Hps lights

Newer units vibrate less so less noise. You can try to find the noise most of the time it's just a loose part. Old bike tubes make good rubber insulators for some parts to quit down a transformer. Just use common since and you can figure it out.

Just check and make sure the voltage match and the bulb type match. HPS light need igniters (an extra charge of electricity) to get then going. MH does not need igniters.

ok thankyou Zandor for all your help,

i was looking on the ballast and i found this sticker with this on it:

MH

175w 60 hz
250w 60 hz
400w 60 hz
1000w 60hz

HPS

250w 60 hz
400w 60 hz
600w 60 hz
1000w 60 hz

would this mean it can run those wattages of bulbs or what does it mean.
There was also little boxes next to them with the 400w 60 hz MH box checked so i think its a MH light i dont know

Ballasts are based on a wattage rating. If you have a 1000 watt ballast there is no reason why you can't use a smaller lamp. BUT if you have a 400 watt ballast DO NOT use a higher wattage lamp! Why? Amp. draw.
When you use a lower wattage lamp, basically your not using the ballast to it's full potential or amperage rating. If you put in a LARGER lamp your now increasing the amperage pull from that ballast past its "safe" rating which means you WILL create heat and have the possibility of burning out the ballast prematurely. GOOD LUCK!!!

Imagine using about 4 1000 watt lamps on a single 110v household outlet. You would be pulling 36 amps though an outlet more than likely rated for 15 amps. BAD KARMA!!!

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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud

Ballasts are based on a wattage rating. If you have a 1000 watt ballast there is no reason why you can't use a smaller lamp. BUT if you have a 400 watt ballast DO NOT use a higher wattage lamp! Why? Amp. draw.
When you use a lower wattage lamp, basically your not using the ballast to it's full potential or amperage rating. If you put in a LARGER lamp your now increasing the amperage pull from that ballast past its "safe" rating which means you WILL create heat and have the possibility of burning out the ballast prematurely. GOOD LUCK!!!

Imagine using about 4 1000 watt lamps on a single 110v household outlet. You would be pulling 36 amps though an outlet more than likely rated for 15 amps. BAD KARMA!!!

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a 1000 watt Ballasts at so so Amp. can I run 2 from the one as long as I don't go over the AMP"S

The ballast determines how much power the bulb gets. If you run a smaller bulb than a ballast is rated for then you are overdriving the bulb.

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Originally Posted by litespeed

a 1000 watt Ballasts at so so Amp. can I run 2 from the one as long as I don't go over the AMP"S

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I don't see why you couldn't run lets say 2 400s off a 1000 watt ballast. Like ya said, your still under the amperage rating. Good Luck!!! :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud

I don't see why you couldn't run lets say 2 400s off a 1000 watt ballast. Like ya said, your still under the amperage rating. Good Luck!!! :thumbsup:

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Because the ignator has only enough power for one light bulb.

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Originally Posted by Zandor

Because the ignator has only enough power for one light bulb.

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Could a person wire in separate ignitors to the same ballast? Just out of couriosity. :thumbsup:

We're talking HPS right? I know one of them ( MH/HPS) has the ignitor, capacitor, and ballast while the other has no ignitor/capacitor.........just a lil' stoned! :stoned:

Right the HPS have igniters. You could run 2 in parallel but you would need to also install some capacitorâ??s as well.