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It is not a good idea to mix lamps and ballasts. Ballasts are designed to output a specific voltage for the lamp that it is designed to be used on. By suppressing a wrong voltage on a lamp can shorten its life expectancy by a good deal.
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Can you use a 400W high pressure sodium bulb in a metal halide ballast?
No, the ballast has to be matched to the lamp. 250 watt ballast, 250 watt lamp. Also be sure to match the lamp type to the proper ballast even though the wattage is the same. HPS ballast to HPS lamp, Metal halide ballast to metal halide lamp and mercury vapour lamp to mercury vapour ballast.
How many 400 watt metal halide lamps will operate off a 1000 watt ballast?
It will power two 400 watt lamps.
What is the difference between a 100watt and a 75 watt bulb?
The amount of light produced and the amount of power consumed. A watt is a unit of power and electrical power is determined using the formula: P = I2*R , Where P is power, I is amps and R is resistance. But using Ohm's law ( V = I * R) the following can be obtained: P = V2/R , Where V is voltage. In US house holds the standard voltage is ~120V, changing the resistance of the filament of the light bulb will change the amount of power consumed and therefore the amount of light produced. The higher the wattage the lower the resistance of the filament. Filaments are used in standard incandescent light bulbs and not in fluorescent tubes or LED fixtures.
What wattage dimmer switch should you use?
Remember that dimmers are for incandescent lights only unless you invest BIG BUCKS on dimmable fluorescent lights and fluorescent dimmers. Make sure that the switch that you replace with the dimmer does not control a plug-in outlet unless it is a lamp. You could do harm to an appliance not designed for such use. Otherwise,just add up the wattage of all the bulbs on the dimmer and buy one of the next size rating. So if you have two 60 watt bulbs, two 75 watt bulbs-- that's 270 watts total.Find a dimmer rated for 300 watts or more.
How many lumens output in a 500 watt quartz Halogen bulb?
The bulb will have an efficacy of 17-20Lm per watt, so in total 500W = 8,500-10000 lumens. However, the bulbs light output is non directional, so a lot of the spilled light is in directions that you don't want it to go, so 50-70% of the figure can be used when specing up an LED variant.
4 250 mh bulbs 1 1000 watt mh ballast how to wire?
I would wire them together in a parellel circut. all the lights together, white to white black to black then put your ballast to em. it works like that with my 400 watt mh/hps ballast and 2 250 watt hps bulbs. run 2 hps bulbs with 2 mh bulbs if you can, you get better results.
Can you use a 400W high pressure sodium bulb in a metal halide ballast?
No, the ballast has to be matched to the lamp. 250 watt ballast, 250 watt lamp. Also be sure to match the lamp type to the proper ballast even though the wattage is the same. HPS ballast to HPS lamp, Metal halide ballast to metal halide lamp and mercury vapour lamp to mercury vapour ballast.
Can you use a 70 watt high pressure sodium bulb in a 150 watt ballast?
No, you can not use a 150 watt high pressure sodium bulb with a 70 watt ballast.
Can you replace a 150 watt hallide with a 175 watt?
no you cant if the ballast is for a 150w bulb you have to retro fit the ballast then u can
What size ballast do you need for a 430 watt high pressure sodium bulb?
430 watt bulbs are made to juice a little more light from a standard 400 watt ballast. you get about 3-5000 more lumens. A typical 400 watt HPS produces about 50-55,000 lumens. The 430 will put out about 58,000. Not a lot, but a little extra without any increase in power usage.
Can you use a 70 watt metal halide lamp in a 150 watt ballast?
Yes assuming the ballast is also for a metal halide lamp.
Can you use a 70 watt high pressure sodium bulb in a 100 watt ballast?
No. The bulb has to match the ballast wattage exactly. And you can't interchange different lamps (like metal halide) either. The ballast is specific to that wattage and lamp type. The bulb will either burn out quickly or just not work properly at all
Can you run a 50 watt halide bulb on a 100 watt halide ballast?
Yes.
Can you replace a 150 watt sodium bulb and use a lower 70 watt sodium bulb?
If both bulbs fit into the same socket I would presume this to be fine.
Do higher watt light bulbs run hotter or brighter than low watt light bulbs?
yes The higher the wattage the greater the heat. the filaments in each wattage must be of a greater diameter to handle the current. if the filaments are of a greater diameter ergo they draw a greater current from the voltage supplied.
Can a 34 watt T8 bulb be put in a fixture designed with a 40 watt T12 ballast?
the 35 watt lamp will work in a 40 watt ballast.
Can you use a 100 watt metal halide bulb in a 150 watt lamp?
Not recommended. It would work but shorten lamp life and may cause risk of fire. However, if you just wanted to check a lamp was capable of striking it would be ok for a few minutes. I've done the opposite in the past and used a 150w lamp with a 100w ballast. Works, but not good for any of the components, including lamp.
