if i were to design a grow room, using 400w hps running 240v, and i had a section of property that ran 240v, does that mean i could fashion my own pigtail on to the fixture, plug it right into the outlet, and eliminate the need fer a BALLAST ???

um no...
but if you do try it let me know how it works













but no seriously don't even try this...i swear ive heard someone ask this same exact question before

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A full grown cat has the right capacitance to ignite a bulb though, if you wrap three turns of bare wire around his feet, wet his hair, and stand him in a tray of water.

Wire the 240 to his front paws though, and the two leads to the bulb to his back paws. Use your imagination for where to stick the ground lead.

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im sure its nothing to be attempted by anyone less then a professional electrician. and i would not try it fer shits n giggles, cuase im not an electrician, ima a welder, but my union make me take courses in everything construction... and iv taken basic electricity, so i believe i could make needed modifications (if even possible/practical/etc) with proper guidance... no disrespect but im reall looking fer a pothead electrician

not exactly what i meant but thanx

I'm an electronics tech and if you see my sig you'll see I do electrical wiring also.
Had there been a way to do it without just buying the proper ballasts, I'd have told you. You were supposed to get the hint by the absurdity of the cat idea.

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now see, i had some faith in you with 3000 posts and all.that was much more helpful but isnt a ballast just a small transformer, isnt it doing the same thing as the transformer on the line???

you need the ballast and all other components to transform the voltage so that the lamps will fire..i believe you need alot of voltage to as well as firing aid capacotor..wiring them 240 v only reduces the amperage on the supplying cicuit

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r u fuckin' serious on this ????

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