WTB: 250w electronic ballasts

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Originally Posted by ottoman

Hi everyone, this may be a stupid question, can I replace my 150W ballast with 250W ballast to run 250W bulbs? do I need to change the sockets? It is in a Coralife fixture though. Thanks.

If SE, then changing ballasts is all you need to do.

If DE, the 260w bulb & socket much larger than the 150w bulb/socket so you'll have to change out the socket & rewire. May also need a bigger fan.