Ballast question?

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rjrollin

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #1

Hey so I picked up three of these ballasts on Craigslist for 5$ a piece. Curious if I can run both 400 watt hps and mh out of them? See pics and lemme know what you know.

 

Last edited: Mar 25, 2016

Diabolical666

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #2

Id say its a pretty good guess that you could

 

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rjrollin

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #3

That's the hope.

 

CallinCarRamRod

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #4

It says right on the label. Hps/mh/mg. So.... !y answer is yes

 

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rjrollin

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #5

Simmer down now, just wanted a second opinion before I blew up bulbs.9

 

mucha_mota

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #6

nah. MH only. h33 (mercury vapor bulb) & m59 (mh , typical grow bulb) are the lamps (bulbs) it uses.

400w. mh type bulb should work.
in fact the socket notes the housing & ballast are mh (m59) ready.

the last photo tells you what lamps work. h33. m59. @400w

 

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rjrollin

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #7

mucha_mota said:

nah. MH only. h33 (mercury vapor bulb) & m59 (mh , typical grow bulb) are the lamps (bulbs) it uses.

400w. mh type bulb should work.
in fact the socket notes the housing & ballast are mh (m59) ready.

the last photo tells you what lamps work. h33. m59. @400w

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OK but I should still be able to run a conversion bulb right?

 

mucha_mota

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #8

no i wouldnt do that. you bought some weird. just run MH bulb. i love them. great for flower & veg.

 

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rjrollin

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #9

Is it just that the bulbs wouldnt fit the socket? Because the ballast does say HPS, MH, HG?
What the hell is HG anyway?