Upgrading to a higher-watt MH system..

xtm · 12/25/2006, 12:10 PM

I currently have a 150 watt Hamilton Reefstar pendant. How do I go about upgrading it to a 250-watt pendant? Can I just replace the bulb and ballast to 250 watt and leave the rest as-is? Do I also need to upgrade the wires and the DE sockets?

thanks

supertech3 · 12/25/2006, 02:45 PM

your fixture may not be set-up for the 250 watt, probably not( wire gauge to small, sockets?), the safest way would be to contact hamilton or a place like hellolights.com and ask them the tech question on whether you need to replace the wiring and sockets, we know for sure the ballasts and lights changed

12/25/2006, 12:10 PM	#1
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	Upgrading to a higher-watt MH system.. I currently have a 150 watt Hamilton Reefstar pendant. How do I go about upgrading it to a 250-watt pendant? Can I just replace the bulb and ballast to 250 watt and leave the rest as-is? Do I also need to upgrade the wires and the DE sockets? thanks __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)

12/25/2006, 02:45 PM	#2
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	your fixture may not be set-up for the 250 watt, probably not( wire gauge to small, sockets?), the safest way would be to contact hamilton or a place like hellolights.com and ask them the tech question on whether you need to replace the wiring and sockets, we know for sure the ballasts and lights changed