jeffwisely
Aquarium Advice Activist
does anyone know if i could put 96watt lights in a power compact light system that has 65watt bulbs in it without replacing the ballast
power compact lights
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mgamer20o0
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i believe if you do this it will only power the bulb to 65w. though my 65w have a different pin then the 96w though.
neilanh
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Hmm, I've never researched it myself but I assume there's a different resistance in the 96W bulbs that the 65W ballasts aren't configured to run with. probably bad for the ballast.
What's the intent? You won't get more performance out of a 65W ballast with a larger bulb, as the ballast will only put out what it can - assuming it lights up. Why not use the correct bulb? If you want more light, you need to upgrade the ballast too.
What's the intent? You won't get more performance out of a 65W ballast with a larger bulb, as the ballast will only put out what it can - assuming it lights up. Why not use the correct bulb? If you want more light, you need to upgrade the ballast too.
