Ballast Silencing help!!!!

ok so as I have off at least once a week now due to bad weather I decided to do a stealth grow in a spare closet. Everything is finished but I have one big problem and thats how to silence my loud ass 600w ballast.

I have already tried putting it in a rubbermaid container and venting it with pc fans, then then surrounding the ballast with old shirts and rags but still no fucking luck...

HELLLLLPP

try to add capacitor to your electric chain.

What kind of ballast is it? I have a sunsystem ballast that the housing was buzzing. I jammed some shims around the case in a few places and it is 100% quiet now.

Hey there.

As an electrician I can't say I've dealth with a 600w ballast before, but generally if a ballast is buzzing, its cactus. How old is it? Also, I would rethink padding it with any cloth; chances are it'll overheat and cause a fire. I've seen lower rated ballasts do it before, so please be careful

- A

when ballests get old they buzz.just change it out with a new one .Peace

Bear....what is old, when it comes to a ballast????

its one of those htg 600w ones

i replace mine like every 5 years or so. Peace

Using dirt, can you just bury it in one of your pots. It can double as a Root Warmer.

bury it in dirt? thats nuts dude whats gonna happen when you water your electrical appliance? probably not that good. eh? place it on rubber pads or a concrete block to isolate it. or... get a new ballast good luck

My ballast runs totally silently and its the cheapest one i could buy.
Why do other ballasts buzz?

"thats nuts dude whats gonna happen when you water your electrical appliance?"

Where did you think CFL's come from????

well i have a brand new ballast i bought from htgsupply and it has a buzzing sound too (nothing major )but does that mean i got ripped off and they sent me a used ballast or is it just the specific ballast ? i mean when i close the closet door i cant even hear it

Be aware, without the Buzz there is no Buzz.

rmax said:

"thats nuts dude whats gonna happen when you water your electrical appliance?"
Where did you think CFL's come from????

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So what you are saying is, if I water
my ballast... It will grow CFL's!? Wait
a minute... how often do I water it to
get 200w CFL's? What kinda a yield are
we talking here?

i have a 600w hps ballast from htgs. mine buzzed so i put 2 bricks under it and suspended it up off the floor. helps that thing cool down since they run hot and gets rid of the noise. if it still makes a sound, place a couple more bricks on top, i had to lay a 5 lb weight to stop it completely. hope that helps, growing stealth can be a bitch..

holy crap you mean if I pour water on my ballasts I'll grow lightbulbs??? You must've tried this already I think the point about putting the ballast on a concrete block is a pretty good oneanyways I'm off to water my ballasts

I guess Yields and Wattages would be dependent upon Grow Medium.

Light Warrior by Fox Farm could be the best... it might help your CFL's.

I didn't use "Light Warrior"... As you'd guess, a couple of nice, fat CFL's and a bunch of "Pop Corn" Incandescents...

But I'm knew so don't listen to me.

rmax said:

I guess Yields and Wattages would be dependent upon Grow Medium.

Light Warrior by Fox Farm could be the best... it might help your CFL's.

I didn't use "Light Warrior"... As you'd guess, a couple of nice, fat CFL's and a bunch of "Pop Corn" Incandescents...

But I'm knew so don't listen to me.

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Hilarious pics
Hope you haven't damaged your roots by shoving those in the soil

I actually ended up enclosing my ballast in a cardboard box and using two pc fans to vent it. I then placed this into a rubber maid container insulating it with old clothes. Ill get some pics up soon.