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Great news in my world! I was given some equipment from a friend of a friend, and I am not quite sure exactly what I've got. I have no history with HPS lighting. And I'm not in the position to reach out to the person for information, so I figured I'd ask here. Any general info would be appreciated.
It's a 600W lamp ballast (I'll say driver) that uses 675W and says it takes S106. Forgive me if my terminology is wrong. I have two hoods with the same plug, one with an 8" bulb that needs replacing (but works when plugged in!) that looks like the S106 series I looked up online, the other hood doesn't have a bulb, and is longer by a few inches.
I would like to replace the bulb, but am not sure what the best options are for this spectrum and brand wise. Also, I don't exactly know what the other bigger hood is for. I assume I can get longer bulbs with the same wattage for it, in that case... why two hoods with only one driver? Shorter bulb for the wattage probably means more intensity in a smaller footprint, beyond that I'm not sure why, unless I would be purchasing a driver. Or I can run two spectrums of bulb? Not sure what normal practice is for this type of lighting. I had planned on going LED, but this was free, so yeah.
Are these any good? What bulbs should I get? And which of the two hoods is better?
It's a 600W lamp ballast (I'll say driver) that uses 675W and says it takes S106. Forgive me if my terminology is wrong. I have two hoods with the same plug, one with an 8" bulb that needs replacing (but works when plugged in!) that looks like the S106 series I looked up online, the other hood doesn't have a bulb, and is longer by a few inches.
I would like to replace the bulb, but am not sure what the best options are for this spectrum and brand wise. Also, I don't exactly know what the other bigger hood is for. I assume I can get longer bulbs with the same wattage for it, in that case... why two hoods with only one driver? Shorter bulb for the wattage probably means more intensity in a smaller footprint, beyond that I'm not sure why, unless I would be purchasing a driver. Or I can run two spectrums of bulb? Not sure what normal practice is for this type of lighting. I had planned on going LED, but this was free, so yeah.
Are these any good? What bulbs should I get? And which of the two hoods is better?