bryan oconner
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I am not putting 600 watts into the bulb lol . only 400
rolled the dice today , mh bulb
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whitebb2727
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He is not dimming anything. He is running a 400 bulb with the balast set at 400.
And he is the dummy. Lol.
Reading comprehension much?
And he is the dummy. Lol.
Reading comprehension much?
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SPLFreak808
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Well as long as your ballast recognizes the 400w bulb you shouldn't have a problem. If it doesn't have a sensing circuit of some type, you degrade the bulb on every strike and eventuality or potentially it may explode near the end of its life. It will easily burn the house down all because you wanted to skimp on 200 watts
jacksthc
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can't you read this
There lots of reasons why you would want to dim the bulb,
you get a really not day and need to reduce the temps in the flower room for a short time ( dimming the bulb would fix the problem)
reduce temps in late flower to reduce the thc degrading
you run out of hight in the flower room so you need to turn the light down so you don't bleach the buds
There lots of reasons why you would want to dim the bulb,
you get a really not day and need to reduce the temps in the flower room for a short time ( dimming the bulb would fix the problem)
reduce temps in late flower to reduce the thc degrading
you run out of hight in the flower room so you need to turn the light down so you don't bleach the buds
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jacksthc
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yer it could blow the bulb but its not going to blow up and set fire to the place.
this equipment is very safe to use
SPLFreak808
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It can set fire. I've been there done that. 400w bulb in a 600w ballast + panda film lined room = fire.
jacksthc
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ballast
in a high qualty dimmable 600w ballast, designed for 600, 400w mh/hps or one of the cheap low qualty 600w ballast ?
SPLFreak808
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Mine was a cheap apollo 600 but obviously you were talking about the bulb blowing anyways.
if the bulb blows period, it's a fire hazard.
2ANONYMOUS
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Does anyone ever read manufactures safety Lamp Replacement - Be sure to disconnect the power source before changing lamps. Always use the specified wattage of lamp. (A 400W lamp should not be used in a 600W ballast). and vice versa its a serious accident waiting to happen no matter how you look at it be smart people think safety
like saying is it ok if i plug my balast into a 500 yard length extension cord ???
like saying is it ok if i plug my balast into a 500 yard length extension cord ???
jacksthc
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Imo its a good ideal to buy a high qualty dimmable ballast and have the option to dim the bulb down if you need too
there no risk and its safe
SPLFreak808
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Even if you dim the bulb, the ballast will strike a 600watt bulb thinking its a 1kw bulb(too much startup voltage). The dimming setting only works after the bulb has been striked and warmed up.
jacksthc
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Didn't know that, just been dimming my ballast from 600w to 400w, been doing if for the last 5 years, about 4 crops a year never had any problems with exploding bulbs
at least the first week or two in flower.
do you think dimmer able ballast are a gimic and you should never dim a bulb?
at least the first week or two in flower.
do you think dimmer able ballast are a gimic and you should never dim a bulb?
SPLFreak808
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The only reason i can see someone using a dimmer is if they can't afford a proper setup or the room design is flawed, hot/light bleaching.
rob333
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man do not run a 400 bulb in a 600 a if the dimmer shits itself u are gunna be in a world of shit 2nd i have seen a ballest catch on fire from running diff bulbs in it 3rd i have seen the bulbs burn from the base screw in bit and fall clean out of the holder an burn a hole clean thru the tent and set the carpet on fire