1000 whps

lill106 · Mar 7, 2011

hi all im a noob to growing. just got a simple question to ask.can i run a 250whps bulb through a 1000 w ballast or will it burn the bulb out? any help would be great,thanks :idea:

gopherbuddah · Mar 7, 2011

You'll be fine. If you trying to use 1000w bulb in a 250w ballast then you'd have problems

frmrboi · Mar 7, 2011

you'll still be using 1000 watts per hour though

Wetdog · Mar 7, 2011

lill106 said:
hi all im a noob to growing. just got a simple question to ask.can i run a 250whps bulb through a 1000 w ballast or will it burn the bulb out? any help would be great,thanks

Yes, it will burn the bulb out at the very least. A visit from the FD at the worst.

Bulb wattage and ballast wattage must match.

Wet

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