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    T5 ballast, electrical advise needed.

    I haven't received it yet, only purchased it recently, in images it has two switches, but the site claims it has the capability to run 4 or 8 bulbs.
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    T5 ballast, electrical advise needed.

    One plant? I don't think I specified how many plants I was planning on growing before. I planned on setting the plants in one horizontal line with just 2 bulbs on for the first while, and gradually space them out and put more bulbs in. I don't know... just seemed kind of logical rather than...
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    T5 ballast, electrical advise needed.

    432 watts to be exact, 4ft, 8 tube. And it wasn't cheap, as you stated in one of your comments, it was more expensive than the HPS with digital ballast and reflector that I purchased for the flowering stage. Apparently they're pretty good for vegetative growth, HPS not being so good for veg...
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    T5 ballast, electrical advise needed.

    Hello :) I have recently purchased an 8 bulb T5 lighting system. I worry about electrical costs which are quite high here unfortunately, so I have conjured up some thought on removing some bulbs to save electricity on the first few weeks of growth. So my question is, if I remove 6 of the 8...
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    400hps what kinda fuse in plug adopter "german to uk/ireland"

    MorroN and cues thank you guys very much for your help i plugged the light into the adopter then got a dim white light which quickly turned orange/yellow color and got brighter and brighter it is running very impressed. i'm really surprised by the heat of the bulb lol as i was just testing it...
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    400hps what kinda fuse in plug adopter "german to uk/ireland"

    Hi there people of of rollitup :shock: i've just gotten a new 400 watt hps light kit it came with a german plug socket :oso i'm gonna have to get a uk/ireland adopter socket for it, i'm not so good with electrical stuff so i was wondering if anyone could help me with what amp fuse i should...
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