Legalbud76
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Does this work or is it not safe?
Kinda depends on the ballast. Running a 400w bulb in a 600w dimmable lumatek throws off the spectrum a bit and isn't as efficient. Can still do it though.Unless it is a dimmable ballast. That will work if you set the ballast to 400w.
Is that just hear say?I keep reading that by other people, and net, but no real prof to back it up.Kinda depends on the ballast. Running a 400w bulb in a 600w dimmable lumatek throws off the spectrum a bit and isn't as efficient. Can still do it though.
Instead of just jumping all over him why not try reading the post again. You offer no information or reasoning. You just YELL that he is wrong.That info is wrong!
You can not use a 35w ignitor on a 1000w light.
I don't know if they are a scam. There are tons of applications for them. Especially if you veg and flower in the same room. Or if you have a long veg. When your plants are small you can dim it to 400w and then as they get bigger you can bump it up to 600w.I have a 400w MH running on a 600w HPS ballast right now as I type this... but believe the people who say you cant if you want, they've obviously just never tried it
Dimmable ballast, what a money making scam...my 400w MH draws 400w (ish), why bother buying a 600w bulb and dimming it when you can buy a regular magnetic 600w ballast for 1/4 of the price and just buy a smaller bulb?
I've been doing it with out a air cooled hood wth no problems yet in a grow cub.Going on a month now.^ ummm because magnetic ballasts are trash?
I don't know about an HPS bulb but you can definitely overdrive a 400 watt MH bulb with 600 watts. Been doing it for quite some time. I would never try it without a good air cooled hood though as the get hot as fuck!
lol, you got me after I edited it.I read my post and said the same thing, so I edited.Instead of just jumping all over him why not try reading the post again. You offer no information or reasoning. You just YELL that he is wrong.
When I read the post I could easily see that he was saying you could get ignitors from 35w to 1000w on that website. Not that a 35w would ignite a 1000w.
You don't get point for being the first one to prove something or someone wrong on this site.
yup. end store/:depends on the ballast.
Lumatek says yes, run a lower wattage bulb in dimmed mode.
On hydrofarm phantoms, they boot up at full power, and then dim down. So just use a single bulb. You dont want to run 600w into a 400w lamp on startup
How did I get you after you edited it? Your quote is still in my post for everyone to see.lol, you got me after I edited it.I read my post and said the same thing, so I edited.
lol. you and your comments too...
How did I get you after you edited it? Your quote is still in my post for everyone to see.