What happens when you mate a 1000HP engine to a transmission that can only handle 400HP?Bobo said:got a 1000 watt balast and hood but to much 4 heat for my new cab. Am i able to run a 400 watt of the 1k watt ballast
AlbinoDanko12GA said:sorry im a lil late on this but yes u can run a 400 watt in a 1000 watt ballast! totally safe! ask "mygirls" on rollitup.org, theres a video of one in a 1000 watt ballast for his entire grow just to prove it! good luck
well why would someone buy a ballast that will put out 1000 watts and only buy a 400 watt bulb or so, thats useless!AlbinoDanko12GA said:if it was ment to be that way then everyone would have a 1000w ballasts running 250w-600w
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The Hemp Goddess said:edited to remove racial slur.
What I did was tell you that I did not approve of your post. You were advocating an unsafe practice. Just because your friend has done it does not mean that it is safe. When we are talking about electrical safety and fire hazards, an opinion is not enough. EVERY manufacturer of HID equipment will tell you that the wattage of the bulb and ballast MUST match. And unless you have an electronic ballast or conversion bulbs, you should not run MH in HPS ballasts and vise versa. We are talking about safety here.
Calm down and smoke a bowl.
HID lamps come in various type and wattage selections. Each lamp type and wattage requires specific starting and operating conditions to develop rated light output and operate the lamp within allowable limits. Ballasts and lamps are designed to meet standards for interchangeability between lamps and ballasts of the same type and wattage. A lamp must be operated by the ballast designed for that lamp, as improper matching of lamp and ballast may cause damage to the lamp or ballast, or both.
The bulb wattage must be matched to the ballast. A smaller bulb will usually be fed a wattage close to what the proper bulb takes, and will generally overheat and may catastrophically fail. Any catastrophic failures may not necessarily happen quickly. A larger bulb will be underpowered, and will operate at reduced efficiency and may have a shortened lifetime. The ballast may also overheat from prolonged operation with an oversized bulb that fails to warm.
The ballast is the electrical component of a High Intensity Discharge (H.I.D.) or Fluorescent light that makes it work. The ballast is necessary to operate a H.I.D. or Fluorescent light. It converts the electricity from your home into the specific energy frequency needed to operate the lamp. Each specific H.I.D. lamp type (High Pressure Sodium [HPS], Metal Halide [MH], etc.) and wattage type (150, 250, 400, 600, 1000, etc.) have a specific ballast for each type and wattage of H.I.D. lamp. They are not compatible with each other, you cannot use different lamp types or wattages in your light other than the one specifically made for it
The HID Ballasts have multiple functions – provide starting voltage or a high voltage pulse, regulating bulb current and power while providing appropriate [FONT=Helvetica,sans-serif,Arial]sustaining voltage and current flow and manage power to optimize bulb life.[/FONT]
All HID ballasts must provide specific minimum starting voltage to ignite the bulb. In automotive applications, they provide a high voltage pulse that streams to the igniter, providing the immediate spark to fire the bulb almost instantly.
Ballasts also regulate bulb current and power. Following that initial pulse that sparks the bulb, the ballast limits the current to the bulb while operating. The ballast current is set to a level that provides proper power to the bulb. In addition, the ballast regulates the bulb current through the range of typical line voltage variations – or surges – maintaining stable bulb output and maximum performance.
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