MV to MH

[SeedlessOne]

Correct me if i am worng but Metal Halide bulbs work in Mecury vapor ballasts??

[LIP]

Not sure myself, but i wouldnt bother, just get an mh ballast.

[SeedlessOne]

The reason i ask is home depot sells 175 mecury vapor lamps for $20 and then you can purchase 175watt Metal Halide bulbs for $25...so a 175watt Metal Halide system for $50....i know people have done it....or so i read on the internet....

[turtle420]

Try it out... let's see how it goes... :)

Be sure to post pics!

[notanotherteensmoker]

I'm no electrician, but mis-matching ballasts to bulbs regardless of wattage sounds risky to me.

Just stay close to home, lol
kind of unrelated but...notice what time authorities showed up.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/6770042/detail.html

[SeedlessOne]

MV and MH are basically the same thing except for some gas and metal coating i believe....well i have tried it and it looks like it was a waste of my freakin time....oh well worth a try! it would been nice though just think 340w MH complete with ballace for $107...

[SeedlessOne]

BTW: that is funny as hell they got there at 4:20! i bet that was one good smelling fire...peace

[latewood]

why? was it a waste of time?

[SeedlessOne]

Well I could not get them to work...i have heard about this being done on the internet and it looks like someone did a DIY on this on Overgrow but as everyone knows there is no more overgrow...if i could get this to work it would be great...that is really cheap lighting....

[BlueDragonSmoke]

You can use it in it . I have MV/MH low bay fixture that supose to hang in a wharehouse..It does work , im using it right now . A sticker on my ballast says its for MV/MH/400W/H33/M59 bulbs...if that helps at all....peace

What did it do for you to think it wont work ? Was the light dim? If so , give a couple min. to get fully charged up , bulb has to be hott to be the brightest...lol

[Zandor]

The start voltage is different and the running voltage is not the same either.

That's why it would not work.