Hello folks,
I am an absolute beginner to all of this but I am a quick learner.
I have bought a job lot of lighting equipment for a very good price, I will first let you know what I have got-
My intended grow area is 270cubic feet
The country I live in (I'm not saying which country) has the standard 240v mains connection.
I intend to replace the HPS ballast with another 600w ballast that does both MH and HPS bulbs and get another reflector and socket so I can have two lamps on at the same time for maximum light.
With the above I also wish to get two MH/CFL/blue spectrum bulbs for the veg stage -though I like the idea of MH/CFL bulbs if it is more economic (cheaper) I will get two Dual Spectrum(DS) bulbs instead.
I noticed that when looking at various other HID bulbs I saw a Sunmaster DS with a voltage of 115v and another site listed the same bulb as 240v, a MH bulb with 120v, a DS with 400v and the rest HID bulbout there do not state a voltage. There is no voltage on the two HPS bulbs I have yet they work perfectly on both ballasts.
I'm confused!
What my question is, can I use any voltage bulb (really anything from 110v-240v approx) with a 240v ballast?
Any answers ASAP would be greatly appreciated. That goes for opinions/tips/advice for my set-up/growing as well!
Spaceboy
*All thoughts and opinions expressed by myself in this post are fictitious and theoretical. Any resemblance to growing Marijuana is purely coincidental.-and very naughty
I am an absolute beginner to all of this but I am a quick learner.
I have bought a job lot of lighting equipment for a very good price, I will first let you know what I have got-
- 600w, 240v, 50HZ Maxibright ballast- runs both Metal Halide(MH) and High Pressure Sodium(HPS). I belive that makes it a digital/electronic ballast(please correct me if I am wrong).
- 600w, 240v, 50HZ (name is partially rubbed off) ballast- runs HPS only. I think that makes it a magnetic ballast(again please corect me if I am wrong).
- Sylvania Grolux 600w HPS bulb.
- Senua 600w HPS bulb.
- One reflector and socket.
- Two extractor fans (intake and outake)
My intended grow area is 270cubic feet
The country I live in (I'm not saying which country) has the standard 240v mains connection.
I intend to replace the HPS ballast with another 600w ballast that does both MH and HPS bulbs and get another reflector and socket so I can have two lamps on at the same time for maximum light.
With the above I also wish to get two MH/CFL/blue spectrum bulbs for the veg stage -though I like the idea of MH/CFL bulbs if it is more economic (cheaper) I will get two Dual Spectrum(DS) bulbs instead.
I noticed that when looking at various other HID bulbs I saw a Sunmaster DS with a voltage of 115v and another site listed the same bulb as 240v, a MH bulb with 120v, a DS with 400v and the rest HID bulbout there do not state a voltage. There is no voltage on the two HPS bulbs I have yet they work perfectly on both ballasts.
I'm confused!
What my question is, can I use any voltage bulb (really anything from 110v-240v approx) with a 240v ballast?
Any answers ASAP would be greatly appreciated. That goes for opinions/tips/advice for my set-up/growing as well!
Spaceboy
*All thoughts and opinions expressed by myself in this post are fictitious and theoretical. Any resemblance to growing Marijuana is purely coincidental.-and very naughty