I garbagepicked a 750 MH HID that was a tennis court style light in rolled steel with SAG glass and a faceted reflector. After about 3 weeks it stopped fully lighting the bulb. After much troubleshooting with tech support from Graybar Electric, Grainger, etc. it was eventually determined that the capacitor had failed not the ballast. Now because this setup 750w is not common everything associated was $$$, the bulb, the ballast and the capacitor. So I gave up and scavanged the reflector and the mogul base for an MH ballast kit I purchased. Long story short, HID is not a mix and match situation.
sexieSadie Reviewed by sexieSadie 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