400W HPS Bulb in 150W HPS Lighting Fixture?

johnny961

johnny961

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Mine never blew up but when i was young & dumb i tried it but the output will still be the same 150w. If you tried to put a smaller bulb in a bigger ballast it probably would blow but why try that unless you were tryin to save on the veg & flower cycle.
 
johnny961

johnny961

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Also if the ballast is 150w it would only pull enough energy to light a 150w light. So it would probably be alright to use 400 BUT IT WOULD NOT BENEFIT U AT ALL.
 
M

Masna

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Well that's just the thing. I only want 150W. I realized that 400W is WAY too much for what I'm doing. But I already wasted money on a 400W bulb and so now I want to purchase a 150W lighting fixture. So, could I do this and not have to worry about potentially killing anyone?
 
johnny961

johnny961

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A 400w bulb shouldnt have set u back that much. Just save it for the future. Just to be safe though buy a 150w bulb they are too cheap anyways. It probably wont burn the house down but probably wont last as long as it should.
 
buttery420

buttery420

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Dangerous shit my friend. Please don't put yourself at risk of burning down half your house, please don't risk your life, it's just not worth it. I know it's disappointing, but you should order a 150watt bulb. Also just double check tht the fitting isn't designed for a 1500watter... I made that mistake recently and freaked out lol.
 
johnny961

johnny961

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If it is a mogul base it will support anything from 70w to 1500w as long as it a mogul fitting. The fitting does not have anything to do from the output of the ballast.
 
johnny961

johnny961

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I have a 1500w mh ballast that i bought but never used because it puts out way too much heat & damn that bulb is huge & still screws into the same fitting as a150w.
 
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