bigbudmike
Active Member
Will halogens be a sufficient source of light? I like this idea but the reason I was using the inverter in the first place is because the Plant will be in the back of a box truck. I planned on putting a small computer fan in there as well. I guess I could tap into the pos and neg on the dome light of the truck if it has a sufficient fuse. Great idea man!
The battery im using is good, trust me I work on DC power for a living and can tell. Besides when the inverter died I was already doing a discharge test for over 3hrs. During this test I monitored the voltage and current every 10min for the first hour then every hour after that. When I went to check on it for the fourth hour the lights were out and the inverter wouldnt turn them back on (think it over heated). At this point the battery voltage was at 12.35 volts (more than enough to start the inverter).
As I started to explain above the plant will be concealed in a 4.5ft tall wardrobe box (the kind you buy at moving places) in the back of a box truck. I would like to hook up a small computer fan in the top of the box for some ventilation. I was gonna put the box in the middle and put boxes all around it so if any one looked in wouldnt be so obvious. Just one box out of many in the truck.
I am definitely not heading through there heading along the coast down south although thats not to much better. Im just a guy trying to move his shit, not a mexican tryin to transport hundreds of pounds to its final destination. Know what I mean hopefully that will work in my favor if I do have problems. Sorry if I offended any mexicans.6 weeks is just going to start smelling strong for your drive! I think it would be fine for two days in the dark if it had good ventilation and all. Something to think about though. I've read that keeping your lights on for 1 or two days (continuously) at week 5 causes "double-flowering" where buds send out new pistils and increases yield. I don't think that even messing up your light cycle for 1-2 days is going to seriously mess up your grow.
That being said, I wouldn't travel through most of the Bible belt states with a full-sized plant in your car. People get locked up for a single seed in their ashtray in Kansas, Missouri and the like. If you have a med-permit try to steer through states with reciprocity
She has some valid points for her argument though. We dont have a place to live when we get there and no one I know there has any idea that I do this, so its difficult to ask someone to babysit while I go house hunting. Dont know yet what I want to do. I have continued with my experimenting though. Was able to construct a primitive ac unit out of a foam cooler, 4" ducting, a fan, and some dry ice. Cut holes in the cooler for the duct then ran a fan in the grow box blowing air out of the box and into the cooler then back into the box. Without a light on it was able to cool the box down to 60F. I think I could make this work for the trip out there but dont know what to do when I get there. If you guys have some advice feel free to express it.