Help!! Halide Mystery Bulb

[Liquid360]

I have a halide fixture... generic with nothing written anywhere on the ballast.. The bulb is a blueline with 05-04 R written on bulb base. How do I discover the wattage and temp?? Help?

 

[alexingalls09]

That is the r series bulb i believe no longer carried but it should be 175w

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[Liquid360]

Thank u!!!

 

[Liquid360]

The guy I got it from thinks its a 250w. Is it possible and what would happen if I placed a 250w bulb in a 175w fixture?

 

[alexingalls09]

Well reading up on bluelines product they sell 3 different wattage bulbs and their fixtures handle all three so the worst that would happen is it would either pop a breaker or the wiring would get hot so monitor that for a day and u should be golden

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[alexingalls09]

Here read this http://bluelineaquatics.com/products/mh_ballast/index.html

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[alexingalls09]

did you ever figure it out?

 

[Liquid360]

Well I couldn't figure out without a doubt which it was but I replaced it with a 250w Blueline 20,000k. It's been burning for a week now without a problem. I appreciate the assistance which made me confident enough to not worry if it was 175w or 250w.