As these are 600w bulbs why would they not work with a 600w ballast? You state they can only be paired with 1000w ballasts.
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
597349
im using mine on a digital 600w seems to be working fine but i just got it so we will see if it lasts the grow like this but the light is much better than the GE 600w for your dollar its great IMO
593574
If the voltage and amperage is the same as regular bulbs they should work fine. They may come on a little slower, but should work fine. check with bulb dealer they should know for sure
1749927
Ballasts do not determine kelvin temperature (or the color of the light)......it's the bulbs :-)
2115202
Sorry Robert, I don't know about a ballast. Purchased the extra bulb from Amazon, have not encountered the ballast issue. Good luck.
1962666
The instructions say to use 60W. I have the new 60W fluorescents and it seems a little weak. I'm thinking the instructions are for 60W incandescent and that you could go to 100W of the new fluorescents. I'm going to try it and see what happens.
201253
No, it will actually decrease the life span of the bulb. When the bulb is not used at the recommended wattage, ot also does not put out the full spectrum that the bulb is rated at. If you intend to only run the bulb at 50%, i would recommend just using a 400 watt bulb with your 600 watt ballast.
656337
I'm not sure, we live in Texas, we have not experienced any problems with the ballast, but the problem would be with the bulb warmup time. Good luck
1572272
I would have to agree with DB ,the current ballast would not start the 250 watt ed28
412087
Well, got some mixed info here. The bulb package image indicates a 1000w bulb, but the written description indicates 400w. The 400w bulb will need the M59 ballast with a mogul socket to function. I'm not sure what the 1000w bulb needs.
1386688
You can buy any size bulbs and just use the same ballasts. ..n.p.the higher the bulb watts the LESS light youget .. ..heads up. 6000k. Are the best.
877793
the ballast has to be HPS and wattage compatible. if you can afford it, the best is the dual arc 1000w
1538433
Yes, they would work. The bulbs really don't care what wattage of ballasts you use.
225074
A 1000watt can be on any ballast as long as it a 1000watt ballast,nothing lower
1780624
I have wondered the same thing. I have not tried it because I dont want to waste money on bulbs that dont function with this light. Having worked with lighting extensively through out the years i dont think it will work., the ballast probably wont light them and if it does they may not light fully. If any one else tries it please let the rest know. Sorry this wasn't much help
560245
yes you can, just be careful not to run the ballast at more than 50%, it is 600 watts,it has 3 settings.. 50% which equals 300 watts, 75% is 450 watts and 75% will burn out a 400 watt bulb and it limits you to just the lowest setting which is 300 watts, i would recommend a 600 watt bulb, you get to use all the settings on the ballast, and the 600 watt bulbs have the highest light output per watt than the 400 or 1000 watt, and you only get 300 watts out of the kit, and lets face it, 400W barely gets the job done, unless your grow is in a closet or tent, i run the igrow at 450W and have another 1000W kit that i run at 50% producing 950W, plus 4 fans and 2 air pumps running me about 80 to a 100 dollars extra on my electric bill, so if you can afford it, brighter is better, more watts.. more yield... but ya.. nice kit.. i like mine... and you can always upgrade bulbs at any time....
286460
Yes, you can use this bulb in any digital ballast of 600 watts as far as I know. I use different brand bulbs in digital dimmable ballast.
1571478
Yes, the ballast type "35w or 55w" will both work with any color I..e 10k bulb.