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Old 10-15-2008, 05:39 PM
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Ok so I have been working on my plants for a little less than a month now and it has all been CFL's, well I couldn't pass up the $32 Econolight shipped, and I spent less than $30 on the materials to make a remote ballast and reflector. Here it is:
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nice i have a similar setup but i need to make a reflector, how did you do it?
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I went to the ventilation dept of the depot and bought a sheet of thin steel/aluminum I believe (24inw/36inL), then I bought an L bracket/bolts/nuts, I bent the sheet to my measurements and bolted the L bracket with light to the reflector and painted in white with high temp paint. I drilled holes in the top to make attach hooks.
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Old 10-16-2008, 10:19 AM
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Here's some pics of the new econolight HPS system with the light turned off.
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Old 10-17-2008, 10:35 PM
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I couldnt pass up that e-conolight either bro!

i cool tubed the one I got...
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To the guy above me, looking healthy =] So is the OP's plants.
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I think Im gonna buy a few myself for extra lighting during flowering
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Awesome cooltubes setup, my closet vents directly to the attic so I never needed a cooltube.
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bx so u used sheet metal to make the reflector and white paint? I quess I could put mylar on the sheet metal instead right or something else reflective
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I don't see why not. I got my piece of metal from the heating and cooling dept and home depot for $9, and I have enough to make another reflector at some point.
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