300 watt CFL from Lowes....

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

Bought a 300 watt cfl at Lowes today. Package didn't give much info on lumens/kelvin etc.... Is anyone familiar with this or similar bulbs? Actual usage is 65 watts, equivelant to a 300 watt it says. It screws into a standard (medium base) light socket. Good, bad, indifferent?? I figured the more wattage the better.

~Outlaw~

mane2008 · Aug 10, 2008

oh i was finna say let me know how much u paid but.
It's only a 65w cfl and its equal to a 300w reg bulb.
I have 85w cfls and dey work good.
Is the light bright white?

FromTheBong · Aug 10, 2008

based on other bulbs, I'd say it's between 3400 and 4000 lumens. I can't really answer the Kelvin part, but does the light look like a regular light bulb, or is it more white?

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

mane2008 said:
oh i was finna say let me know how much u paid but.
It's only a 65w cfl and its equal to a 300w reg bulb.
I have 85w cfls and dey work good.
Is the light bright white?

It's definately bright white! Not the yellowish tint style. The box doesn't say 65 watts but the sticker on the shelf said 65 watt..... I paid $16.00 for it.

FromTheBong · Aug 10, 2008

I think I saw the same bulb at Lowes when I was there today! Was it made by 'American something-or-other'? and shaped with the U-shaped lights, or the twist light kind?

outlawcustombikes said:
It's definately bright white! Not the yellowish tint style. The box doesn't say 65 watts but the sticker on the shelf said 65 watt..... I paid $16.00 for it.

Is it so bright that it is almost blue?

FromTheBong · Aug 10, 2008

65 Watt Fluorescent Replacement Bulb

Is this the one?

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

FromTheBong said:
65 Watt Fluorescent Replacement Bulb

Is this the one?

No actually, it is a twisy one. It looks just like one you would normally use in your house but about 10 times bigger! lol. The box says for comercial use. I'll grab the box and snap a shot of it.

mane2008 · Aug 10, 2008

outlawcustombikes said:
It's definately bright white! Not the yellowish tint style. The box doesn't say 65 watts but the sticker on the shelf said 65 watt..... I paid $16.00 for it.

if its bright white its proly a cool daytime light bulb. Great for veg

Do they look suthin like this?

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

Ok, it actually does say 65 watt on one of the four sides...I must have missed it. I also says 3900 lumens. here is a pic of it.

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

mane2008 said:
if its bright white its proly a cool daytime light bulb. Great for veg

Do they look suthin like this?

where did you pick those up at?

mane2008 · Aug 10, 2008

stealthhydro.com

mane2008 · Aug 10, 2008

outlawcustombikes said:
Ok, it actually does say 65 watt on one of the four sides...I must have missed it. I also says 3900 lumens. here is a pic of it.

good light. you growin wit just one of those?

outlawcustombikes · Aug 10, 2008

mane2008 said:
good light. you growin wit just one of those?

No, I have a 250 watt HPS, looking for a 400 watt hps but for now, using the 300 watt cfl down inside the center of the plants for extra light. I have several 1000 watt units but can't run them with my current power supply setup. I'll make due for now with my inside grow, I breeding so over-abundant bud isn't a major concern at this time.....That's what my outdoor grow is for! :hump:

Check out my grow journal (below).

~Outlaw~

mane2008 · Aug 10, 2008

outlawcustombikes said:
No, I have a 250 watt HPS, looking for a 400 watt hps but for now, using the 300 watt cfl down inside the center of the plants for extra light. I have several 1000 watt units but can't run them with my current power supply setup. I'll make due for now with my inside grow, I breeding so over-abundant bud isn't a major concern at this time.....That's what my outdoor grow is for! Check out my grow journal (below).

~Outlaw~

Sounds good bra. I use 600 400 250 hps/mh and cfls myself.

Happy growin i saw ya plants nice bra

E=MC420 · Aug 11, 2008

The grocery store by my house carries something comparable but it is a 45 watt (200 watt rating). The bulb I looked at had a color temp of 4100k, I would be willing to bet this is the same color temp. There is nothing wrong with that for veg purposes but you may want to add some smaller 6500k CFL's to compliment it. Again I am not 100% sure about your new bulb, just speculation.

Best of luck to you on your new project.

jstgrow · Aug 11, 2008

I have a couple of those exact same bulbs but the color from the is a little more on the yellowish orangish side so im guessing they are 2700 K.

DO you guys think that 3 of those bulbs plus another 150 Watt rated CFL would cover a small 4X3 closet flower/growroom

hunterdog111299 · Aug 18, 2008

I have that same bulb and according to the info ive looked up is is a 2700k

Splash · Nov 15, 2008

outlawcustombikes said:
Ok, it actually does say 65 watt on one of the four sides...I must have missed it. I also says 3900 lumens. here is a pic of it.

I thought I saw someplace on either the box or the bolb that it said either soft white, or cool white. It was in that section on the shelves; not in the daylight section.

Astralsearcher · Nov 15, 2008

today at home depot i found this:

cfl
68 watts
2700k
4200 lumens
15$

also they had 24 watt 2700k bulbs on sale for 59 cents.

JohnnyHitch · Nov 16, 2008

Astralsearcher said:
today at home depot i found this:

cfl
68 watts
2700k
4200 lumens
15$

also they had 24 watt 2700k bulbs on sale for 59 cents.

WTF just went to home de POT today to pick that stuff up
why cantmy home depot have a sale =(

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