i was wondering if this system would be able to handle the 55W ballast
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Dear Timothy,Thanks for your inquiry.The lights you were refering to are 35W,and they can be used with the 55W ballasts but this will definitely reduce the lifespan of the lights.So you'd better use 55W lights with 55W ballasts or 35W lights with 35W ballasts.And we do not sell hid lights separately,but we do have 55W hid kit including lights and ballasts.Hope this can help.
786386
This ballast is for a 4 lamp (32watt each) fixture. So should work if you have the same configuration. How that helps. Matt
1465270
I believe the ballast your looking for is for 14 watts and above , this one is only rated for 13 watts
597348
I have the apallo 600 watt metal haide andhps system they work very well. neverheard of a 1000 watt ballast for 600 watt lights
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
495899
the harnass is set for two. With 55w bulbs you could get away with running 4. With 100w, no way. You will have to modify to run 4 also.
2240927
The bulbs will handle 55W but no guarantee on longevity as we highly suggest to use 35W HID Conversion kit system.
1880386
I don't have a lot of experience with the HID lighting but I can tell you that this will power a 8,000K bulb. now if you bulb is a 55w bulb it will not be as bright as it should. So it is best to make sure the wattage's match if you want the maximum output.
1340606
This will more than likely work fine, ballasts are not that picky. they sell these at walmart now too for a lil bit more if you don't want to wait.
1880244
I have 5 of these, as long as you keep within the 15 amps and under 1775 Watts you will be fine. I run all my LED lights off these, and I have run digital ballast off these, but don't plug a power strip into this with 5 (1000 Watt) digital ballast on the end of the power strip. Hope this helps.
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I think so. Check if socket size same. Bought two for my 600w apollo ballast. Works awesome. Most of all my garden temps are down. Love them.
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I would have to agree with DB ,the current ballast would not start the 250 watt ed28
1599627
600 watt is magnificent with a dimmable ballast you can cover such a wide range of everything. This is definitely not a hardwired ballast
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I think you have to use a 1000 watt bulb and dial the ballast down to 50 percent to get 500 watts. You can always adjust it up to 100 percent at 1000 watts when needed. They have 3 settings. Don't think you can use a lesser rated bulb in a more powerful ballast but I am not for sure.
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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.
628006
I have been running 35w and have had a couple of the sockets burn up but I installed ten and had the issue with 2. Not sure they would handle 50w
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You'd have to check the ratings on the ballast but as long as it's 240 Volts and below 16 amps it should be fine.