What is a dimming ballast?

What is a dimming ballast?

For less than full light output, the control device reduces the voltage across the control wires, causing the ballast to dim the lamps. As the control voltage approaches 0 Vdc, the ballast dims the lamps to the lowest light output possible for that system.

Can a ballast be dimmable?

Dimmable ballasts are available for non-integrated compact fluorescents, and do provide reasonable dimming performance. Compact fluorescents must be burned in at full for 100 hours before dimming (see additional info below).

Is there a universal ballast?

Universal offers the latest innovations for a full line of line of linear fluorescent ballasts to meet your needs.

What type of dimmer must have a dimming ballast?

Another problem is that for most dimming ballasts, you cannot use an ordinary light dimmer switch. A special three-wire dimmer is required.

Should I dim my ballast?

The better use is to dim the ballast down to 600w and then use it to run an actual 600w bulb. That is the big advantage of a dimmable ballast: it allows you to power bulbs of multiple wattages. Dimming a bulb down to a lower output is also possible, but it is not advisable.

Can you use 1000w bulb in 600w ballast?

The ballast will be able to light the bulb. A 600-watt and a 1000-watt bulb has the same starting voltage requirement. I personally would not use a 600-watt ballast on a 1000-watt bulb. An electronic ballast will only provide approximately 600-watts to the bulb.

Why are my dimmable lights not dimming?

One of the most apparent reasons for dimmer switches not being able to dim all the way is the lack of compatibility between the dimmer and bulb you have used. There are dimmable bulbs and non-dimmable bulbs; if you were to use a non-dimmable bulb with a dimmer switch, it wouldn’t work out at all.

Can I use a dimmer switch on LED lights?

A standard dimmer switch cannot be used with an LED light as you will never be able to dim the LED light either completely or not very well. LED lights need their own special electronic dimmer switch to have a fully functioning and dimming light.

Can you have too much light in a grow room?

Cannabis plants will show a number of key signs when they’re getting too much light. The most obvious indicator is leaf burning. This typically causes yellow leaves at the top of the plant directly under the grow lights. While the inside veins stay green, the leaves take on a yellow, burnt look.