metal halide lamp in a mercury vapor ballast

i was talking to a friend of mine and he was telling me i could use a MH bulb in in a mercury vapor ballast since there was no ignitor anyone else heard of this?

KABOOM! dont start a fire man.

Ditto.......

Actually that one is true, same wattage MH bulb will work in it.

Many MV ballasts say they'll work with MH bulbs. Find the proper wattage and you should be set, in theory.

Yes you can as long as they are the same watts. Mercury vapor is being all but phased out as people are going with MH just replacing the lamps in exsiting fixtures with MV ballasts.

cool ill wire it up and give it a try

Padishah said:

cool ill wire it up and give it a try

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Put the local fire department number in your speed dial just in case!

padishah said:

cool ill wire it up and give it a fry

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stay safe.

No need to scare him DK, it will work fine. I know u want to be safe, but atleast know what you are saying...

yes am mh bulb will work on a mv ballast as long as the wats are the same i am doing it right know

finally got the ballast wired up and i can confirm MH works well with the MV ballast only trouble was sylvania blubs dont work with it but phillips worked great now i got a nice little 400 watt MH for 40 bucks total

Will a 1000w MV bulb work in a 1000w digital ballast?

some mh sylvania bulbs require pulse ignition therefore need a mh pulse ignitor to run those globes as opposed to probe start, just be aware when purchasing mh bulbs.

Some info on it
http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/mwmhl/differenceprobepulse.asp