400 Watt ballast used to fire a 250 Watt bulb?

RJS8540 · 07/25/2012, 04:27 PM

I was just told today that you can use a 400 Watt ballast to fire a 250 Watt bulb. I'm no electric an, it just don't seem right to me. Is there a transformer designed to fire a specific watt bulb or is it something else that allows you to "over power" a bulb.
Sorry if this is a newbie question that maybe I should have known.

CocaColaza · 07/25/2012, 04:43 PM

I did lots of research and there are lots of opinions but most people say the bulb will eventually explode . Even saw a video of this so would not recommend it.

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RJS8540 · 07/25/2012, 05:43 PM

Thank you, I guessed that would be the result.

07/25/2012, 04:27 PM	#1
RJS8540 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lambertville, MI Posts: 140	400 Watt ballast used to fire a 250 Watt bulb? I was just told today that you can use a 400 Watt ballast to fire a 250 Watt bulb. I'm no electric an, it just don't seem right to me. Is there a transformer designed to fire a specific watt bulb or is it something else that allows you to "over power" a bulb. Sorry if this is a newbie question that maybe I should have known.

07/25/2012, 04:43 PM	#2
CocaColaza Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12	I did lots of research and there are lots of opinions but most people say the bulb will eventually explode . Even saw a video of this so would not recommend it. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

07/25/2012, 05:43 PM	#3
RJS8540 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lambertville, MI Posts: 140	Thank you, I guessed that would be the result.