Recent content by yaunch77

Yes, there's a very noticeable difference between on and off. I can barely stand to look at the lights when they are fully on. It's more like sunset or a moonlit night when they are "off." I've determined that my problem is either reversed polarity or a bad ground. You should try moving your...

Good call. I took the switch and the light to another socket in a different part of the house and the problem did not occur. Off was fully off. I went out and bought socket tester and it's telling me that for the socket where I have my lights plugged in, hot and neutral are reversed...

So I just went and plugged one LED directly (no extension cord or splitter) into the Hydrofarm timer I just got today. It's currently off and the LED glows very noticeably. To those other folks using this timer with LEDs, particularly the BS 240, have you looked up into the LED? Is your room...

I got the timer today and I'll be damned if it doesn't do the exact same thing the other two I bought do. Damn you puffenuff! :) Seriously, I wonder if my extension cord or plug splitter have somethign to do with it. I also have two CFLs on the same switch. I guess I'll have to experiment...

The two times I got hit with slime, my ppms and PH would rise without any water level change. If you are getting water level change, then I wouldn't be too worried.

Thanks! I'm going to order one now.

I bought a "mechanical" timer -- the old-fashioned kind with dial on the front and tabs you lift. It even says compatible with CFLs. However, the LEDs stay lit even with this. So far I've wasted 30 bucks on timers. I guess I can keep buying them until I find one that works.

It's definitely not afterglow. If I unplug the lights, they go completely dark. Apparently, many current timer designs do not support LEDs and CFLs. I found this (http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/wiring/msg1121051518639.html?10):"The timer does not have a neutral connection. It runs a...

I have three Blackstar 240W lights and I've just switched to flower a few days ago. I've been checking each night when the lights are supposed to switch off and my LED lights are staying slightly on, even when the power timer has switched off. I had a GE digital timer that I assumed was the...

So true, Pixi. Thanks.

These are from non-feminized seed plants in veg. I wanted to get two off of each plant in case one clone dies so that I don't lose the line if that's my "star." Switching to flower tonight.

I used clonex.

Ok, here's a picture of my second attempt. Hopefully it won't be as comical as the first one.

Ed Rosenthal's book, Marijauna Grower's Handbook, indicates that this is true. I do not have personal experience with this though. I would love to hear from someone that has.

Thanks guys. I'll give it another shot using proper technique.