Light Ballast Help.

[aquaculture]

Can't find a light ballast for this light that plugs into a regular 120v outlet.

Here is the light bulb to big for average socket: http://www.drillspot.com/products/1...U65DL1B_-p-Westpointe_65W_4U_Day_CFL_Bulb?s=1

Here is a fixture I found for it that I could modify by adding a three prong cord to: http://www.rabweb.com/common/catalog/install/YLS.pdf


Purpose is to grow tropical plants.

 

[bob965]

Your question is kind of unclear. You're not looking for a ballast, you're looking for a fixture. The CFL lamp has the ballast built in to the base. Any fixture that has a socket that fits that lamp, and supplies 120V will work. Do not use the fixture you have pictured with the lamp you have pictured. That fixture is for HPS lamps and has a ballast built in to the fixture itself. It's not designed to be used with CFL lamps. The company that makes the fixture you pictured also makes one for CFL lamps, but it's designed to be an outdoor floodlight and has a photosensor included, so it may not be your cheapest solution.

http://www.rabweb.com/common/catalog/pages/YLM.pdf

 

[ar0wan]

Your question is kind of unclear. You're not looking for a ballast, you're looking for a fixture. The CFL lamp has the ballast built in to the base. Any fixture that has a socket that fits that lamp, and supplies 120V will work. Do not use the fixture you have pictured with the lamp you have pictured. That fixture is for HPS lamps and has a ballast built in to the fixture itself. It's not designed to be used with CFL lamps. The company that makes the fixture you pictured also makes one for CFL lamps, but it's designed to be an outdoor floodlight and has a photosensor included, so it may not be your cheapest solution.

http://www.rabweb.com/common/catalog/pages/YLM.pdf

Yeah I've got nothing
I've only wired ballasts into fluorescents
I'm gonna go with wat he said

 

[bbortko]

a simple keyless fixture will work, they sell cheap spot lights made for use for incandescent lamps that have a steel reflector and a clamp that plug in to a standard receptacle.

 

[Zander_The_RBP]

It uses a medium base I.E the standard base used for incandescents and halogens (and CFL which this is) go to home depot go buy a flood light fixture and screw this thing into it. i say flood light fixture becuase they often have screws on he bottom which will let you mount it above your lid or in your canopy.