[6] hpf 150 watt HPS lights--around $70 each but well worth it.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. How much do those weigh a piece? I'm not venturing down the ballast removal road. Thanks again.

 

Around 10 lbs.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150571324601&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

That is the link to some 150 HPS lights off ebay. Will these work or should I get a different model? Not sure about capaciter need, HPF (whatever that means), etc. Looking for you to steer me in the right direction as you seem to be the "light guy" of the forum. Thanks again!

 

Those are npf and use 2X as much power as the hpf version.

 

hpf=high power factor and will come with a capacitor already installed in the housing
npf=normal power factor and will have no capacitor(Capacitors can be added but thats the ballast removal road)

Not sure on total amp draw numbers but do know that your 2000 watt genny will not run 6 npf 150 watt HPS
It will run 6 HPF ballast no problem.

The light you posted above is NPF ballast.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Meduim-floodlig...150-Watt-HPS-captacitor-/150570674391?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230eb628d7

This light is HPF but not sure on the reflector shape. Looks more spot than flood to me.

 

its all personal opinion, but if I was building a boat to shoot mainly saltwater it would be metal halide lights or halo's. Now I have 4 hps on my boat because I maily shoot stained lakes and rivers, but I have been on boats in salt water with a mixture of lighting and feel that the whiter light is better in the bays. Either way, I see you have two options, both of which are gonna cost. Either drop the dime on the HID lighting, or get a larger genereator and run halo's. In the end, its gonna be about a wash bewtween the two for coin, so I'd get the HID lights which ever you chose.

 

welcome to the site. Do some research on this site but I would also suggest the 150 hps with caps. Just plug em into the genny with a power cord and go! you can run 8 with that genny. don't need that many, but I recomend this setup to everyone. One quiet generator that you can pick up with one hand and 8 hps lights spread out on your boat. I love this setup. I run 7 on my boat with 2 power cords.

 

Thanks for the info guys, great input. I'm gonna get the 150 hps hpf lights. Any link for me to order these bad boys?

 

LT: http://www.e-conolight.com/e-hc2h151z.html

OBG: Could he not get away with having 3 lights on seperate cords and waiting for one set to light up before plugging the others in? If not... would a 3000w genny handle that?

 

On the ones in the link you posted you could run all 6 on one cord and not have to wait to plug anything in.

 

OBG- Would his set up with the NPF lights work with seperate plugs?

 

On a 3000 but not a 2000. Much better to just buy the hpf lights.

 

If u don't remove the ballasts id be sure to hang them upside down seems to be more durable that way to me I've tried both ways before I removed my ballasts and that takes a lot of pressure off of the mounting post

 

Yeah, I was going to mount them hanging to take some weight off the bracket, figured they'd travel better. Well...just have to order them now!

 

you will not be disappointed with 6 150's. thats what i just put on my boat and love them

 

If you leave the ballast in the slip fitter mount is not gonna work you'll break that piece off the housing in no time. You'll want to build u brackets and drill holes in the sides of the housing to mount them

 

U brackets it is...gonna do it right. Saltwater tends to tear stuff up!

Thanks again fellas.

 

Will my Honda 2000 genny run (6) 300 watt halogen lights if I use the ultra 225 watt replacement bulbs? Looking at a cheaper option for now.