Quote Originally Posted by GaGrown
Are you saying that you can use a 400 watt bulb in a 1000 watt galaxy ballast? Yes if switched down or you can run a 600 at the 400 W.I may be confused as to what you want to accomplish,but I use a 1000 wat MH with the ballast in veg and use the dimmer in that phase of the plants life and full power at flowering. All this is with a 1000 watt bulb.Right, I want to do that.


You can't turn the ballast to low setting and put in a 400 or 600 watt lamp. Am I on the right track as to what your looking to do? well I want to do that too as well as use either HPS or MH at either wattage.
Understand ? Eventually I will probably just dim the 1000.

That brings up the question I forgot to ask. Does dimming that 1000 watt bulb have an increase/decrease of PAR life?
WashougalWonder Reviewed by WashougalWonder on . Galaxy Digital Ballast feedback??? Looking at investing in the multi wattage digital ballasts. So far, I think the Galaxy 1000, HPS/MH, 400-600-1000 watt settings, can run bulbs at full power or reduced power (does that make bulb last longer?), and supposedly less heat. Not sure which puts out how much, but 1000 watt bulb puts out a lot of heat. Anyway I like the ability to use at any wattage and to use either HPS or MH. With some of my experimenting I need more flexibility. So, since it is a $400 investment, is it Rating: 5