150w hps
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caliacoustic22
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im looking on e-bay for a 150w to 250w hps bulb and it does not say they need a ballast or not. but the second you go to 400w they do. my ? is do 150w/250w hps bulbs fit into standerd light sockets?? please help me out[/quote
Yes hps and metal halide lights can plug into regular sockets with a few adapter pieces. Those two types of lights are pretty crucial for the flowering stage. Just go to Lowe's buy a 70w hps light and an adapter, it will have instructions. You need 50w per plant of hps at the least. Later man.
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EagIe
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Hi mate
As far as I know you need a ballast for all hps/MH lamps (I might be wrong with a 150w lamp but not 100% sure on that). As far as the socket size goes...any hps/MH lamps I have ever worked with have all been e40 screw-in's which are much bigger than standard light sockets, but you can buy them at most grow shops or D.I.Y stores for next to nothing.
As far as I know you need a ballast for all hps/MH lamps (I might be wrong with a 150w lamp but not 100% sure on that). As far as the socket size goes...any hps/MH lamps I have ever worked with have all been e40 screw-in's which are much bigger than standard light sockets, but you can buy them at most grow shops or D.I.Y stores for next to nothing.
caliacoustic22
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You cant plug a 150w HPS into a regular outlet even with an adapter but you can a 70w and the 70w has 2100k. Take a trip to a Lowe's or Home Depot or even your local hyrdo store.
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1982grower
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yah man you need a ballast. i dont know what this adapter stuff is about. you can buy the whole 150 at a lowes for like 70 bucks. dont start modifying homemade contraptions man. just buy the whole light. also 150 hpss are made in standard mogul base and a large size. you need to match the mogul size and wattage size to the ballast. just buy the light complete. its safe.