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MH Power supply+HPS Lamp??

mrniceguy

Member
Is it possible to use a metal halide power supply to run a HPS bulb? I have an old MH power supply and some HPS bulbs, just wondering if its worth my effort to get a reflector and cable to run it.

Thanks fellas!
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G

Guest

A mh ballast can not run an HPS bulb, but a HPS ballast can run a mh bulb.
 

mrniceguy

Member
Thanks for the tip Southern. Hey thats a pretty wild web site in that link. Hmmmmm, might spend some time checkin that one out....
 

bartender187

Bakin in da Sun
Veteran
It is possible... you just need to buy an Ignitor and wire it all together... however.... if your not sure what you are doing... i would say it would be safer to just find a used HPS ballast on ebay or at your local hydro store.
 

badmf

Active member
Many growers send in their ballast for repair and never pick them up, I have often thought either they stopped growing or got busted or..? Any way the hydro stores sometimes have pretty new just from the factory-repaired ballast for sale. I bought several Hydrofarms for a song, no dance lol. Conversion bulbs are very inefficient, its better to get the correct ballast!
 
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