Can I use a smaller 150 or 200 watt bulb with this ballast?
1474630
No sir. It will blow the bulb. The smallest bulb you can use is a 400watt. The ballast is dimmable. It does 100%, 75%, and 50% power. 50% of 600 is 300. I have used a 400watt with it and it did fine. Good luck, great grows.
1474631
i don't think they are the same size bulbs, plus even at 50% (the lowest setting on the balast) your looking at running at 500 watts.
1474632
I used a 400 watt MH bulb with the ballast no issues. I don't see why a 200 watt wouldn't work.
5135
Yes 54 watt high output bulbs can be used with this fixture but if you want to run anything bigger like the ultra high output 95 watt bulbs you have have to use a fixture with ballast s designed for those bulbs
1467866
I wouldn't recommend using this lantern with a 150-W light bulb. You could probably fit it in there, but the heat could ignite the thin paper, especially if the bulb is 5 inches wide. I think a 25-W bulb would be the only safe size to use.
686966
Dear debbie 60 is the maximum wattage you can use. I've used florescent lamps anyway. Good luck
136705
The bulb does not care what the ballast runs on. You need to search for a ballast which accepts 220-240v. Good luck!
791726
!!! NO !!! Nor can you use a Different Wattage Lamp! Ofcourse, I guess you could take all the "Ballast Stuff" out and then replace with just a "Regular Bulb"
1757659
Doubtful. You'll more than likely blow out your bulbs. You can't put 35w bulbs on a 55w ballast. The bulbs and ballast usually need to be rated the same wattage
713238
I would only use the maximum the lamps states. You might risk overheating and causing an electric short. The lamp is very reflective and should not need a 100 watt bulb.
272569
im sure you could but then thats kind of a waste cause if your not using a 400w ballast then the red and the blues are not correct for the bulb
272571
Its honestly not much more for a 600 watt bulb and its akways best to keep the bulb and ballast matched...you can always dim the 600 watt...just a suggestion. I would hate to see someone loose money on a ballast due to mix matched wattages...be safe rather than sorry. I hope this helped.
370312
You can Robin; you need to know how many watts, amps your lighting is - this is a very heavy gauge - the lower the number 12/3 - the more it can handle - you can probably get away with a higher gauge if you check a gauge chart....
2250247
I believe you can. It uses a common Mogul socket which should work with a higher wattage bulb and since the ballast is built in to the bulb, this would not be an issue. If you are still in doubt, I would ask a electrician but I don't foresee any problems.
1551730
Yes, you may not need 55w ballasts if the bulbs are 35w, it can affect the color
2001437
If all you have is the bulb, you need a ballast and a reflective fixture that will support that bulbs wattage. You have to buy the whole package, you cant just screw this bulb into any fixture.
2232210
No. The 150W is the maximum. It is a safety issue as a 150W bulb gets very hot. A 40W bulb should be fine. I put a 9W LED bulb in mine and it works great.
233995
Yes all you need to make sure of. Is that you batch the bulb wattage with ballast wattage. Ex; 600 watt bulb with a 600 watt ballast
800571
Yes ,i did it just worked fine. my ballast is for 600Wthe bulb works in 100% 75% and 50%!