Overdriving PCs?

[DongShenYin]

I've read on the Hellolights website that it's the ballast that determines how bright the light from the bulb is. So... can I hook up a 96w ballast to a, say, 32w bulb for more light in a smaller space? Or will I just end up with glass shards all over and an electrical fire in my house?

 

[incysor]

I've read on the Hellolights website that it's the ballast that determines how bright the light from the bulb is. So... can I hook up a 96w ballast to a, say, 32w bulb for more light in a smaller space? Or will I just end up with glass shards all over and an electrical fire in my house?

If it fires at all, it'll just burn it out incredibly quickly. You won't get any perceptable difference in light either, so it's not really worth it.

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[mikeguerrero]

There is a balance between ballast and bulb, like incysor said, you don't want to break that balance.

Mike