250w halide

[slandis3]

Anyone got a used but working 250w 14k - 20k bulb I could use for a week or so? The ebay bulb I have now is pink in color and I am going to order a new one tomorrow but I need to find something to use until then.

[HUNGER]

i think i do

[slandis3]

sweet,

[micki]

If Dave doesn't I do. 

[Viggen]

I also have one you can use if needed... just let me know if the other offers don't work out... mine's a 20K Icecap

[Todd W.]

I have a 14K 250W MH that I can bring by on Saturday.  It is single end.

[slandis3]

Brian (lazylivin) you are the man. I was always told you could not run a 400w bulb on a 250w ballast because it would not fire. Brian said his tank is being ran with 400w bulbs ran at 250w, so I tried it. I pulled out an old 400w blueline bulb and hooked it to my 250w ballast and wow, it looks good. I would assume that a 250w bulb would also work on a 175w ballast.

[micki]

So, nothing needs to be done, just plug in a 400 w bulb???

[slandis3]

Yep thats all I did. fired like normal and after 20minutes the ballast was still cool to the touch. Gonna check it I want to see if it gets hotter/cooler when running a 400w bulb.

[micki]

Cool, keep us posted!

[slandis3]

Just checked the ballast is running the same temp as normal and the bulb looks great.

[micki]

This is exciting!  Could open up a new alley for better SPS success!

[Blown76mav]

How long did your e bay bulb last?

[slandis3]

I got right at 7 months before it started to shift color. It still works and fires blue but after a few hours it shifts to a pink color.

[Blown76mav]

had me worried, I just ordered two last night. 

[HUNGER]

i just put a 250 watt bulb in a 175 w ballast and it fired and looks better than the 175 bulb

[HUNGER]

and thats an old blue line bulb its about 3 years old if not older and looks better than a 6 month old bulb