Is a ballast required for HPS bulbs?
I am growing plants indoors and I would like to set up either a metal halide bulb or a high pressure sodium bulb. i understand that to ignite the gases in these bulbs you need the special ballast although i did not want to spend the money on all that. So could i just plug it into a lamp?
not just a ballast, you need a lighting unit that also contains a capacitor and a starter. these are the component of a HID lamp(metal halide, high pressure and low pressure sodium). you have to buy a unit that has all of these already in them, you can not build your own and you can buy one through gardening supply places or the internet.
Testing 1100w Metal Halide and 600W HPS Lamps
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