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thebeatles069 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:41 PM

hey guys i jus got a 175w mh bulb and im wondering how the hell am i to turn it on? do i need some special socket? because it wont turn on when i plug it into a socket

AugustWest · #2 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:52 PM

yeah you need a seperate ballast for that. Maybe home depot or somewhere like that may have one

thebeatles069 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:53 PM

whats the cost?

AugustWest · #4 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:55 PM

no clue man.. sry

thebeatles069 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:59 PM

god damn

skoinkins · #6 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 10:33 PM

ballasts usually run 60 to 80

DrTrichome · #7 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 10:45 PM

Be careful when using HID lighting and make sure to always use specified lamps and ballasts to prevent problems such as shorts or at worst, electrical fires. Check out some hydro shops online or in your home town if there are any. You will find all sorts of lighting options that are specially designed for growroom use. Your cost could be from less than 100 bucks for a low-wattage HID or a Flouro setup to over 500 bucks for a top-of-the-line digital 1000W setup. The choice is yours. Good Luck!

CaliGrower · #8 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 11:55 PM

you need to match the bulb with the ballast. Doing otherwise can cause a fire,

KalaCrow · #9 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 07:37 PM

Another place would be an aquarium store that sells to people who keep reef tanks. They use metal halide fixtures and at the very least you could take your bulb to them to match to a ballast or fixture.

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#1 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 08:41 PM
thebeatles069 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	Help with metal halide bulb!!!! hey guys i jus got a 175w mh bulb and im wondering how the hell am i to turn it on? do i need some special socket? because it wont turn on when i plug it into a socket

#2 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 08:52 PM
AugustWest former weed grower Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,401	yeah you need a seperate ballast for that. Maybe home depot or somewhere like that may have one __________________ Current Grow: Sour D. PurpWreck & Others Last Harvest Bud Shots

#3 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 08:53 PM
thebeatles069 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	whats the cost?

#4 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 08:55 PM
AugustWest former weed grower Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,401	no clue man.. sry __________________ Current Grow: Sour D. PurpWreck & Others Last Harvest Bud Shots

#5 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 08:59 PM
thebeatles069 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	god damn

#6 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 10:33 PM
skoinkins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 148	ballasts usually run 60 to 80

#7 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 10:45 PM
DrTrichome Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	Be careful when using HID lighting and make sure to always use specified lamps and ballasts to prevent problems such as shorts or at worst, electrical fires. Check out some hydro shops online or in your home town if there are any. You will find all sorts of lighting options that are specially designed for growroom use. Your cost could be from less than 100 bucks for a low-wattage HID or a Flouro setup to over 500 bucks for a top-of-the-line digital 1000W setup. The choice is yours. Good Luck! __________________ Check out my BubbaKush grow! Grandaddy Purple DWC Grow!

#8 (permalink) 05-11-2008, 11:55 PM
CaliGrower Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 584	you need to match the bulb with the ballast. Doing otherwise can cause a fire,

#9 (permalink) 05-22-2008, 07:37 PM
KalaCrow Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 27	Another place would be an aquarium store that sells to people who keep reef tanks. They use metal halide fixtures and at the very least you could take your bulb to them to match to a ballast or fixture.

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