So I got their 250w hps ballast which runs pretty cool with a hps bulb but when I slapped in a Eye 250 conversion bulb it got hot as a mofo,so I'm guessing this ballest is not conversion bulb friendly? Anyone else have any experience with this? I was thinkin bout going t5's for seedling and veg if this is a possible fire hazard.
Hid Hut ballast and coversion bulbs?
- Thread starter TheRaven
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calibob
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Same thing happened to me with a 400 watt setup. It was pulling 3.5 amps with the HPS but with the conversion was pulling almost 6! Cord was hot, outlet was hot and the ballast you could barely touch. Went to a 600 watt Quantum ballast that strikes both HPS and MH, problems gone. Be careful, didn't even trust going out with that 400. T5's are way better for early veg and seedlings.
Thanks for the response Calibob guess I'll be looking for a different ballast and keep that one for a backup.