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Jeff Funk
Registered: 04/08/09
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Just picked up some new gear!!!
#446871 - 07/15/10 10:39 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just bought a 600 watt air cooled light, switchable digital ballast, and a 424cfm inline. Now I'm ready to put it to use! Can't wait to see how my moms bulk up in the next couple weeks,
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Picklez
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: Jeff Funk]
#446872 - 07/15/10 10:45 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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how much did that set you back?
when I get around to trying to grow again, I am definitely going with some kind of "cooled" lighting system
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Jeff Funk
Registered: 04/08/09
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: Picklez]
#446875 - 07/15/10 10:55 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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I was running 1000 watters before, but since my recent move 1000 watts is too much. I was having major heat issues. I went through htg supply so the prices weren't that bad in all it cost me about $407.00, a little more since I upgraded some things. Oh yeah and since they opened a store here I just scoured ebay looking for the absolute cheapest prices of everything I needed. Then I went in and asked if he would match the prices. He did, then gave me an extra 5% off for being a card holder.
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Stoneth
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: Jeff Funk]
#447152 - 07/16/10 03:32 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Great deal you got there, don't know how I missed this thread. I just score 2 air cooled hoods on ebay for 120 bucks shipped. Can't wait for the weather to break so I can fire this stuff up. I'm going with two 400 HPSs in a 2x3x5 room.
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fungi
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: Stoneth]
#447154 - 07/16/10 03:37 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Dood I could have scored a new 600W lumatek ballast for $120 and I didn't take it... almost feel ashamed. But I'm going all the way with LED's.
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Jeff Funk
Registered: 04/08/09
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: fungi]
#447854 - 07/18/10 09:16 AM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm anxious to see what those LED's can do. I haven't heard in reviews on them yet, I just don't see how they could compare to mh and hps
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coda
Registered: 04/20/08
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: Jeff Funk]
#447950 - 07/18/10 01:56 PM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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Right now LED's aren't cost effective. The panels you would need to equal the output of a single HPS bulb run around 1-2 grand. As supplemental or vegetative lighting I think they would do great, as a stand alone system I think you would realize a better crop with an HID lamp.
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Jeff Funk
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Re: Just picked up some new gear!!! [Re: coda]
#448085 - 07/18/10 04:23 PM (14 years, 4 months ago) |
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That's what I was thinking. Yeah they will cut down on the electricity bill, but damn they are expensive. But that's not my only dilemma, I think with those lower bills comes lower yields.
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