i have been seeing sooo much misinformation about digital ballasts i wanted to post this for everyone to see.
1. a 1k ballast set at 400 watts will only use 400 watts(regardless of bulb size)
2. a 1k bulb will work on the 400 and 600 watt setting. you do not have to buy the corresponding bulb.
3. the light spectrum does not change as the wattage is dialed down. a 1k bulb set at 400 watts has the same spectrum as @ 1k.(n if it does it is so negligible its not even a worry). this one is harder to explain but the best i can say is imagine holding a colored ballon over a flash light at full power. you would have a red aura projecting a certain distance. but if you only had half the power in the flashlight it would only project taht red aura half as far. thats the best i can do and i think tahts pretty good.
if you would like to test for yourself. go buy an ammeter and hook it around the live wire running to your subpanel and dial up and down the wattages and see how the reading changes. and since electricity is math and math doesn't lie. the formula for watts in AC power format is complex but the basic premise of watts being on one side of the equation and amps being on the other dictates that it one changes the other must as well. kinda like if you have 1+1=2 you couldn't have 1+1=3
i hope this clears up a lot of confusion about these new ballasts. we all came here to learn. lets learn the truth!
mine does change quiet significantly when i turn the knob..idk all the tech shit but its a huge differnce from 400w-super lumens..big differnce.i kno the plants def react differnt too.huge difference would be apparent as you dimmed.
iF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE DIMMING DOWN WATTAGE WILL F*&& YOUR PLANTS UP, PLACE ANY FRUIT PRODUCING PLANT UNDER THEA DIMMED HID AND THEN SCRATCHYOUR HEAD AND YOUR NUTS WONDERING WTF IN 10 DAYS.
When I run a 1000w bulb dimmed to 600w on my galaxy it is visibly more orange color. But when its full blast it is a clearly more white. Which is weird because the kelvin rating for the bulb shouldn't change. Why does it look like the visible color spectrum changes atleast to the naked eye?
I also noticed that the visible color spectrum seems to change with different ballasts but same bulb and hood. Why is this?
The direction sheet that came with my dimmable ballasts say that if turned to the highest setting for 6 seconds it can then be turned down without affecting the spectrum?
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Actually after re-reading that, that might not say exactly what I thought it did?
I realize this is like a mini years later but I do have a question I’m running the sun system to dimmable ballast. 1000w HyperCard bulb that hanldles 1100 turbo. My question is can I dim it to 750. I have no more height left and see a bit of bleaching. Unless it’s the over producing of trichomes. Considering the lower buds are turning white Just the tipsalmost
You're on the right track, but Ohm's Law says nothing about watts.
Ohm's Law states the relationship between Resistance, Current, and Voltage.
Current=Voltage/Resistance.
Watts=Current*Voltage.
While being derived from Ohm's Law, Ohm's Law states nothing about watts.
And the Big Kicker.......OHM'S LAW ONLY APPLIES FOR DC VOLTAGE!!!!!! Ohm's Law goes out the window with AC electricity.
You have frequency, wavelenth, impedance, inductive reactance,etc. All of those things come into play when you are messing with AC voltage. It's not as simple as DC current.Way more variables that change when current goes down or up.
While I agree your color will not change from dimming the ballast, I'm quite sure It's due to the gas the bulb burns rather than the ballast.
I have been there. I believe there is something to the spectrum being altered but when choosing between that and burning your shit it's a no brainer. I have had to do it many times with great results.I realize this is like a mini years later but I do have a question I’m running the sun system to dimmable ballast. 1000w HyperCard bulb that hanldles 1100 turbo. My question is can I dim it to 750. I have no more height left and see a bit of bleaching. Unless it’s the over producing of trichomes. Considering the lower buds are turning white Just the tips
I’ve got it at 1000vs 1100. The big one has zero white and is closer to the light. That’s why I’m lost on this. All plants sour d same ballast same bulbs the one showing white is even 2” higher than the other but yet in reality about 6-8” differenceI have been there. I believe there is something to the spectrum being altered but when choosing between that and burning your shit it's a no brainer. I have had to do it many times with great results.
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