Quote Originally Posted by mainegrown

unfortunatlly i live in such an area..
so does that mean that i cant have a 250w in a 1000w ballast now?


~MG a.k.a. le Maine développé

No you can have the 250 in a 1000. If you are switching from mh to hps make sure the ballast is switchable or you have a conversion bulb to match the ballast.