Downsizing MH Question

[SVT519]

Is it possible to run a 150 watt MHD in a 250 watt fixture or would that complicate things?? Is a custom Sea Life fixture with a screw in type bulb.

[snkbyte]

i think you can it will burn out quick though. Ive heard of them even exploding. Be careful

[caferacermike]

I don't remember if the sockets are the same size, they are different for the double ended version. You'll blow the bulb if using the 250 ballast.

[prof]

All of the single ended bulbs fit in the same socket but they must be matched with the correct ballast.

[JimD]

Nope, 150 watt single ended bulbs use whats called a medium sized socket, 250 watt and up use the standard size.

[caferacermike]

Jim is correct. That was what I was thinking. They are the same from 175w and up.

[alton]

By the time you buy new ballast and lamps it might be cheaper to sell this fixture and buy another?

[erick]

if you are looking at downgrading from a 250w to 175w mh, pm me... We might be able to work a trade....

[Shark_Bait]

Same here I have a dual 175 I would trade for a dual 250.. Plus a little of course