Switchable ballast-hps and metal halide

HighandHappy210 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 12:51 AM

Hello fellow smokers,

I purchased a switchable ballast for my 400 watt lighting system. I used a metal halide bulb for vegging and am now ready to switch over to the flowering stage.

My question is this: What do I have to change on my ballast settings in order to do this?

The ballast has two settings, one for metal halide and one for high pressur sodium, so obviously I have to change this, but do I also have to switch the voltage? I currently have the output set at 120 volts. There is also a 240 volt outlet, so do I have to toggle the switch to this for high pressure sodium also?

I'd appreciate any imput, thanks in advance.

Rumpleforeskin · #2 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 01:17 AM

Leave the voltage alone. Voltage switch is in case your room is wired for 240.

toastybiz · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 02:40 AM

^Yep. The voltage won't change based on the bulb, it will change based on where the unit is plugged in. Standard household wiring in the USA is 110/120v, so leave it there. Put a 400w HPS bulb in that puppy and switch the ballast to HPS, you're good to go.

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#1 (permalink) 02-09-2009, 12:51 AM
HighandHappy210 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 47	Switchable ballast-hps and metal halide Hello fellow smokers, I purchased a switchable ballast for my 400 watt lighting system. I used a metal halide bulb for vegging and am now ready to switch over to the flowering stage. My question is this: What do I have to change on my ballast settings in order to do this? The ballast has two settings, one for metal halide and one for high pressur sodium, so obviously I have to change this, but do I also have to switch the voltage? I currently have the output set at 120 volts. There is also a 240 volt outlet, so do I have to toggle the switch to this for high pressure sodium also? I'd appreciate any imput, thanks in advance.

#2 (permalink) 02-09-2009, 01:17 AM
Rumpleforeskin Legal Medical Grower Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,306	Re: Switchable ballast-hps and metal halide Leave the voltage alone. Voltage switch is in case your room is wired for 240. __________________ Lets Build a Clone Machine Step-By-Step Lets Build a Bubble Bucket Step-By-Step My Simple Harvest and Cure Step-By-Step Light Proof Mounting of an Axial/Box/PC Fan My Harvest Pictures Rumple's LED Challenge

#3 (permalink) 02-09-2009, 02:40 AM
toastybiz keep it green Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,501	Re: Switchable ballast-hps and metal halide ^Yep. The voltage won't change based on the bulb, it will change based on where the unit is plugged in. Standard household wiring in the USA is 110/120v, so leave it there. Put a 400w HPS bulb in that puppy and switch the ballast to HPS, you're good to go. __________________ toastybiz Grandpa's grow guide ~ Vokal's grow guide ~ Diagnosing problems ~ Purilite's basic light guide Germination ~ Sid's do's and dont's ~ Buying seeds online head-to-head test Glossary of grow terminology ~ unoit's bubble hash method ~ Another hash method GC Forum Rules ~ NORML: MJ and the law

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