light bulb what to do with this one

ok i picked up 2 of these bulbs today once i got home and opened them i was like shit the sockets to big and i was online reading some of the only info i could find on these and now i think they need a ballas. if anyone knows please let me know is it worth keeping these for 10$ each. were and what kind of ballas do i need to run these ther are 65watter that make 500watts and around 5000lumens or higher but im not sure.

her is a link that shows what i need is ther anyother way to do these bulbs with out these
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mogal base and it should have an internal ballast.

no ballast! cfl's have them built in. that is a mogul based light. most house lights are medium base. just get a mogul base socket or a medium to mogul converter and it will work fine. it is a $2 fix! enjoy!

bigballin007 said:

mogal base and it should have an internal ballast.

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hmmm so your sayin if i can put power to it it will start. i did so to one of them and it didnt start.

with the pics i add i know that would be right for how it would be wired if it didnt need a ballas but hmm idk im not a pro with lighting and stuff like that.

funkdabassman said:

no ballast! cfl's have them built in. that is a mogul based light. most house lights are medium base. just get a mogul base socket or a medium to mogul converter and it will work fine. it is a $2 fix! enjoy!

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could i have a bad bulb with what i added to the post i made last.


ANYBODY THAT KNOWS PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN USE THESE BULBS WHY WAS UM.

ok i found out i need a ballast what can i do, can i got to home depo or lowes and buy a ballast that can handle a 65watt fluorescent bulb. im a big noob to this.

This is what you need for those to work

http://www.goodmart.com/products/750600.htm

Claytronics said:

This is what you need for those to work

http://www.goodmart.com/products/750600.htm

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that just the converter the place that makes these bulbs says they need a ballast.

i'd just get new bulbs. sounds like a lot of work. you can get the right ones for a couple dollars.

Yea I would def. get something else.

Here are some on this site
TopBulb.com - 65W CFL 5000K SUPER BRIGHT

Claytronics said:

Yea I would def. get something else.

Here are some on this site
TopBulb.com - 65W CFL 5000K SUPER BRIGHT

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yea im takin them back now!!!!

yep the back of the box is always good to have. return them and get a better one.
peace

returned them and got these 27watters for the same price but they were 7$ each.

wow i had wrong spec of lights b4 becuz i had 1 20watter and 5 13watters they are all more on the 3000k scale wow can that cause plant probs crazy wish i would have known im gettin more of these bulbs soon.


right now i have these 3, and 3 of the 13watters witch are wrong spec for veggy. im gonna get aleast 3 more of what i just bought.

Yea those will work for veg. After that for flowering youll want to get the like 4 of the 100w ones like this
TopBulb.com - 105 WATT CFL 2700K
or these
TopBulb.com - 65W 2700K SUPER BRIGHT COMPACT FLUORESCENT

Depending on how many plants you are gonna grow you might need more.

You want like the 6500k for veg and 2700k for flowering and also the more lumens the better.

Claytronics said:

Yea those will work for veg. After that for flowering youll want to get the like 4 of the 100w ones like this
TopBulb.com - 105 WATT CFL 2700K
or these
TopBulb.com - 65W 2700K SUPER BRIGHT COMPACT FLUORESCENT

Depending on how many plants you are gonna grow you might need more.

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well i was hopin to use what im takin out. the lower kelvins of light. i got 5 bulbs that are aroudnt the 3000k mark 1 20watter and the 5 13watters thats what i was using till now i didnt relize i had the wrong kelvins in light becuz im a noob-|owell i know now.