CFL With Ballast

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loveintheganja

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kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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Oh well whatever he hasnt ever said if its a self ballasted cfl or not so fuck em . Mabey it was self ballasted thats why he never come back burned the bitch down .

This goes along with ppl who want to know as much as they can but post little info to go by . DUN WITH THIS THREAD
 
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Jakenbake

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Why has no one said yet that watts don't matter. IF the HID ballast output is 120V then the only thing you've got to worry about is running two ballasts. If the CFL has a self-ballast then just disconnect the HID ballast and run straight to the socket. Wattage really doesn't matter if the voltage is the same. The 300W bulb will just pull fewer amps than the 400W HID would.
 
kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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What makes you the think the output of a hid ballast is 120 v? what do you think every body is freaking about its thousand of volts at low current if the cfl has its own ballast its gonna burn up .

And wattage does matter you cant go bigger for example a 400w ballast can light a 250 but not a 600 !

QUIT FUCKIN WITH THE ELECTRICIAN 18 YRS !
 
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Jakenbake

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kingofqueen said:
What makes you the think the output of a hid ballast is 120 v? what do you think every body is freaking about its thousand of volts at low current if the cfl has its own ballast its gonna burn up .

And wattage does matter you cant go bigger for example a 400w ballast can light a 250 but not a 600 !

QUIT FUCKIN WITH THE ELECTRICIAN 18 YRS !
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Thousands of volts? I thought they ranged from 115V - 277V?

What I said was if the CFL is NOT self-ballasted then it shouldn't be much of an issue if the voltages match. And again, watts in this case don't really matter, what you're looking at is if the voltages match and how many amps the ballast can push. Of course you can't run a 600W lamp off a 400W ballast, the lamp will be pulling more current than the ballast can push.
 
kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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Thats funny because he never said it was a ballasted cfl .Does anybody read ? I got a 250 in 400 watt parking lot light been burning over a year . I speak from experiance . So i, m assuming you have actually seen a one blow up from this reason only ? I bet not .
 
Medi 1

Medi 1

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man king of queers you need to poull that head outta your ass and loose the ego. ive never seen one of those shit cfl before. most we have here and most we use all have a ballast in them. and that one is a joke to say it replaces a 1k hid....lol...since when does a 1k only output 10k lumens...lol. my t-12 put out more than that

sure post a rare bulb that nobody would use anyways. how many time you fonna say your done but keep running that mouth...and no im not a kid...almost 50 here son
 
kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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TYpically if you cant use knowlage to prove a point just resort to name calling .GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS YOU ARE QOUTING STUFF I DIDNT EVEN SAY WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT 1K HID NOBODY SAID NOTHING BOUT THAT.GO TO BED THEN IN THE MORNING READ THAT STUPID SHIT YOU WROTE AND BITCHSLAP YOURSELF !
 
kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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wHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER ANYWAY THAT GUY SAID "I WORK IN A PLANT THAT MAKES CFLS THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ONE WITHOUT A BALLAST " aND I BUSTED HIM OUT WITH PROOF THAT THEY DO HELL i GIVE MYSELF A PAT ON THE BACK FOR THAT ONE !
 
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joshrose54

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I'm not at the place the grow op is at the moment so I can't get brands ect. but I can say some things.

To everyone one saying the 300 Watt CFL is not actually 300 Watts but is the equivalent is wrong. Yes I know how a CFL works, an 11 Watt CFL will produce the equivalent light output as a X Watt Incandescent bulb, but this is actually a 300 Watt Bulb, it is huge.

Secondly, the connector at the base of the CFL bulb is the same as that of an HPS bulb and screws nicely into the mogul socket fitted onto to reflector. I have turned it on and off a few times now and it seems to be completely fine. I'm no electrical engineer but it seems a few of you over reacted :)

Imagine a normal HPS set up: X Watt HPS Bulb, Correct Ballast, Contactor.

Now just substitute the HPS with a CFL and that is it.

I would like a professional persons advice please.
 
kingofqueen

kingofqueen

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Man is it a self ballasted cfl or not thats the whole arguement here if you want answers u got to post details.
 
Medi 1

Medi 1

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ill agree with his last question there...need to know that.

and the 1k thing was in the link you provided. it made that claim ..wasnt i supposed to look? think everyone here needs to chill..
 
djruiner

djruiner

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what i find funny...this whole internet pillow fight is based on the fact that the guy that started this post...and hasnt chimed in since it was made...was too lazy to switch out 2 pounds of hardware...let me help you guys out...get what you know will work and use what you know wont be a hazard...what next?....ummm...im to lazy to change my oil...can i just pour bacon grease into my engine?

*edit*..oops..he chimed in as i was typing this i guess
 
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