420newbieg
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I have a thunder 1000w grow kit has a dimmable digital ballast 400-600-1000-1100. came with plantmax bulbs both mh and hps.
I don't know what is going on or why I cant seem to get a 400w mh to fire in it. I picked up a bulb called premium I would guess a china bulb I got it for 24$.
Anyways when I tried it I switched the ballast down to 400w I plugged it in and it fired for about 3-5 seconds then went out tried wiggling cords unplugged the ballast plugged it back in ect nothing sanded the contact nothing so I figured the bulb is old and defective so I bring it back I see a few more I pick one up and try that one and it does the same 3-5 after firing it goes out.
So at this point I'm like fuck it ill go and track down a brand new mh something I know is fairly new so I goto the depot and I pick up this 400w phillps mh bulb I go home and put that in will not even fire never even lit so now I'm like wtf I cant figure it out so I go and I grab the 1000w mh and I have the ballast still on 400w and bingo fires right up I don't get it.
So anyways I don't know why the light don't like 400w bulbs but I am running the 1000w mh at 400w my question is this dangerous will it hurt anything doing that or will I be fine I cant afford to run a full 1000w right now plus I don't like the heat so much so hopefully what I am doing will work I mean I am somewhat new to fancy lighting and digital ballasts
I don't know what is going on or why I cant seem to get a 400w mh to fire in it. I picked up a bulb called premium I would guess a china bulb I got it for 24$.
Anyways when I tried it I switched the ballast down to 400w I plugged it in and it fired for about 3-5 seconds then went out tried wiggling cords unplugged the ballast plugged it back in ect nothing sanded the contact nothing so I figured the bulb is old and defective so I bring it back I see a few more I pick one up and try that one and it does the same 3-5 after firing it goes out.
So at this point I'm like fuck it ill go and track down a brand new mh something I know is fairly new so I goto the depot and I pick up this 400w phillps mh bulb I go home and put that in will not even fire never even lit so now I'm like wtf I cant figure it out so I go and I grab the 1000w mh and I have the ballast still on 400w and bingo fires right up I don't get it.
So anyways I don't know why the light don't like 400w bulbs but I am running the 1000w mh at 400w my question is this dangerous will it hurt anything doing that or will I be fine I cant afford to run a full 1000w right now plus I don't like the heat so much so hopefully what I am doing will work I mean I am somewhat new to fancy lighting and digital ballasts
