Can you use a vertical HPS bulb horizontally?

I got an HPS security light and the bulb is mounted vertically. I've heard its bad for the bulb to use it horizontally.

It also says on the box something to this effect so I'm pretty sure it must be true.

What is your guys' input?

check this out... How to grow with a 150w hps

wow... you finally sprung for a hps, i geuss my constant cfl bashing has finally opened someones eyes...
its all about your reflector...the easiest way to convert a security light is horizontally but you can also do it vertically... in my experiences i perfer horizontal... you get much more even lighting on your grow area...

Yeah I know about vertical growing..

I'm already 7 weeks in to flowering and am just adding this light to my CFLs by hanging it above the plant. It's provide more light if it was mounted horizontally though..

Maybe in the end it wont matter because the room is small and entirely covered with mylar

primeralives said:

wow... you finally sprung for a hps, i geuss my constant cfl bashing has finally opened someones eyes...
its all about your reflector...the easiest way to convert a security light is horizontally but you can also do it vertically... in my experiences i perfer horizontal... you get much more even lighting on your grow area...

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Yeah it's a tiny 70w HPS I picked up for $30. Still keeping my 250w of CFLs on it too..

So my question was are there bulbs DESIGNED to only work vertically or horizontally? It says on the box to not mount horizontally

Wow, he just blows it off like its nothing, he must be some mean growing machine!

jk, i know what you mean... Why wouldnt yu be able to mount it horizontal???

you can see the difference in this pic... the plant on the left is vertical.. see how small the light coverage is... the one on the right is vertical... much better coverage

ohh wait i reread it, for reall? No way my security light came in a horizontal casing

if you are intrested i can take some pics tomorow of my security light setup... i made it a remote ballast grow light... you will have heat problems if you leave it in the housing... there is a method in grow faq, but it involves spending way too much money for me so i make some changes and all you need is an extention cord

prim, just throwing it out there but what if you cut that reflecter in half, giving your other plant the added intensity of another light?

upinchronic1 said:

prim, just throwing it out there but what if you cut that reflecter in half, giving your other plant the added intensity of another light?

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that plants dead, he had to die... i ditched the whole reflector and mounted it horizontally over my scrog..

I already disassembled the whole thing, mounted the internals on some plywood, re-wired and soldered some longer wiring to the socket and hvae an external ballast with about 15ft of wire to the socket

I just did some quick reading on google and it seems it's ok to run them in any position. I'm going to find a way to mount it horizontally and make a reflector.

I think my girl is gonna laike this for the last 3 weeks of flowering. Look in my jounral to see what the buds look like with just CFLs

primeralives said:

that plants dead, he had to die... i ditched the whole reflector and mounted it horizontally over my scrog..

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NICE, so dual 150w?

Daisy - good plan, Prime was right on with what he said earlier

1 150, 1 70... check out my grow in my signature