Looks Lagit? NEW 400 Watt MH, switch start HID! Has anyone seen this? No Ballast

Chunky here, I just moved out in the woods and I am rebuilding a nice log home. will be growing in and out. I came across these. Normally I get an old HID and take the 100 watt ballast out and go to the electrical shop and just swop out ballast for a 400 or 600 watt ($45 to 55) HPS no need for capacitor. If these lights are 400 w screw in MH then dam....20 bucks for 39000 lumens. Feedback. check this light out. http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/203664...toreId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=203664478#.UVL9x9DD-M8

Here is the rundown...Philips High-Intensity Discharge (HID) 400-Watt ED37 Switch Start Protected Quartz (4100 kelvin) Metal Halide 135-Volt Light Bulb offers unbeatable light quality and consistent performance. They are premium quality lights that can provide general lighting for indoors and security lighting outdoors. It is a protected lamp suitable to operate in both open and enclosed fixtures.

• Brightness: 38000 lumens
• Estimated yearly energy cost: $48.18 (based on 3 hrs/day, 11c/kwh. costs depend on rates and use)
• Life Hours: 18.3 years (based on 3 hours/day)
• Light Appearance: 4000k (cool white)
• Energy Used: 400 Watts
• Lumens per Watt: 95
• It is a protected lamp suitable to operate in both open and enclosed fixtures
• Can provide general lighting for indoors and security lighting outdoors
• Displays efficient white light
• ED37 bulb shape, exclusionary mogul screw base
• MFG Model # : 133322
• MFG Part # : 133322

Would say life hours = 8 months before you suffer a degradation w/growing... 4k Kelvin isn't optimal for growing.. would require a bulb change too.

its a metal halide with a socket base, is it not. It says 400 watts 3900lumans, it nmay not be optimal but we both know (if you have done enough resurch as you have), HPS from start to finnish, takes 7 to 12 days longer to harvest BNUT yields increase. BTW, remember the 65Watt cfls , they have remade them and they are Half the size. 8 months is fine for something that cheep. I am a contractor and but replacement ballasts, I pay $45 for a 400 and 55 for a 600watt HPS or MH.

3900 lumens? a 26 watt 6500k cfl puts out 1600 lumens

Dannoo93 said:

3900 lumens? a 26 watt 6500k cfl puts out 1600 lumens

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Its 39k not 3.9k

charlestonchunk said:

Here is the rundown...Philips High-Intensity Discharge (HID) 400-Watt ED37 Switch Start Protected Quartz (4100 kelvin) Metal Halide 135-Volt Light Bulb offers unbeatable light quality and consistent performance. They are premium quality lights that can provide general lighting for indoors and security lighting outdoors. It is a protected lamp suitable to operate in both open and enclosed fixtures.

• Brightness: 38000 lumens
• Estimated yearly energy cost: $48.18 (based on 3 hrs/day, 11c/kwh. costs depend on rates and use)
• Life Hours: 18.3 years (based on 3 hours/day)
• Light Appearance: 4000k (cool white)
• Energy Used: 400 Watts
• Lumens per Watt: 95
• It is a protected lamp suitable to operate in both open and enclosed fixtures
• Can provide general lighting for indoors and security lighting outdoors
• Displays efficient white light
• ED37 bulb shape, exclusionary mogul screw base
• MFG Model # : 133322
• MFG Part # : 133322

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let me repoast the rundown

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