can I use my 150 watt HPS bulb on my 1000 Watt setup?

[macnasty]

title says it all. I've got these 150 watt HPS bulbs which they were giving away at my work for FREE between the hours of 1 a.m. - 6 a.m. in a locked storage room! can you believe it? i can't believe no one else grabbed em...anyway, I've got a ballast designed to support my 1000 watt hps at home, and was wondering if i could simply screw these 150's in instead. this would be great for rooting my clones, which i plan on doing shortly. from what i understand a 1000 watt bulb will be too strong (and not to mention too energy consumptive), but i imagine a 150 will do the trick, no? thanks.

macnasty Reviewed by macnasty on 09-28-2008. can I use my 150 watt HPS bulb on my 1000 Watt setup? title says it all. I've got these 150 watt HPS bulbs which they were giving away at my work for FREE between the hours of 1 a.m. - 6 a.m. in a locked storage room! can you believe it? i can't believe no one else grabbed em...anyway, I've got a ballast designed to support my 1000 watt hps at home, and was wondering if i could simply screw these 150's in instead. this would be great for rooting my clones, which i plan on doing shortly. from what i understand a 1000 watt bulb will be too strong Rating: 5

[macnasty]

ahh i forgot to ask - can i use anything OTHER THAN a 1000 watt bulb with this ballast? or am i limited to just 1000's for the $150 bucks or so i spent on this thing...geeze.

[Dutch Pimp]

1000 watt bulbs = 1000 watt ballasts, only

150 watt bulbs = 150 watt ballasts, only




150 watt bulb + 1000 watt ballast = boom

[Greenthing]

150 watt HPS bulbs which they were giving away at my work for FREE

No ballast with them, probably the reason they are for free.
Yeah Dutch Pimp is spot on yeah BANG and maybe a FIRE.