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 starspangled
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 Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? 
#649404 - 12/04/12 10:13 AM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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Quick question, would it be a good idea to use a CFL 250 w alongside a 600 w Sodium during Flowering - or is it a waste of time?
I just want to boost the light until I have enough cash for another Sodium.
Any advice well appreciated 
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 Hawksresurrection
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649407 - 12/04/12 10:29 AM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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It wouldn't hurt. Not sure how much it would really help though either.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#649412 - 12/04/12 12:10 PM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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Thanks again for replying my post and giving me advice
I felt that the CFL might get lost in it all but was going to try it - thought I'd ask first
Cheers
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649413 - 12/04/12 12:21 PM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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One other question -
I recently dropped and broke one of my CFL 250's.
I have one 250 CFL left, plus the shade and ceramic fitting from the bulb that broke.. and also a 125w CFL bulb.
Am I right in thinking that whatever "transformer" the bulb uses is within the bulb and that I can use this 125w CFL in the same shade that housed the 250w CFL which broke?
Sorry for asking so many basic questions, i just don't want to start a fire or anything
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649414 - 12/04/12 12:21 PM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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Unless it's in The Heart! l0l
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night train
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649439 - 12/04/12 03:37 PM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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Yes, your 125 watt cfl will work with the same fixture as the 250 watt cfl.
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: night train]
#649456 - 12/04/12 05:55 PM (12 years, 18 days ago) |
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Thanks night train , that means my reflector doesn't have to hang about and i don't have to worry about causing a fire with my sometimes stoopid experimenting
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 Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649679 - 12/05/12 08:48 PM (12 years, 17 days ago) |
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put the cfl's very close to the plant near the middle-bottom; the HPS will take care of the top & middle layers.
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Re: Is it a good idea to use CFL lamps WITH Sodium Lamps for Flowering? [Re: starspangled]
#649680 - 12/05/12 08:52 PM (12 years, 17 days ago) |
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Quote:
starspangled said:
Am I right in thinking that whatever "transformer" the bulb uses is within the bulb and that I can use this 125w CFL in the same shade that housed the 250w CFL which broke?
whether HPS, MH, or fluorescent, it's called the ballast. the transformer is the voltage-increasing part of the ballast.
*and for cfl's, the ballast is in the base of the bulb; within the plastic housing, between the glass pig-tail and the metal screw-in contacts.
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