast might as well just have the 1000W since it can run both 600W and 1000W bulbs,so if i ever want to go bigger i don't need to get new ballast.. (dont bother telling me hes trying to sell the bigger ballast, because it was actually cheaper for the 1000w)... thanks!