400 watt hps brighter than 1000watt hps

adidas

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2009

• #1

wired up my 1000watt hps ballast, put on a brand new Hortilux super hps bulb, and its not as bright as my old 400, whats going on?

it's a different color, more yellow but only half as bright.

did i wire something wrong?

 

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dull1554

Well-Known Member

• Feb 6, 2009

• #2

are you compairing them side to side or from memory?

maybe your mistaken

 

adidas

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #3

dull1554 said:

are you compairing them side to side or from memory?

maybe your mistaken

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side to side, they are both on

 

dj crane

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #4

is it the right bulb? sorry for the obvious questions but just trying to cover the basics

 

OregonMeds

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #5

Which ballast do you have and where did you buy it? Link?

Where did you buy the hortilux? (thinking maybe someone ripped you off with a used bulb)

Did you leave it on long enough to fully warm up?

 

adidas

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #6

bought at a local store. had the light on 12 hours still not bright

noticed was using a pretty small power cable, could that be the problem? going to switch to lower guage wire.

 

OregonMeds

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #7

No the cord would have gotten warm or hot if it's too thin... Replace it if it did.

Take the bulb back, it's either defective or you maybe got a used bulb someone already returned.

 

adidas

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• Feb 6, 2009

• #8

theres no way improper wiring of the ballast could cause this?

 

adidas

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• Feb 7, 2009

• #9

if the polarity was reversed could that cause the problem? i think we jst f'd up wiring the ballast