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ScythianGold · 03-13-2012, 04:50 PM

Hello,

I'm vegging some little ones and was wondering, can you/is it safe to run a 100w metal halide with no ballast? It's a standard e26 bulb. I thought I have seen people do it before.

Thanks

fungzyme · 03-13-2012, 04:59 PM

Nope. All MH and HPS lights, even the 35w and 70w ones, need a ballast to fire up and run. It doesn't have anything to do with the size of the bulb base.

ScythianGold · 03-19-2012, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the quick response and sorry mine was so slow. I wanted to post some pics to go with my post but pussied out. I got a balast so hopefully I can just keep the temps down now.

I've got some third or fourth gen gg#3's going and the HID is going to help! Also trying to germ some SOL Blue Sat X Jamaican Pearl seeds that got a little moldy last season...any suggestions??? Trying to use a drop of bleach in the water, it keeps the mold away but out of a hundred maybe still no survivors.

03-13-2012, 04:50 PM	#1
ScythianGold Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47	100MH with no ballast? Hello, I'm vegging some little ones and was wondering, can you/is it safe to run a 100w metal halide with no ballast? It's a standard e26 bulb. I thought I have seen people do it before. Thanks
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03-13-2012, 04:59 PM	#2
fungzyme Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 517	Nope. All MH and HPS lights, even the 35w and 70w ones, need a ballast to fire up and run. It doesn't have anything to do with the size of the bulb base.
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03-19-2012, 03:45 PM	#3
ScythianGold Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 47	Thanks for the quick response and sorry mine was so slow. I wanted to post some pics to go with my post but pussied out. I got a balast so hopefully I can just keep the temps down now. I've got some third or fourth gen gg#3's going and the HID is going to help! Also trying to germ some SOL Blue Sat X Jamaican Pearl seeds that got a little moldy last season...any suggestions??? Trying to use a drop of bleach in the water, it keeps the mold away but out of a hundred maybe still no survivors.
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