600 watt light of 1000 watt ballast possible?

I just took a look at his light, and I stand corrected, he has a ballast very high up and kind of concealed with some sort of connector for more than one plug, looks like a surge protector of sorts. Not sure how that works but that's whats going on. You were right khy, you do need a ballast.

I officially feel like an ass now. Damn eyes, always playing tricks.

I was there when he was hooking it all up and he connected the wire from an extension cord right to the fixture, from there he plugged it in to a socket type deal, but like I said, his ballast was very high up and concealed, So I didn't think anything of it.

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Originally Posted by THContent

Of course it is possible but why would you wanna do that and kill the bulb, and possibly do damage to the ballast, or worse. There is a reason they have certain ballasts for certain wattage bulbs. They match for a reason. I agree with you killer, it definitely is not a good idea. So don't get any ideas, seriously!

You could even run a bulb without a ballast, but that doesn't mean it is not dangerous. Quite possibly you could burn your house down. Personally, not a risk I am willing to take.

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A la Horschack... Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Ooooo! I know!

He could run an incandescent bulb without a ballast, but he'd prolly be waiting a bit for harvest! ;) [/smartass]

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Originally Posted by THContent

I just took a look at his light, and I stand corrected, he has a ballast very high up and kind of concealed with some sort of connector for more than one plug, looks like a surge protector of sorts. Not sure how that works but that's whats going on. You were right khy, you do need a ballast.

I officially feel like an ass now. Damn eyes, always playing tricks.

I was there when he was hooking it all up and he connected the wire from an extension cord right to the fixture, from there he plugged it in to a socket type deal, but like I said, his ballast was very high up and concealed, So I didn't think anything of it.

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I like you, you can admit when you're wrong without much of a problem at all.

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Originally Posted by khyberkitsune

I like you, you can admit when you're wrong without much of a problem at all.

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Yeah, there's nothing wrong with being wrong. Anyone can admit they know the answer, not everyone can admit they don't.

I saw what I saw which made me believe I knew what I was talking about, until I saw the ballast I was like shiiiittttt, totally feel like a dumbass now lol.

well that was an interesting discussion:) thx for the info evryone. and yeah didnt think it was possible or safe, i was thinking it would cause the light to blow or something. but that switchblade sound like a good idea
later pplz

You can go down in wattage, but not up.

I have a 1,000w HPS light and a 1,000w digital ballast combo. My ballast is interchangable though, so I run it at 600 watts on a 1,000w bulb with no problems at all. Going down in wattage some say prolongs the overall life of the bulb. Going up does just the opposite.