600 watt light of 1000 watt ballast possible?

[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.

[CovertCarpenter]

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.

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]

[khyberkitsune]

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.

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

[THContent]

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

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.

[baghdatiz]

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

[GROWxMOREx420]

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.