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Originally Posted by Hairy Bob
Good post andyboy, I was about to state the same thing. A hps bulb needs an ignitor, the mh doesn't.
If the ballast was sold as a switchable one, then either there's a switch on it, or you have to open it up and route the wiring through the ignitor. Most electronic ballasts will automatically switch the ignitor depending on what type of bulb is being used. If the wiring already goes through the ignitor then you need a new ignitor.
It says a lot for the caliber of people who work in hydro shops that they didn't tell you this.
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Couldn't agree with that last line more Hairy Bob... I will drop in the ignitor when i get home and give it a shot. OK just so i get this clear... The Ballast I have has the wiring routed through the ignitor.. BUT the MH bulb does not need the ignitor to light it up whereas the HPS DOES need the ignitor... but is it ok to have the ballast wired up this way (thru the ignitor) permanently to run both MH and HPS? Thanks so much for the help...
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