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crackrocker00
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Dedicated hp/mh ballasts better than interchangeable?
#552862 - 05/03/11 06:45 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I only intend to buy one light setup at first. Should i get a light setup with a ballast that works for hps AND mh or just get the HPS setup and get a HPS to MH bulb for the vegetative growth? I ask because in the Indoor Growing Bible, Cervantes mentions that these ballasts that are MH/HPS burn out the bulbs quicker and arent as efficient/dont put out as many lumens and the dedicated ballasts.
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crackrocker00
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Re: Dedicated hp/mh ballasts better than interchangeable? [Re: crackrocker00]
#553249 - 05/05/11 10:52 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow i thought this site would be flooded with people compared to the shroomery, assumed more people were growing pot. Anyway............
Part 2 to that question - If i do get a HPS system and just use a HPS to MH conversion bulb for the veg, do the HPS to MH conversion bulbs work horizontally? I know MH bulbs usually only work vertically besides the ones that specifically say they work at any angle, but Cervantes says these MH bulbs that work at any angle are much less efficient? THOUGHTS?!?!!? SUGGESTIONS?! COMMENTS?!
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crackrocker00
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Re: Dedicated hp/mh ballasts better than interchangeable? [Re: MushrooMan420]
#553588 - 05/06/11 03:09 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Which section should it be in? outdoor/greenhouse or hydroponics/aeoponics. You would think a topic like lighting would easily fit into a forum category but I dont think any of those r appropriate
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crackrocker00
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Re: Dedicated hp/mh ballasts better than interchangeable? [Re: couchlockd]
#553814 - 05/07/11 03:32 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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THANK YOU. thats exactly the kind of information I was asking for. Yeah that indoor medical growing bible was last revised in 2002 I think and the technology changes fast so I could see that stuff being wrong. Guess i wont really consider it the "bible" for indoor growing like it claims to be.
Yeah looking around at bulbs and stuff made me think that sideways bulb question was silly but Cervantes really emphasizes that the MH bulbs that set horizontally are bade, but what yall say is more consistent with what im seeing. Couchlock - Please elaborate on the digital versus mag coil difference. I know the digitals were usually dimmable, but i was wondering wut the differences were.
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