Sounds like you need a ballast. Might be better off returning and getting the whole kit-n-kaboodle. You can use the wire/socket to you have to make it a remote ballast.
It probably would not have the juice to ignite it.
the ballast has to be made for the light.stick w/ the 400 mh
bricktown seems to be long gone.
There are a couple of things you can do... First of you have to find out what size wire is run to the plugs in your grow room. If it is 12 gauge wire then you can easily replace the ckt breaker with a 20 amp. It is possible to do this with 14 gauge wire, but you if you pull close to 18 amps it will cause the wire to heat up due to resistance and that can obviousely lead to trouble.
Its been done (and even here; theres a post or two). I can't verify how 'correct' it is. The ballast may be different. I haven't put a meter on the coils of a MH & HPS to see if they are diff.
Basically they will report back usage/demand and times of day. They can't tell the living room is using 500W and the bathroom is using 5000W. But they can tell per phase. They send info back via a signal on top of the AC power. (much like the power line networking or the speakers you plug into the wall, the signal is running with the AC)
You can perfect it while sitting in jail. You will get caught. Just pay your bill.
Hire an electrician. Too many flags in this post for a DIY.
Please forgive my ignorance on the subject. I have asked this question but have not gotten an answer for whatever reason.
I am a Medical Marihuana caregiver and see no need to monitor energy usage. There are meters available to monitor usage, nice if you want to cost out production.
