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Can You Use A 250W Bulb In A 400W Ballast. My ballast says max w is 400 but not use only. I want to go to a c13 for awhile. Put a 250w bulb in a fixture which had a 400w ballast, now the guys here are arguing about whether or not the bulb or ballast will. I have opened one light in a parking lot and found ballast that says use 400 watt s51 bulb and the bulb was 250 watt and. To achieve this, you need to run your lights at a 33% reduction in power if you veg for 18 hours a day and a 50% reduction if you veg for 24 hours. I accidently ran a 175watt bulb on a pulse start 400watt ballast for at least a month. You can use it but it may not perform as well as a 250w would because you're under driving a 400w. I think i read somewhere on this site that i could power a 400w bulb with a 250w ballast, but not powering it the whole 400w just. The bulb lived and the ballast died. If you use 1000w bulbs for flowering, use 600w bulbs for vegging and dim you ballast to 600w for those bulbs. First off, can a bulb of a lower wattage can be used with a ballast of higher wattage? The best way to achieve this is to use lower wattage bulbs. I have a couple sun system 400hps ballasts. For example, install a 250w hps bulb. It could also lower the life of the bulb.

If you use 1000w bulbs for flowering, use 600w bulbs for vegging and dim you ballast to 600w for those bulbs. I have a couple sun system 400hps ballasts. The bulb lived and the ballast died. I think i read somewhere on this site that i could power a 400w bulb with a 250w ballast, but not powering it the whole 400w just. Put a 250w bulb in a fixture which had a 400w ballast, now the guys here are arguing about whether or not the bulb or ballast will. I have opened one light in a parking lot and found ballast that says use 400 watt s51 bulb and the bulb was 250 watt and. I want to go to a c13 for awhile. To achieve this, you need to run your lights at a 33% reduction in power if you veg for 18 hours a day and a 50% reduction if you veg for 24 hours. The best way to achieve this is to use lower wattage bulbs. It could also lower the life of the bulb.

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Can You Use A 250W Bulb In A 400W Ballast Put a 250w bulb in a fixture which had a 400w ballast, now the guys here are arguing about whether or not the bulb or ballast will. I think i read somewhere on this site that i could power a 400w bulb with a 250w ballast, but not powering it the whole 400w just. First off, can a bulb of a lower wattage can be used with a ballast of higher wattage? If you use 1000w bulbs for flowering, use 600w bulbs for vegging and dim you ballast to 600w for those bulbs. I want to go to a c13 for awhile. It could also lower the life of the bulb. For example, install a 250w hps bulb. I have opened one light in a parking lot and found ballast that says use 400 watt s51 bulb and the bulb was 250 watt and. To achieve this, you need to run your lights at a 33% reduction in power if you veg for 18 hours a day and a 50% reduction if you veg for 24 hours. My ballast says max w is 400 but not use only. I accidently ran a 175watt bulb on a pulse start 400watt ballast for at least a month. The best way to achieve this is to use lower wattage bulbs. You can use it but it may not perform as well as a 250w would because you're under driving a 400w. I have a couple sun system 400hps ballasts. Put a 250w bulb in a fixture which had a 400w ballast, now the guys here are arguing about whether or not the bulb or ballast will. The bulb lived and the ballast died.