help!!! my HPS 100w wont work??

alright i just bought 20 dollar HPS 100watt and its not working??? im useing it in the same ballast as my CFLs where in and it will not turn on not even after 5 min it looks as if it was still unpluged the base of the light it just as big so it SHOULD work right?

Do i NEED the HPS ballast? like in no way it will work without it if so how much are the usualy? and my groww room is only like a foot an a half wide

An hps light will not run on the same ballast as a CFL from my understanding.

The components to run these lights are not the same.

You should find out who makes your 100W HPS and search online to see what ballast is used for it.

Also, You are taking a huge risk of fire mixing bulbs and ballasts.

This can be very bad.

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swad said:

An hps light will not run on the same ballast as a CFL from my understanding.

The components to run these lights are not the same.

You should find out who makes your 100W HPS and search online to see what ballast is used for it.

Also, You are taking a huge risk of fire mixing bulbs and ballasts.

This can be very bad.

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do they sell them at the hardwear store?
i cant buy enything offline for 5 months + a "friend" of mine stole 2000 dollars from my card

A 100 watt cfl is actually a 23 watt bulb that puts out the same light as a 100 watt incandescent light. So i think you might need to invest in a ballast for 100 watt hps.

That's not a good friend man. Next step is your bud, get rid of him.

You can buy online just go and pickup one of those green dot cards and use it or use paypal.

mr.man said:

do they sell them at the hardwear store?
i cant buy enything offline for 5 months + a "friend" of mine stole 2000 dollars from my card

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I am not sure if they will but it is possible. Take your bulb into the hardware store and tell them you need a correct ballast for it if you can not find the right one when doing research.

I am not sure what ballast the 100W HPS bulb would need because I can not see it.

yo man you can buy ballasts for 100w hps, i just ordered one online there about 20-40$ ill try and find the link for the website i got mine. https://highpressuresodium.net/
also for future reference your local hardware store will most likely not have a ballast for 100w hps, hell a hydro store prob wont either unless its a major chain store, there kinda rare. not many people go for the 100watters usually 250,400,600,1000 . HOpe this helps... cheers.

You have to have the correct ballast for the correct bulb. The reason why is the transformer changes the output voltage, current, and cycles. Next time you are at the bar look at the transformer on a neon sign they are usually 120v in 2400v out. http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en&q=100+watt+hps+ballast&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=NSjmSpH9MqnEtge787zHAQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CDAQrQQwBA
there are some as cheap as $25. But you should also be able to find a ballast locally fairly easily, also check craigslist, search the terms sodium, hps, security light, flood light... good luck