i see a lot of setups like the pic below
[sorry to who ever i stole the pic from]

but this seems like such a better way to go
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/92102.aspx
why don't i see anyone using this light

i have one running right now stays very cool too

thanks

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Where did you get that light? That thing is awesome

you can get a light strip at Lowes for 10 bucks, they have ones that have three sockets. Get a few y adapters and an extension cord to connect the wires

i would like to see some of the plants you have under one of these. the only think im looking at is that it only has 10,900 lumens and a single cfl that runs cool has 1700 or better so you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls and could place them more strategicaly

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what one wont do, another one will. check out my current grow.
http://www.rollitup.org/cfl-growing/...ay-better.html

home depot
like 50 or 60 dollars... it comes with a bulb too
can't remember for sure on price cuz i bought other shit too
but i know it was under 70$

i'm running it without the lens on it, i figured it would cut some of my light
it has a day/night sensor on it, i just put some black tape over it

i looked at their site and couldn't find it listed so thats why i posted "lights of america"
they have other "lights of america" lights listed on their site

if your store doesn't have it ,maybe if you took in the url of the page i linked in my first post they would order it for you

it takes a mogul base
you know a socket like a high pressure sodium

you could do as you say but you would have to take the ballast out of the light base and the socket too

can't help you on that, not for a while atleast
main problem is no camera
second problem is i only have strawberry, tomato, a couple cuttings i took off a bush in the yard, and my kids sunflower sprout she got from school
oh yea... it's set up in my kitchen right now too
i built a cloner but i think i am going to lose negotiations with the wife on having an inside grow

you said this:
you could get the same amount of light with say 6 or 7 small cfls

yea probably but you could also get, oh maybe 3 of these and have a TON of light penetration
this fuckin think is bright,
there is no wall to speak of between my kitchen and living room. i have the light hanging about 4 feet from the floor up against the kitchen wall and it puts out enough light to light both rooms VERY well
you can't look directly into this light

i don't think i would get that from 6 or 7 small cfls

The ballasts for cfl's are inside the bulb. On the light strips there are three wires, splice a 3 pronged extension cord and match the colors up. It's not pulling much power...

i built a little setup like that.. with the Y splitters they can power 12 lights.. but right now since im still vegging im only powering 8 plants... they are all conected together and i only need 1 plug to power all of them, i got a timer and it works good.. check it out..

not on this one buddy, this one is 100 watt

that was my mistake when i first bought it
i saw the light and thought OMG a 100 watt cfl
i snatched it up, got it home, then opened it
i thought WTF it's a mogul
so i had to go back, return the bulb and buy the whole thing

it would be very easy to hook these up ala' custom though

the ballast is self contained in a cylinder 4.5 inches across and only 2 inches tall

as it is packaged the ballast is separate from the hood
you are supposed to:
wire the ballast to power from your home
fasten the ballast to your wall
then the hood simply snaps onto the ballast
very simple setup
i'm a big DIY'er and this thing would be easy for anyone to take apart and customize for their individual needs