How shitty is running a 1000w ballast at 50%

Darth Vapour

Darth Vapour

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whitebb2727 said:
Can you not dim it to 40 or 60% and use a 400 or 600 watt bulb?
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well to my understanding you can only use the ballast rated bulbs 1000 watt ballast 1000 watt bulb , now dont quote me on this dimming it to 600 watts and placing a 600 watt bulb in it ??? might work but never tried it but i think it would either A harm ballast or B hurt the bulbs life span or C blow up
 
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GrowUrOwnDank

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Darth Vapour said:
well to my understanding you can only use the ballast rated bulbs 1000 watt ballast 1000 watt bulb , now dont quote me on this dimming it to 600 watts and placing a 600 watt bulb in it ??? might work but never tried it but i think it would either A harm ballast or B hurt the bulbs life span
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Well. What if you tried it with your car engine only turning 2000RPMs? I mean. Makes perfect sense when you throw that in there huh? o_O
 
SPLFreak808

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Darth Vapour said:
well to my understanding you can only use the ballast rated bulbs 1000 watt ballast 1000 watt bulb , now dont quote me on this dimming it to 600 watts and placing a 600 watt bulb in it ??? might work but never tried it but i think it would either A harm ballast or B hurt the bulbs life span or C blow up
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More then likely a 600w bulb would eventually blow up one day if the 1kw ballast doesnt have some type of "soft start" or a way to sense a smaller bulb.
 
Darth Vapour

Darth Vapour

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GrowUrOwnDank said:
Well. What if you tried it with your car engine only turning 2000RPMs? I mean. Makes perfect sense when you throw that in there huh? o_O
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The more RPM's your turning the more movement your engine and it's internals are enduring. One hour at 4000 RPM twice as much movement as one hour at 2000 RPM. Like saying driving an hour at 70MPH as opposed to an hour at 35MPH. Your tires traveled twice as far and therefor will have twice the wear. High RPM get much worse nearing max RPM. Max RPM is the limit that the engine can take before severe damage. Running at or near max RPM for extended periods will drastically reduce engine life. Engines are usually more efficient at lower RPM :)
just saying at 50 percent ballast operating honestly i think actual frequency is not right so its not working properly
 
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GrowUrOwnDank

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Darth Vapour said:
The more RPM's your turning the more movement your engine and it's internals are enduring. One hour at 4000 RPM twice as much movement as one hour at 2000 RPM. Like saying driving an hour at 70MPH as opposed to an hour at 35MPH. Your tires traveled twice as far and therefor will have twice the wear. High RPM get much worse nearing max RPM. Max RPM is the limit that the engine can take before severe damage. Running at or near max RPM for extended periods will drastically reduce engine life. Engines are usually more efficient at lower RPM
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Dude. Your just lonely and bored. You just need someone to talk to. I'm here for us bro. Go ahead and let it all out. You can even explain how friction works if you want. Man. We here at the RIU community love you bro. Peace and love to all.
 
Gquebed

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They it was explained to me is that el3ctricity flows like water. Path of least resistance. So the electricity flows to the outlet and thenbis piped through the plug to whatever device. If the device restricts the flow then you are simply not using as much electricity. Same as all thebother appliances in your house. Your tv is a huge draw but your phone charger is not.

So a dimmable 1000w ballast draws like crazy. If it restricts flow then it doesnt draw like crazy.

I use dimmables only. It may kill bulbs faster, but i like the flexibility.... heat control and so on...
 
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GrowUrOwnDank

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Gquebed said:
They it was explained to me is that el3ctricity flows like water. Path of least resistance. So the electricity flows to the outlet and thenbis piped through the plug to whatever device. If the device restricts the flow then you are simply not using as much electricity. Same as all thebother appliances in your house. Your tv is a huge draw but your phone charger is not.

So a dimmable 1000w ballast draws like crazy. If it restricts flow then it doesnt draw like crazy.

I use dimmables only. It may kill bulbs faster, but i like the flexibility.... heat control and so on...
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Yeah yeah smarter pants. But, would that hold true if your car engine is only running at 2000RPM instead of the 4000? I mean. You left out a few very important theoretical values bro.

Peace and love to all gods children.
 
SnaFuu

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Darth Vapour said:
The more RPM's your turning the more movement your engine and it's internals are enduring. One hour at 4000 RPM twice as much movement as one hour at 2000 RPM. Like saying driving an hour at 70MPH as opposed to an hour at 35MPH. Your tires traveled twice as far and therefor will have twice the wear. High RPM get much worse nearing max RPM. Max RPM is the limit that the engine can take before severe damage. Running at or near max RPM for extended periods will drastically reduce engine life. Engines are usually more efficient at lower RPM :)
just saying at 50 percent ballast operating honestly i think actual frequency is not right so its not working properly
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how many RPM to time travel??
 
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