Burnt bulb

[boycasper]

can i put a 250w bulb metal halide if the ballace is for a 400w metal halide.its my only spare bulb. just started my grow .found you guys for help.did some resurch on youre site.i will put my grow op whit pics soon.please help..

 

[Jozo-sha]

can i put a 250w bulb metal halide if the ballace is for a 400w metal halide.its my only spare bulb.

Probably not. I would think it's would fry it, but then again, I'm an LED grower. *shrug* I hope someone else has an answer for you.

 

[Be Irie]

I wouldn't do it... You may be endangering your plants house and family if you do... Go get a 400.....

 

[boycasper]

thanks.its on order.just started with the project.will put pics.soon

 

[rnwy29erclr]

don't know where you guys live but here in ca every corner has a dispensary or a hydro shop. maybe you could pickup a bulb at a shop in your town, just a thought.
rnwy

 

[WillyBudz]

For emergency 400w MH go to lowes or home depot if you can't afford a real grow bulb. They work good enuff for emergency use and are like $30.00.

WillyB

 

[Hogdady]

The light ballast is essentially a current limiter. Substituting a 250w lamp with a 400w ballast is at least a failed lamp and a distinct possibility of an exploding lamp. 'nuff said!

 

[harrywaless]

Valves located in the central fusebox somewhere. The light bulb has a small metal coils in the filament, which it described as breaks from the intense heat. Problems are different.

 

[TorturedSoul]

Wire filament?

A metal-halide bulb is (basically) just a mercury vapor bulb with some rare earth metal salts added. IOW, you won't find any wire filament - the wire in a MH bulb is WAY thicker than what you seem to (I think) be referring to and if you manage to burn through that... Well, I can't say that I've ever seen or heard of that happening.