Will a NO ballast still light up a VHO bulb?

pcmankey · #1 06/13/2002, 01:39 PM

Will a normal output ballast, let's say from Home Depot, still light up a VHO bulb, albeit much less bright?

grafxguy · #2 06/13/2002, 02:13 PM

I don't see why not. I have not personally tried it. But, it won't be as bright and may shorten the life of the bulb. So I would not even put those bulbs on. I would use regular NO because you are not gaining anything by doing so. Just a more expensive light bulb bill.
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mjsandbe · #3 06/13/2002, 02:16 PM

In my experence it will light the bulb.

DJ88© · #4 06/13/2002, 02:42 PM

As long as you have a high enough initial current to start the lamp it shoud run.

Guy · #5 06/13/2002, 03:32 PM

The lamp will run but at the same intensity as a NO bulb. The VHO will only run for a few months though.

pcmankey · #6 06/13/2002, 03:36 PM

Are you saying that it will actually burn out, and not just lose some quality it had before?

Guy · #7 06/13/2002, 03:44 PM

Yep. It'll get dark on the ends in a few months and then fail to light.

pcmankey · #8 06/13/2002, 03:46 PM

That's wild stuff. I did not know that. (in Johnny Carson voice.) Thanks for the info.