Club 600

Well, isn't wisest not to put all of ones precious eggs in one basket, anyways?


*But, yeah, it sounds like they just want to thicken their stream with some more beak wet-age at the consumer's expense.



**The State of Oregon has doubled the cost of renewing our medical marijuana cards. Will be $200 to renew it, and mine is due no later than the first week of March.

Talk about coincidence. You guys are just talking supplemental lighting and along comes my neighbor packing this big ass light fixture. "thought you might like to have this. It's already wired for 110." I'll be dammed if it's not a 400 watt MH with bulb. Not sure if the bulb works and I can't test it right now because I need to change the plug on it. Not a bad score if you ask me? I'm thinking I'll remove the reflector and then remove the bulb socket, pick up some wire and a utility box to make the ballast remote and just go barebulb with it.

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Originally Posted by duchieman

Talk about coincidence. You guys are just talking supplemental lighting and along comes my neighbor packing this big ass light fixture. "thought you might like to have this. It's already wired for 110." I'll be dammed if it's not a 400 watt MH with bulb. Not sure if the bulb works and I can't test it right now because I need to change the plug on it. Not a bad score if you ask me? I'm thinking I'll remove the reflector and then remove the bulb socket, pick up some wire and a utility box to make the ballast remote and just go barebulb with it.

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I bought something really similar on C.L. It worked really well for veg in my shower just as it was with the big silver bowl on it. I had 8 4 ft monsters all squished in there under it. Was a bad idea as it got me some bugs, but just saying that reflector is great for a really small area. That ballast will get extremely hot and making it remote is a great idea.

Originally Posted by duchieman

Talk about coincidence. You guys are just talking supplemental lighting and along comes my neighbor packing this big ass light fixture. "thought you might like to have this. It's already wired for 110." I'll be dammed if it's not a 400 watt MH with bulb. Not sure if the bulb works and I can't test it right now because I need to change the plug on it. Not a bad score if you ask me? I'm thinking I'll remove the reflector and then remove the bulb socket, pick up some wire and a utility box to make the ballast remote and just go barebulb with it.

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I had one of those duch that i rewired the same way, and it worked like a champ. My suggestion would be to buy a CMH bulb for it

http://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/...ads/p-6000.pdf

Yeah, right on. Obviously the CMH's will work in this or you wouldn't have told me that but what are they priced like bill? Also, I was thinking the reflector would create heat problems in my tent, holding it in there. maybe a few holes for ventilation and then my filter would be right above it pretty much. Hmmm?

Bare bulb me thinks Duchie, go with your original thought.

edit, and yup, nice score.

CMH's run on HPS ballasts. And I think I paid about $60 for my 400w... here's one for sale: http://www.growlightexpress.com/cera...0-watt-79.html

I was thinking of doing a rigid 3"ish mesh on the 3 sides of my older tent and doing 3 sativa scrogs, one centered on each wall, while having the rest of the floor covered with whatever else, while Hanging a bare bulb hps but now I have this so...

Thanks D, I think I will. Maybe I can use that reflector elsewhere. Or not. Thanks for the other tips guys. Nothing's getting done today so I'll keep searching