Does this bulb require a special ballast to turn on or can you use it on any existing light socket?
1810633
Yes it does require a ballast. That was my misconception also. Had to send my bulbs right back.
1810634
Mine went into a special outside light fixture with a light sensor but I'm not sure if it has a ballast in the fixture or not.
1810635
All bulbs of an enclosed, but filament-less capsule require a burst of high voltage to "strike" or initiate an arc in the capsule. This is accomplished by the ballast and start relay. As the mercury or sodium vaporize, the arc and surrounding quartz capsule attain very temperature, thus the blinding, intense light. I have personally never seen a self-ballasting arc lamp, but they are everywhere in CFLs at a much lower light output. Keith L.
442021
No you will need a mogule base socket that are used with only hps/mh lighting, you can buy adapters, just remember you'll also need a ballast to light this bulb
233995
Yes all you need to make sure of. Is that you batch the bulb wattage with ballast wattage. Ex; 600 watt bulb with a 600 watt ballast
680106
Yes...You do need a ballast. One each side for each bulb. I ordered the Xenex ballasts. They come in a pair. Seem to be working fine.
1260708
Yes u need a ballast for sure 1 to regulate ligh light bulbs it's important for the ballast to keep th electricity curren electricity current maintained I'm sure you can try it I'm sure you can try it but it won't end well
1724891
Yup! I've used both digital and analog ballasts and the bulbs don't really matter much. If your current ballasts work with your set up (as in plays nice with sensors/daytime/auto-on modes) and the wattage matches; this should be a plug and play installation. There's plenty of places on google that can help you out if you get stuck. Best of luck!
89229
It does not include a lamp, so it is not necessarily voltage sensitive. The socket is a standard screw in for PAR type bulbs.
1557977
Nope, you need a ballast. Plug your light into a ballast then plug your ballast into a normal wall socket.
1647056
Yes. the socket is standar. Any dimmable bulb like incandescent or the dimmable high efficiency bulbs will work perfectly Sam Gendler, MD (also Electrical Engineer)
1224944
The socket is configured to fit a regular light bulb fixture. I just a regular 60 watt energy savings bulb. You can use halogen but may be an overkill.
83389
Sorry, I can't be definate. But, the ballast interchanged perfectly, just remove and attach the old wire terminations. A wiring diagram is on the cover of the ballast. The bulb sockets themselves are unchanged.
694406
This ballast is for HID systems why do you need a ballast for any LED system? I would like to see a video from the people who anwsered yes hook up a high power ballast to a 12v LED bulb.
704303
Nop..aah, this bulb requires a "MOGUL" type socket from your local hardware store, it's a streetlight mercury vapor type(bout twice as big as a household socket). The HPS bulbs will require a ballast with equal wattage. but you can opt to run it with typical household 110 current.
1520876
ballast is bypassed, would not work. I'd suggest labels for hot and neutral too.
161638
I did the same thing. Just removed old ballast and used existing wire nuts to connect the new one. Very simple process. Just make sure the fixture is unplugged or disconnected.
1162201
No you need a special bulb. I am not that knowledgable but I have heard that.
869831
It's a special bulb but you can use a standard square base bulb from a hardware store. It's not a perfect fit right it off the box though. I had to file off two small plastic ears on the bulb base with a metal file to get it to fit properly in the socket.