Help Please! YoYo Hangers

katfan

katfan

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First time grow here. Just bought the GYO2009 400 watt HPS/MH cool tube system and it comes with 2 "free" yo yo hangers. I'm trying to figure out how to put my light up in my tent (LED wholesalers 4'x4'x72" tent). The hangers look like they work but one side is a string and the other is an eye. The instructions are worthless. The package contains two sets (one large, one small) of hooks that could be screwed into a stud overhead and two eye bolts. I can't make heads or tails of these pieces and their is no support online. I've tried searching several different threads but can't seem to find any answers to this specific question. It's crazy how such a simple thing is messing me up. Anyway I see that some people use carabiners somehow but not sure what to do with the "string" ends on the yo yo's.
 
MasterS

MasterS

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They drive me freaking crazy. My yo-yos on the 400W veg lights keep retracting. I tighten them but always want to retract to a point past where they were tightened. I just used a zip tie on the hole end to connect to the lights and tied the string to the bar above to hang them from.
 
08GSXR600

08GSXR600

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you can also tie a knot to keep from retracting if the space doesnt need the light adjusted dramatically.
 
08GSXR600

08GSXR600

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the string end is tied to the light and then you loosen the nut until the line retracts. Once the line is retracted to the desired height, you tighten the bolt/nut and it stays in place (may move either way a few inches until it locks.)
 
Terry0129

Terry0129

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omg what next, how do i screw in my light? seriously its hardly rocket science. come on guy you can do it, you can figure this out yourself i believe in you.
 
dajosh42069

dajosh42069

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To hell with the hangers, spend 5 bucks and get some chains at a hardware store... I got that SAME light, and the SAME hangers...they don't work for shit, trust me. Chains is the way to go! ;-)
Anyone who's played with some shitty yoyo hangers will tell you, get some chains, it's worth the couple bucks.
 
katfan

katfan

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Terry0129 said:
omg what next, how do i screw in my light? seriously its hardly rocket science. come on guy you can do it, you can figure this out yourself i believe in you.
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If I could have figured it out without much effort I wouldn't have posted the question here. I am not screwing the mounting hooks to the metal rods that hold the tent together. I almost bought some carabiners at the hardware store but I figured that spending $4 a piece for those didn't make sense when I would've paid $10 for the yo yo's in the first place. I do like the chains idea. I'll give it another try tomorrow with a fresh set of eyes. So the string goes to the light...that I will use. I agree that I will figure it out eventually, especially with your help.
 
Dr. Bigbud

Dr. Bigbud

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Get rachet light hangers, they are way better than those yoyos and chains. With yoyos you can have the light accidentally fall because you exceed the tension when your moving the lights up or down. with Chains its annoying to switch links everytime u wanna move it. With ratchet hangers you just pull the rope and the lights go up flip the switch and then drop lights to your desired level. One of the best 18 bucks I spent.
 
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carnage11

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dajosh42069 said:
To hell with the hangers, spend 5 bucks and get some chains at a hardware store... I got that SAME light, and the SAME hangers...they don't work for shit, trust me. Chains is the way to go! ;-)
Anyone who's played with some shitty yoyo hangers will tell you, get some chains, it's worth the couple bucks.
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Agreed. Chains. Better.
 
lazaah

lazaah

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i use yoyos, i used the rings from keyrings to attach em to the light and top of my tent. Adjusted the tension so i can move them up and down freely and it stops where I want. Makes adjusting the light height a breeze, I HATED using f-in chains
 
secretweapon

secretweapon

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I bought gyo yoyo's almost worthless, I figured out that if you use small alligator clips just clip the string at the yoyo and it stops it from retracting, biggest pos imo but it works.
 
MasterS

MasterS

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Haha buddy, experience is the opposite. My yo-yo's work perfect for my 1000W HPS with cool-tube. When using with my 400W HPS on the other hand, because it is so light they damn things keep retracting. I'm going to try that alligator clip idea just posted today because it's what I need
 
Buddy Ganga

Buddy Ganga

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I like things simplified.
It either works perfectly or it's useless in my grow.

Yo yo's are rated to 22 lbs a pair.... Not to forget the thin cheap plastic they are made of.
Easy glide hangers rate at 44 lbs a pair.
Ratchet straps, 150 lbs a pair.

If I'm going to hang something over my babies, I'm going to make damn sure it's the best I can get and the easiest to use.
 
MasterS

MasterS

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Making me like the ratchet idea more and more! I'm headed to home depot today! I loves j00 ^_^
 
Buddy Ganga

Buddy Ganga

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