Soon to be 200w Grow Cab, HPS + CFL Question.

i had my cab set up a while ago, and was just waiting on seeds from nirvana, its been over a month and a half, so i've given up hope and my friends giving me a few unknown seeds she had.

in the time i was waiting, i figured i would practice, i found a chili seed and planted it, and it's growing pretty well, it just started to flower. i don't know whether all non-marijuana plants flower depending on photoperiod or age but yea, i started 12/12 and it happened.

i'll throw in a couple of pics. i turned the cfl's off because this shitty camera can't handle it.



door on. pretty stealthy apart from the evident lack of lightproofing.


okay, here is my question. i had it on 24/0 and it was all running fine, i switched the timer to 12/12 and it simply doesn't work, it doesn't switch off when intended, it just stays on. the timer was brand new, and i am sure i am using it correctly. it can handle much more wattage than i am putting through it. what's wrong?

in the picture, the white extension cable is the one connected to the timer. it holds the hps cable, the intake, and the two cfl's cables.


the timer.. just a standard analogue one.

You just have to double check if the 'pins' are in the right area...Or it could just be a problem at the manufacture..Take it back and just get a different one or even a different brand...

Oh and when you do get some MJ growing, make sure that seal is covered as there can be NO light leaking in during the dark period...Good luck!!!

to fix that light leak you can get that foam stripping. It works really well, just has sticky on the back. It will work perfectly for what you are doing

Then i dont think he would be able to get the 'door' off...

^bwahahaha

aanyway, yea, it's not a 'pin timer' it just has plastic segments you push down.



basically it. so by the sounds of it i just have a dodgy timer.

Yea sounds like it....I mean the timer is one of the most important essentials you need equiptment wise so just spend the dough n get yourself a new one...way worth the trip to the store and the $$