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 Beta Squirrel
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 wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? 
#612105 - 03/08/12 11:13 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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ok. im flowering 15 plants in a typical 5x5x6.5 grow tent under a 1000w bulb. i know thats lame but thats whats up. i just found an old 175w mv lamp(internal ballast)in the shop. im giving serious consideration to firing it up in the tent. not the best spectrum for flowering but its another 8-10k lumens and plenty of people have grown with it so. yeah. whatta ya think people?
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 Harry_Ba11sach
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612106 - 03/08/12 11:14 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well usually mercury vapor lamps are considered next to useless for growing pot (from what I've heard... I have no experience with them), but if you already have a 1KW HPS running then I don't see how it could hurt as supplemental lighting as long as it doesn't increase the temps too much.
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Beta Squirrel
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Harry_Ba11sach]
#612108 - 03/08/12 11:37 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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im thinking...another 10k lumens couldnt be a bad thing in an already cramped tent. it might allow me to space everyone out a bit more and hopefully get a little more light penetration to the lower budsites ive read that mv's were used for MJ back in the day before metal halides took over. i owe it to this crop. lol. they've taken every mistake ive dished out and laughed in my face as they keep getting better. awesome 
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Beta Squirrel
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612146 - 03/09/12 09:15 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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false alarm...the ballast is shot on the lamp i found. i tested it and it works/ignites, but it overheats or breaks its circuit after 10 minutes or so. oh well. it gave me a better idea, i think. will a regular 4 ft flouresent shop fixture power t5 tubes? ive got two of those and i could get the bulbs for $20 that would be another 220w in the correct spectrum. i have a gift card for HD so it would cost me less than $10. worth it?
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Harry_Ba11sach
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612147 - 03/09/12 09:20 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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No, those shop fixtures power T12 fluorescent bulbs.
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Beta Squirrel
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Harry_Ba11sach]
#612149 - 03/09/12 09:42 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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bummer... harry- that pic of snowcap in your banner makes my dick hard. whats the story there? your strains?
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Harry_Ba11sach
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612185 - 03/09/12 12:20 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Beta Squirrel
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Harry_Ba11sach]
#612224 - 03/09/12 07:23 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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threw these in today... at less than 20 dollars out of pocket, thats over 200+ watts of 2700k light for basically nothing. maybe it does nothing, idk, but it felt good to do something. these plants are doing so well im getting bored and impatient
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612234 - 03/09/12 08:34 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's not a true 200 watts.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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Beta Squirrel
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#612235 - 03/09/12 09:08 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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idk shit about electric. thats for sure. but it couldnt hurt
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: wtf!!! i just found a working 175w mv lamp in my shop...what now? [Re: Beta Squirrel]
#612237 - 03/09/12 09:16 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Oh it'll help. I'm just making sure your aware that it's not the equivalent of a 200 watt HPS or MH.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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