150w HPS ballast???

[FORMULA51]

A buddy of mine gave me a box full of unused bulbs. i have bulbs in 150w HPS, 250W HPS , 400's & 600's.

I cant find a ballast or a company that sells ballasts that will run the 150watter. Is there a reason i'm not finding a ballast to run this 150 watter (due to not needing one), or am i not looking in the right place? thanks.:icon_smile:

 

[pcduck]

You many not find them in hydro stores as it is mostly used for street lights, but you can find it here

hXXp://www.1000bulbs.com/category/120-277-Volt-150-watt-high-pressure-sodium-ballasts/

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

I cannot imagine why you could not find one--do a google search and you should come up with a dozen or more to choose from.

Also I am not sure I would even run used bulbs--bulbs lose their intensity after a while. Many of us here change out our bulbs every 6 months or so because of that. I certainly would not for be buying a ballast just because I got an old free bulb (that may be worth almost nothing). Bulbs are not expensive. Buy a ballast the size you need/want to use.

 

[pcduck]

I was browsing Hi Tech Garden Supply(HTG) catalog and seen they had a 150 watt ballast for $69.75 that includes bulb,ballast, and reflector. Product #HTG150HPS

 

[OGKushman]

My local Home Depot has 150-400w HPS stuff

homedepot.digby.com/homedepot/product/detail.do?itemId=202501758&categoryId=&path=

homedepot.digby.com/homedepot/product/detail.do?itemId=100131936&categoryId=&path=

 

[FORMULA51]

i'm not using old bulbs. my buddy closed down a hydro stoore, and he gave me a box full of bulbs still in the box. i looked at home depot and couldn't find anything but 150w bulbs, no ballasts. I'm already running 2 600 setups, just wondering if it was worth it to veg under the 150w.

 

[Roddy]

Some smaller wattage hoods come complete with ballast, my local hydro guy sells 250's that way...might even have a 150, never had need, so never really looked.

 

[Hushpuppy]

Not really worth the money of buying the ballasts to drive them. However if you have a 600w balast and you know your stuff about electronics you could wire 4 connections to run 4 150w bulbs off the one 600w balast.

 

[Growdude]

If it was me I wouldnt use them unless you have a small project.

You can buy a 150 hps ballast kit for as little as $27.00 dollars on 1000bulbs.com.