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What would happen if...
..I put a 55 watt pc bulb into a 65 watt pc fixture, :onfire: ?
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Nope won't work. As you are then pushing to many watts through a bullb that is not designed to have that many watts. Your bulb may blow up. The underwriter labarotories only allow 5% variance in manufacturing. Which means your ballast could push more than 65watts and bulb less than 55 watts. Which if you mess with that could mean "fire hazard"
I wouldn't mess with it. Craig |
Sheesh, I'm not electronics whiz, but the one Workhorse 5 ballast in our Hamilton fixture came with two 55w PCs. We use 65w PCs with that ballast with no problem. I think it might depend on your ballast. What ballast do you have?
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It may physically work per say.Maybe this bulb or the next one but maybe the one after that explodes from being over driven. But in all reality not a great idea. You are taking a chance. I do this for a living so i have seen some not so nice things happen with people who over do electrical things. I myself just wouldn't take the chance. But hey to all there own:) Just not worth a shattered bulb in my tank.
Craig |
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I don't think the 55W in the 65 W would explode (don"t qute me on that) But I think it would burn a lot brighter for a much shorter time if it fired up at all. IMO:wink: . |
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Its getting a little late and i can't read real well apparently tonite... Craig |
Ok, thanks for the opinions guys, I don't think I'll try it. That said, anyone know where I can get a Hamilton 65 watt 10,000K straight-pin pc bulb? Or if they even make one in this configuration?
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Check J&L. IIRC, we bought our straight pin PCs from them. AI might also have them.
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Yeah, I already tried both of those options. AI only had 55 watt, and J&L only lists Coralife and JBJ pc bulbs. I don't want Coralife'$ bulbs, and I also like the colour of the Hamilton's better, which makes me want to shy away from the $20 ebay-type bulbs....
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in addition, i've read numerous articles that the 55 and 65 watt bulbs/fixtures are basically the same. just query it on a search engine and you'll find the same articles. |
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