220v 400 watt m/h into a 120v HOW?

bca21

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I jst bought a 400 watt metal halide ballast and bullb with cord hooked up to a 220v plug, the kind for your washer and dryerr. But my closet is 120v, what do i need to do to powerd the light in my closet with out spending alot, the whole setup was 30$ on craigslist, the local school built a new gym and is sellin them fo 30 and 1000 watt m/h for 45$.. but any ways what do i do

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pinner420

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How far is it from the breaker box to your location? Buy 10 guage 3 wire and a 15 amp two pole breaker. Wire it. Plug it in.
 

IAm5toned

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check the ballast, it maybe a multi tap ballast for many different types of voltage. high bay fixtures often are...
 

bca21

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sooo your saying i totally discard what i just ought... not what i want to do, ill figure it ot somehow
 

mikebm

Member
it should be multi tap ballist, if not jus buy a 120v ballist for your local electrical supply shop, oh yeah and south texas weed sucks i brought some back to cali and couldn't even sell it, so i just made hash oil out of it, i feel sorry for you people.
 

bca21

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yea there is alot of dirt weed, you have to no were to get your bud, exp being 4 hours from the mexico order.. But let me ask you, if you grow white wodow in cali and my supplier grows it in tx, isnt it the same? ;) no were you get your weed from and that wont happen.. OO and thanks for the advise, if i bought the fixture for 40, why would i buy a whole new, iI actually bought a converter for 11.99, so i spent a total 52$ for a m/h 400 watt, remote ballast.. Alll thanks to yall...sike I dont even no why i posted when no one even new, just went to the local home depot and they actually new what they were talking about
 
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