HPS in a regular lamp?

[psteve]

I asked this same question a week ago but got no reply i thank you need a HPS Lamp but i was gonna try and make my own lamp and have the raw wire touch the 50watt bulb and hope everything goes good but if everything goes bad well it could mean nighty night for me or a power outage

Don't do it!!!
I can tell you RIGHT NOW that it will not work, and you risk an exploding bulb in your face!!!!

psteve Reviewed by psteve on 02-11-2008. HPS in a regular lamp? Does a hps bulb require a special fixture i know ive read alot about these ballast for the real high wattages but for a 50 watt or so hps bulb does it need any kind of special fixture or can any fixture that can handle that wattage support a HPS bulb, Thanks in advance. Rating: 5