High pressure sodium help!!

420Ganjaman420

420Ganjaman420

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So I have gotten two high pressure sodium bulbs, 150 watts, and neither of them will work in any light fixture I put them in.

Why could this be?
Help please.
 
mane2008

mane2008

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Whoa okay before you start a fire bra. Did you just buy da bulbs n no ballast n no mogul? You need a ballast reflector n mogul socket dats especially made for a 150 w bulb aka 150w hps ballast.
here a pic of my MH see dat cord dats hooked to a mogul socket bra
 

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herbose

herbose

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You're kidding....right?
OK, I'll assume you're not kidding.
Do you have an HPS ballast?
Doesn't sound like it.
Check some online hydro stores and see what the whole setup looks like.
 
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NoDrama

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yeah you need a ballast to make HPS lights work, basically a ballast is a big transformer that converts the household current into a higher voltage that the lamp needs to power up. HPS lights will not work at all without a ballast.
 
piFFstAr407

piFFstAr407

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bro.. return those bulbs to wherever you bought them.. goto htgsupply's store on ebay and buy a 400w hps/mh kit.. comes w/ ballast, reflector, mh and hps bulb, u can pick a kit up for like $100+ shipping. blaze on.
 
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techhead420

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Sometimes you need to hit the bulbs with a hammer real hard to get them to work. If that doesn't work then get a bigger hammer.

(sorry man!)
 
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