BALLAST QUESTION

I HAVE A 1000W P.L. SYSTEM HPS. A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY BABIES ACTED LIKE THEY STOPPED GROWING. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY BULB LIVED ITS LIFE OUT, BECAUSE THE BALLAST WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH, BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I BOUGHT A NEW BULB. I CAN TELL A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE ROOM NOW. LOTS DIFFERANT LITE. AND NOW MY BALLAST IS HOT AGAIN. WAS I JUST STONED, OR CAN A BALLAST MAKE A LITE COME ON, BUT NOT MAKE IT PUT OUT ITS FULL SPECTRUM, AND STAY COOL? BUT ,,, BABIES ARE HAPPY AS PIGS IN SHIT AGAIN, SO I GUESS ALL IS GOOD. HOPE SOMEONE HAS AN ANSWER. THNX

I bet it was just a bulb problem..... big bulbs have short lives

BUT WOULD THAT ALLOW MY BALLAST TO STAY COOL WHILE ITS ON?

Sure, if the light can't operate fully, the ballast won't be drawing as much power.

COOL. THAT MAKES SENSE. THNX