2000 watt hood?

you guys might know...

• Had a guy give me a hood/refelctor - was going to go out and buy a ballast and bulb soon
  
  BUT i look inside the fixture you screw the bulb into and it says
  
  600v
  2000w
  
  ..is there such a thing? or is that it's maximum load?
  
  i'm confuzzled and i don't want to buy a 1000 want ballast and bulb; if they will not fit/work correctly.
  
  thanks for any info and help​
  
  
  
  

hoods are universal, meaning you can run w/e sized bulb in it that you have the correct sized ballast for...

That is just the max rating of the socket/lamp cord. Most all of the wires in your house are rated to 600 volts.

nice - i had never seen the 2000w before. well that is sweet, so then why are there no 1500w or higher bulbs? heat issues? too big? lol

1500 watts would be over kill comming from one hood in my eyes! Heat would be awhole nother issue

Trichyn9ne said:

1500 watts would be over kill comming from one hood in my eyes! Heat would be awhole nother issue

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You can get 5000 watters..but ya need a big area, and a high ceiling...lots of heat to get rid of....

And there are 1500w lights as well. Way too much heat coming from those things !

Wow, I'm shocked that they make anything larger than 1000w.

http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-13059-master-blaster-1500-watt-lamp.aspx
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/p-13015-galaxy-master-blaster.aspx

I guess these are for those ladies that can take that EXTRA penetration

Well said Glad!! All the closet hookers need more penetration. In that case fire up the 1500 watts