t5 question

[skyler1354]

can i use a t5 ho in a normal ts fixture?

 

[mfdrookie516]

what are you asking? if youre asking if you can put a t5ho bulb in a fixture designed for t8 or t12 no... if youre asking if you can get a retrofit kit and put in an existing fixture, yes, you can...

 

[skyler1354]

ok i have an 18 inch t5 normal output fixture and i want to know if i can put in a t5 high output in the same fixture

 

[mfdrookie516]

i wouldnt, and even if it would work, the ballast wouldnt make the t5ho bulb any brighter than the t5 bulb thats in it... a light is only as powerful as the ballast thats in it... how many watts is that fixture anyways?

 

[skyler1354]

15 watts to 2 bulbs so 30 watts

 

[FishEggs]

you can use the same fixture and change the ballast for a t5ho ballast then use t5ho bulbs in it. the pin spacing on the bulbs is the same so you wont have to change the sockets.

 

[skyler1354]

how do you change the ballest?

 

[FishEggs]

you would have to take the fixture apart, disconnect the wires, take the old ballast out, put the new one in, reconnect the wires and put the fixture back together.

 

[fort384]

I am not 100% sure that T5HO and T5 bulbs come in the same lengths... I think it is designed that way to prevent you from putting in the wrong bulb. I could be wrong...

 

[FishEggs]

i think the no t5 are longer so if you changed the ballast and moved the sockets closer you could maybe use the same fixture housing.