k so its time to flower and im dying to get an hps....is there an inexpensive way to make a homemade lamp? I went to Lowes and bought one of those security lamps....before i bought it i asked the pre-occupied douche if a ballast was included and of course he said yes. Brought that bitch home and you can guess the rest. Anyways i was wondering if i could just buy the bulbs and fixtures...or something along those lines cuz 100 bucks for a 150w hps isnt very fun especially when a ballast isnt included. Anyone have any ideas? thanks

Did you read the box to verify that statement? 100 bucks would sound a little too good to be true for that, I would have at least opened the box to check it out myself. Take it back and get what you need.

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I agree take it back and get a refund ...buy from High tech garden

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Ya of course i checked the box but when youre in a hurry youd think asking an associate working in lighting would know!? Youd pay 100 bucks for a 150w hps lamp w/o a ballast over a whole 400w setup for the same price?? Thanks gygax thats a wayyy better deal!!

Those lights are different than grow lights dude. A ballast is what we use to power our lights so we dont have to wire them right into the wall. Secruity lights are made to be wired up. There is no ballast man, your wires are the ballast. All you need to do is wire that up to a plug and theres your ballast, haha.

Edit: And you can get a plug at lowes that is bare on one end made for like fixing extension cords and stuff. That will work fine im sure. As long as its rated high enough.

k Cheif the point is i was looking for a light with a ballast; something to plug in. I asked the dude if it had a ballast cuz i knew most of those lights (security) needed to be wired up.

Wow that's crazy, same exact thing happened to me! I was at lowe's today and asked an associate where to find ballasts for the 100w HPS i was buying. He says you don't need it, you can just plug those into any old socket. I was skeptical, but thought he knew better than I did. so now I have to go return the thing .

Ya they just tell you what you want to hear to get you out of their face...Lowes suck ass and they just waste ur time! lol

No problem the guy who runs the place is good at customer service too...he doesn't have a lot of high end items but a 400watt for that price is great...I own one BTW never had a problem.