HPS noob

I am thinking about going to HPS for my new cab.

Here is light 150w HPS I am thinking about getting.



Here it is disassembled.



What would I need if anything to get this going and how much extra heat should I expect.

this chart will show how close your light needs to be and you can determine how hot the light is after you get it going


Converting Security HPS light to Grow light

this link may help its been a long time

you just need to put a power cord on it and you can expect about as much heat as 5 or 6 23 watt cfls.

sixstring2112 said:

you just need to put a power cord on it and you can expect about as much heat as 5 or 6 23 watt cfls.

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Sweet. So basically hook the power cord up and build a reflector and let er rip? I thought it was much harder than that.

I would like to try and leave it compact. If it gets too hot I can try to make the ballast remote.