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My light started flickering on and off, went to check fuse in ballast and found a nail cut to size to double as a fuse.. dont ask stupid friend. Does anyone have any history with 250w Powerplant hobby lighting system? I havent got a clue about lights and ballasts so no idea what the fuse could...

Hey guys. So heres my situation. I bought a 125w set up and ended up changing the 125W bulb to a 400w bulb since I had 4 plants growing and knew i needed more wattage. What I didnt realize since indoor growing is new to me is that apparently my ballast is a 125W magnetic ballast. Iv had the 400W...

Hi Guys, I recently bought a 400w ballast which says "For High Pressure Sodium or Metal Halide lamp with external superimposed ignitor" There's two slots to insert wires, one say 450v, the other 4mm². My question is, do I still need more things, or is this ballast and the reflector enough...

I just got an apollo 600 watt grow system. It came with a ballast, bulb, hood (cool tube style), cords and all that. I don't plan to upgrade soon but I'd like to know -if my ballast ever went out and/or I want to upgrade to 1000w ballast could I do this and use the same cords/hood/socket and...

Greetings I recently purchased a solis tek 1000 watt ballast. Shortly after I plug it in, and it strikes the lamp, it starts to emit an alternating high to low pitch. It is not very loud but certainly audible. I have tested it in different locations and circuits that can handle the load, and...

I am looking into trying these but figured I would do a little research first. The problem is, I have not been able to find any actual reviews on these. Has anyone, or do you know somebody, that has tried these? I understand the heat concerns but that shouldn't be a problem for me. Just want to...

If you Dim you 1000w bulbs how much of the bulb life extended? Has anyone noticed a big difference in bulb life or bulb failure or ballast problems when dimming?

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I am using a 400 watt bulb with a 1000 watt mh ballast. I have been trying to find an answer to my question and i have been getting different answers, the question i have is, does a 1000 watt ballast put out 1000 watt automatically or does the 400 watt bulb just draw 400 watts from it, what it...

Got a ballast or bulb and dont know what it is let stealthy's guide illuminate you :rasta: Came across this info while trying to find info on my ballast thought itd be usefull. Lamp Description Code: Your lamp has an imprinted code that identifies the important features you need to select a...

I got 3 ballast (cores) from a swap meet, Cheep. Just looking if i can use in grow room that iam going to build. The ballast is for a mercury vapor. Can i use this for metal halide or high pressure sodium? Or was this just a wast of money? Here is the info on the ballasts. Syvania...

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