hps question

iMirage

Active Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #1

I bought two 70watt hps lights today took em home and put them in the fixtures i was prevously using for my other lights and they didnt work. they say they can withstand up to 150watts so why dont they work? do you need a special type of lighting fixture to run hps lights? if so what kind and where can i get em?

 

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gangjababy

Well-Known Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #2

the ballast needs to match the wattage of the bulb

 

chosuichi inu

Active Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #3

yeah hps have ballasts,capacitators, blah, blah, blah.

 

iMirage

Active Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #4

so if i got a 150 watt bulb it would work?

 

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gangjababy

Well-Known Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #5

yes, it should

 

iMirage

Active Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #6

ok thanks a bunch

 

BigBudBalls

Well-Known Member

Jul 11, 2008

• #7

I'm confused. HID lamps (HPS and MH) *have* to be matched. The bulb needs to be say 70W and the ballast needs to be 70W. ANd HPS bulb for HPS ballast (same for MH)

Did you just buy a bulb and tried to screw it into a normal lamp? That can't be done.

(MFG's should change the bulb bases to at least mogul for all HID lamps to avoid this)

 

iMirage

Active Member

Jul 12, 2008

• #8

yea haha i got one that works now so its all good