400w lighting inquiry????

[branba88]

bought these ballast and lights off of craigslist. they came out of a catholic school gym. they are mercury vapor. but they are also hid's my only question s how do i figure out what type of bulb to replace the mercury vapor bulb, cause it might just be me but the bulbs socket end looks to be a bit bigger the n other hid bulbs. idk maybe not though you be the judge, any help would be greatly appreciated. i will post picks if i can get the posting figured out. oh yeah the light/ballast is made by a company call hollophane??? inside the hood there is glass and a cage holding the glass to the metal part of the hood. it says it can be wired for 120 and 220 and 240v and all that so it should work but like i said i have no idea so some sort of clarification would be greatly appreciate. mind you I am going cheap because I just got my card and I want to test to see if growning will be a possibility for me.

[khyberkitsune]

That's an E40 Mogul base lamp. Mercury Vapor should theoretically be replaceable with Metal Halide, as the metal halide is a variation of the Mercury-vapor lamp.

[BackWoodDrifter]

bought these ballast and lights off of craigslist. they came out of a catholic school gym. they are mercury vapor. but they are also hid's my only question s how do i figure out what type of bulb to replace the mercury vapor bulb, cause it might just be me but the bulbs socket end looks to be a bit bigger the n other hid bulbs. idk maybe not though you be the judge, any help would be greatly appreciated. i will post picks if i can get the posting figured out. oh yeah the light/ballast is made by a company call hollophane??? inside the hood there is glass and a cage holding the glass to the metal part of the hood. it says it can be wired for 120 and 220 and 240v and all that so it should work but like i said i have no idea so some sort of clarification would be greatly appreciate. mind you I am going cheap because I just got my card and I want to test to see if growning will be a possibility for me.

Be thinkin it the same and it can be wired fur yur regular plugin be what I did with mine I use Highboy be workin well by me pilgrem yual gunna love the difference ifin this be yur first big light. Good Luck have fun and be safe pilgrem. Be excitin trail yual on with this I know I was in a couldnt wait state of mine when I got it.

BWD

[branba88]

so an e40 mogul is the type of socketed bulb end I'm looking for to pair with these light? Is this what I should tell the onwer of a local grow supply company I'm looking for?

[branba88]

so I went to my local grow supply shop and not only were they way more friendly this time, but they didn't try and push me into buying some stupid over priced setup. I told them I wasn't interested in pre-fab setups and they agreed to hear me out and see exactly what my desires for my grow room were. They explained the concept of amperage and how each electrical devices inserted into my design will have its own constant amperage that will be totaled together to make the sum of what your total draw will be. I am not really an electrical specialist so all these before mentioned concepts although very simple to understand, weren't so easy for a novice to grasp without the proper explanation. I digress though why i am posting is to ask for someones opinion on pricing. the owner of the shop agreed to sale me two bulbs for just $200 flat out the door. they usually cost 110 a piece plus tax. However I am aware that most shops can already have their prices vastly overpriced so I want to be sure that even with his discount that I am paying a good price. they sun master warm deluxe 400w metal halides for a vertical bulb application. Again he offered them to me at $100 a piece out the door... is that good? :jointsmile:

[BackWoodDrifter]

so I went to my local grow supply shop and not only were they way more friendly this time, but they didn't try and push me into buying some stupid over priced setup. I told them I wasn't interested in pre-fab setups and they agreed to hear me out and see exactly what my desires for my grow room were. They explained the concept of amperage and how each electrical devices inserted into my design will have its own constant amperage that will be totaled together to make the sum of what your total draw will be. I am not really an electrical specialist so all these before mentioned concepts although very simple to understand, weren't so easy for a novice to grasp without the proper explanation. I digress though why i am posting is to ask for someones opinion on pricing. the owner of the shop agreed to sale me two bulbs for just $200 flat out the door. they usually cost 110 a piece plus tax. However I am aware that most shops can already have their prices vastly overpriced so I want to be sure that even with his discount that I am paying a good price. they sun master warm deluxe 400w metal halides for a vertical bulb application. Again he offered them to me at $100 a piece out the door... is that good? :jointsmile:

Holy bear scat pilgrem! I guess i dont be knowin to much bout light bulbs cause as most know I be growin mosly outdoors for my needs but I be doin quite well with my 400w mh buld for the above shown fixture purchased from my local electric supply company for $24 bucks and it seems to be bakin my plants with everythin they need. I could be wrong or maybe I just aint fancy but that kind of skins for light bulbs? Yual must be a professional grower be guessin to spend that kind of skins. Hope someone else be able to help yu pilgrem hope yual do well.

Much Luck


P.S. the bulb i use and bought be lookin just like yur last pic of bulb up top yu be postin.
BWD

[TANKJR]

Um, yea, it's not too bad a price...my EYE sunlux hps 400 bulb is about $93 retail at my electrical supplier, but I get 40% off being "in the biz" so to speak, although I am not a licensed electrician...don't cheap out on the bulbs is all I can say....you get what you pay for generally. Get the best you can afford! It will be the closest thing to the sun your indoor babies will see, so make em happy! G/L!