A 600 HPS is an S106 type lamp or bulb,it's not meant to be used with a 1000 watter.The 600 is 5.7amps the 1000 is more than that! You could damage the ignighter in the ballast! The risk of fire is great! That bulb is not made to draw that many amps!

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GaGrown Reviewed by GaGrown on . what will happen if i use a 600 watt hps bulb in a 1000 watt lamp? So i recently got a 1000 watt HPS lamp and ballast from a friend however he gave me a 600 watt HPS bulb for it what would happen if i used that anyways? i haven't tried yet because i dont wanna bust a perfectly good light bulb anyone know? thanks in advance Rating: 5