150 watt hps medium base: regular ceramic base ok?

is it safe to put a 150 watt , medium base HPS bulb in a regular(household) socket rated at 220v/660 watt ?

bobhamm said:

is it safe to put a 150 watt , medium base HPS bulb in a regular(household) socket rated at 220v/660 watt ?

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If by "regular (household) socket", you mean a plastic fixture - than definetly not! An HPS just runs too hot for a plastic socket!

You need at least a "regular (household) socket" made of porcelain, to handle the extra heat. But HPS lights have a "Starting Pulse" that hits 4,000 to 5,000 volts. That may, or may not, blow your socket like a fuse.

Your best bet is to get a "Pulse Rated Socket" @ 4 or 5 KV, like the ones in this link:
http://www.plantlightinghydroponics.com/grow-light-components-c-124.html
They are widely available at most good hardware stores.

tHANKS, iKNEW i NEEDED A CERAMIC/PORCELAIN SOCKET,i JUST DIDNT KNOW IF IT HAD TO BE OOPS.... sorry,caps lock on a pulse rated one,never had a non-mogul
base hid bulb before. had a spare s55 lying around and saw a medium base socket bulb on clearance for like 5$,so figured what the heck.

hps and halogen have different ignition processes. Are you asking if you can hook up a stardard household fixture into an hps ballast?

darkdestruction420 said:

hps and halogen have different ignition processes. Are you asking if you can hook up a stardard household fixture into an hps ballast?

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All I was finding at the hardware store where I found the hps bulb on clearance as far as medium base sockets went was ceramic ones,but they were 250v/660w ones.

So you do or dont have the ballast for it already? the ballast should say on it what should be hooked into it.

yeah have an s55 hps ballast wired up ready to go