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Can you use a 1000 watt hps without a ballast?
No, you cannot use a 1000 watt HPS (high-pressure sodium) lamp without a ballast. The ballast is essential for regulating the electrical current flowing through the lamp, which is necessary for it to operate properly and prevent damage. Trying to operate a 1000 watt HPS lamp without a ballast can result in the lamp not lighting up or malfunctioning.
Can you use a 70 watt metal halide lamp in a 150 watt ballast?
No, it is not recommended to use a 70 watt metal halide lamp with a 150 watt ballast. The lamp and ballast wattage should match to ensure proper operation and to prevent damage to the lamp or ballast. It is best to use a compatible lamp and ballast with matching wattages.
Can you use one lamp ballast for two?
No, you cannot use one lamp ballast for two lamps unless the ballast is specifically designed for multiple lamps. Each lamp typically requires a certain amount of electrical current and voltage, which a single ballast may not adequately provide for two. Using one ballast for two lamps could lead to improper operation, reduced performance, or damage to the lamps and ballast. Always check the manufacturer's specifications for proper usage.
Can you use 250W metal halide bulb in a 1000W metal halide ballast?
No. The lamp has to match the ballast. The lamp will not ignite if the wrong ballast is used.
What to use to power a sodium bulb?
To power a sodium vapor lamp, you typically need a ballast specifically designed for high-pressure sodium lamps. This ballast helps regulate the electrical current to the lamp, which is crucial for proper operation and longevity of the bulb. It is important to use the correct ballast to avoid damaging the lamp or creating a safety hazard.
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 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 i use a pulse start lamp with a probe start ballast?
yes
Compact fluorescent lamps have made a lot of changes in the lighting sector it is also changed from a fluorescent lamp to compact fluorescent lamps but still it is dependent on the ballast Why?
A ballast is an electrical component used with a fluorescent bulb (or mercury vapor lamp or arc lamp) to conduct electricity at each end of the tube. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are dependent on ballast because they use a gas to create light. when the gas is excited by electricity, it emits invisible ultraviolet light that hits the white coating inside the fluorescent bulb. The coating changes the ultraviolet light into light you can see.
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.
Can you use a sodium lamp in a mercury ballast?
No you can't. You can use a metal halide lamp of the exact wattage of the original mercury lamp. You cannot vary on wattage at all.
Does ballast use amps?
Yes a ballast uses amperage. That is the number beside the letter A on the ballasts nameplate. Depending on the size of the lamp or lamps will govern the size of the amperage that the ballast will draw.
