Why the price for the 600 watt light and ballest

[RastaKeeg]

600w hps setup seems to cost more than 1000w hps setup.

Why is this?

[Guest Wilderbud]

Supply and demand - 1000W is very popular and 600 isnt but according to my hydro shop the difference between which bulb can fit which ballast is decided on depending if you can fit the bulb or not - I want to fit a 600W bulb in a possible 600W ballast which has a 400W ATM and he told me just to give him the size and itll determina if I can use a 600W there [HPS/MH are different ballasts though AFAIK].

[Mr Nice Guy]

My 400w HPS has a 1000w socket... Its just how much power the socket supports incase i upgraded my ballast.... IMO Running the wrong wattage of bulb in the wrong ballast could be pretty dangerous..

 

Your hydrodude sounds like a wanker man..... I remember reading a few days ago someone bought a HPS from cashies and it had the wrong bulb and it exploded all over their plants (Almost ready to harvest)

 

A light is probably your post important thing in your grow so invest in getting a nice 600w it will pay for its self 10x in your first harvest.

[Guest Urbanhog]

I assume you are based in USA? maybe its a american thing?

 

My local hydro shop's 600 watt's are cheaper than 1000 watts.

[Guest Wilderbud]

Hmmm, I did say it was a proper hood and they may fit the appropriate socket to the right veritcal hood width? [PS. I was going to check the bulb rating anyway - he just had some 400W for $10 off and I was about to buy one but Id like to try 600W in the cupboard first]. Im probably going to buy a new 600 light kit anyway and they are a decent price from my local hydro store and Id have to buy one for myself eventually anyway [borrowing sucks].

[ScuzZ]

The 1000 Watt ballasts are built as a standard. The 600 Watt ballasts are just the 1000 Watt balasts with a few resistors placed in series.

 

Unfortunately because we're dealing with mains power supplies these resistors cost upwards of $80 a piece. That's where the difference in the pricing comes from.

 

Apart from that, everything else associated with the two different lighting systems is the same. Except for the fuse.

[jaikai]

the local hydro shop (read only hydro shop !) down my way- 600Whps~$250, 1000Whps~$475, 1000Wmh~$380...check growaustralia too...

 

JAIKAI