CFL Lighting

Right ive im on the verge of giving up went down to local hardware store today to find out theres no mogul/screw base sockets for normal household CFL lights e.g. 23w

Does anyone here know a site or have a link to somewhere that sells these things as i need 8 of them for my cfl lighting in my little stealth cab

And whilst u at it does anyone know or have a link to somewhere that shows u how to wire multiple mogul/screw base sockets together so u can plug into a plug socket?

thx
regards
frenzied

what watt light are you trying to use? If they are mogul I would bet you need a fixture for that size light.

thats what im looking for mogul based fixture/fitting i need about 8-10 of them for 8-10 23w cfls for my little stealth cabinet grow

any ideas?

frenzied said:

thats what im looking for mogul based fixture/fitting i need about 8-10 of them for 8-10 23w cfls for my little stealth cabinet grow

any ideas?

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this what you mean?

yes what is the correct name for that product? plus i would prefer one with wires unless u know of a guide about how to wire them

plus anyone know of a journal or guide on how to wire like 8 of this together to plug in the plug socket

thx

anyone able to put more input into this?

frenzied said:

yes what is the correct name for that product? plus i would prefer one with wires unless u know of a guide about how to wire them

plus anyone know of a journal or guide on how to wire like 8 of this together to plug in the plug socket

thx

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i dont know the name but their available everywhere... i don tkno why their not at your local hardware store, just make a trip and go to another one, i dont know why u want wires..sounds like a fire hazard to me.. plus i tlooks messy, lots of things can be done with a plug in socket lots of extension chords out their, and outlet bars... but if ur looking for wha tur looking for, check a dump site, lots of lamps there LOL

Don't understand why you need a mogul socket for a standard cfl?

If you plan on using a 105 watt CFL bulb in a Clamp Refector, you will need one of these:

I have come to believe that 2 42 watt bulbs, in one Clamp Reflector is the most efficient, cost effective way to provide light to your Grow.
You also need one of these

and two of these

Available in black or cream colored at Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot and any Hardware store, about $1.69 to $1.99.
They are used to put two 42 watt CFLS in one Reflector.

I also like these:

A Mogul socket is an extra large socket for 105 to 200 watt bulbs.
They make adapters to use a regular socket for those extra large bulbs.


All of the 23, 27, 42, 65, and 85s have regular sized sockets and the bulbs fit into any normal socket. Some 105s are normal sockets, some 105s are Mogul size.
ALL 200 watt CFLs have a much larger socket, called a mogul socket.

8' Power Cord with Mogul Socket



If you want a 200 watt CFL, you will need one of those or a Mogul Socket.

There are Adaptors:
Mogul To Standard Bulb Adapter

at www.growwurks.com

If the cfl has a mogul base. Dosen't it need a ballist to run the light? If not I need to rethink my cfl set up.

stumps said:

If the cfl has a mogul base. Dosen't it need a ballist to run the light? If not I need to rethink my cfl set up.

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Most large wattage CFL's are "self ballast". Meaning the ballast is attached to the bulb, at the base. This makes it easy to use. Problem is, the bulbs go out before the ballast 99% of the time. So, people throw away perfectly good CFL ballast everyday. Its just the way it is.

Some have a remote ballast. Much more unique and harder to come by, but people do it.


YOU DO NOT NEED A MOGUL SOCKET FOR A 23WATT CFL BULB. A regular, everyday, ordinary light bulb socket will work great. Just get a regular light socket. Lowes and homedepot sell clamp reflecdtors and all sorts of light bulb sockets. I run 42 watt and 65 watt CFL's in regular light sockets. My 200watt and 250 watt bulbs get the mogul sockets. Make sense ???

there are ballasted and un-ballasted CFL's. yer typical 105-200w CFLs have their own ballast. same as the smaller wattages. but... you can purchase fixtures that have ballasts in them, for which you'd need the un-ballasted bulbs. which I have seen up to 300w. wow I made that sound complicated but its not.

CFL with self ballast. Notice the base (blue ring). It has vents on it to help remove some of the heat. That is the ballast for the bulb. Pic attached:

200 watt 6500k CFL

These need a mogul socket.

Reflector I use with mogul base:
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HLIFBW&eq=&Tp=

Mogul base extension cords I use to freely hang large CFLs:
http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=HLIFCFSC&eq=&Tp=