ballast

Hello. Im looking to purchase a 2 foot by 2 foot flourescent ballast with some type of reflector for my seeds/clones and mother. i have a 2 foot by 4 foot closet for seeds/clones/mother so im going to get two of them. I heard t8 or t12 bulbs & balast are better for seeds/clones. i read they...

Hi, I am looking at this and was wondering if it is any good and how the dimable ballast works. Do I just use a regular 400 watt bulb? Any problems with running it at a lower setting? Also, is this a good light? It seems like a great price, which concerns me.

Hi folks, title says it all, I'm a new grower - got a 300watt duel spec cfl at the moment thinking about maybe getting a hps light as an upgrade. Didn't realise the newer lights can be dimmed I doing a small stealth grow so 400w i think would be the max for heat i could manage - but this...

Hey everyone, how's it going out there? I'm going to apologize in advance if I'm posting in the wrong place or doing this the wrong way so here goes: My ballasts are all magnetic and at least 17 years old or older. I'm looking to purchase a brand new electronic/digital ( I'm not sure of the...

Hi, I'm about to set up my first HID closet grow and I have a bunch of questions. If you have any input then please share. Sorry I have no pictures. I'm planning to do a sketch up model of it. If I do I'll post it. Dimensions wdh: 2ft 6in x 1ft 9in x 6ft 4in or 765mm x 545mm x 1940 mm...

Was bored and decided to read the EYE HORTILUX Catalog Vol.2 and noticed something I never noticed before. The catalog pg 15 under Lighting Maintenance it states "Inspecting the Cord Check all cords and make sure they are NOT coiled. A coiled cord reduces the power coming from your...

Hey folks, I got an amazing deal on a used 1000W HPS system, 48" reflector, MH/HPS magnetic ballast and 2 HPS bulbs. I'm thinking that 1000W is a little much for 2 plants, which is all I ever have growing, can I use a 400 or 600 bulb with the 1000W ballast? Or is that a no no? Also how much...

Will a new bulb help at all? It seems like every other time the ballast is to fire my hps that the it fails and I have no idea why. When it does I just unplug my ballast, unplug my fan, them plug the ballast back in and it starts up. I think it has something to do with the fan running at the...

Hey i was wondering if anyone here owns a 600w sun leaves magnetic ballast that they could tell me the operating/running wattage on it is? also how loud/hot does it get?? this is the ballast I’m talking about Hydroponics | Sunleaves Ballast 6w HPS | Grow Lights Im also wondering if anyone has...

Has anyone tried this combo?

Hello 420, I would like to start a thread specifically about digital ballasts & how to repair them. All information including diagrams & pictures will be useful. For example what are the main components & what parts are the usual suspects in a faulty one? I will get the ball rolling by...

Anyone here running a allstart 860 cmh on a digital ballast? It isn't a very good idea if the ballast isn't low frequency square wave. A friend runs 860 on old core and coil ballasts , he said I should expect a 30% increase in intensity and I think he's right. I had a look at his lights...

My grow area is 24 inches deep and 30 inches wide and there are 4 plants 2 weeks into flower... I have a 600 watt dimmable ballast and I have the ballast set at 400watts.... someone told me that you only need so much light and it becomes a waste after too much but do you think that a 24 by 30...

Hello guys! Currently I'm buying new ballasts and I'm able to choose between Nanolux NF,NanoluxOG,Maxibright DigiLights Pro and store branded Super Lumen ballast. Difference in price is not big so I'm looking for advice from you guys.

Hello, Autoflowering strain - Blue Mammoth, Malana and +speed time - DAY 66 into flowering coco + compost + perlite grow bag non woven - 4-5 gal nutrient - calmag plus, florablend, hydroguard, fish emulsion + seaweed water ph - 6.5 run off ph - 6.4-6.7 INDOOR 400W HPS - Magnetic...

So I got a 400w HPS ballast and a 400 MH bulb. I was wondering if I could power the MH bulb with it, or if there's any danger if I do it? Great forum by the way. I'm happy to be part of it

Hi Guys, Long time viewer first time poster. I want to upgrade to one of these new LEC lights but the expense is astronomical. I'm assuming the 400w hps ballast will be too much power for a 315w bulb and just blow it immediately. Has anyone retrofit one if these LEC/CMH to their old...

Looking to get a 400w-600w Ballast. Growing 2-4 plants. I was looking at Yield Lab, Apollo, Vivosun, and a few others. The kits on Amazon are pretty attractive, just not sure what is the go to here. Budget $150 for the whole kit, hoping to have an air cooled hood.

Will an Ultra Sun 1000 Watt MH Bulb 7500K (901538) work with a digital ballast or do I have to use a magnetic one? I'n not really sure which forum to ask but I thought I would start here. I've only used a 1000 watt magnetic ballast in the past and I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a...

So I currently run 2 hortilux HPS bulbs in cool tube reflectors in my flower room. I got the cool tube reflectors to have minimal drag to the air blowing through. My temp is great right now, and I dont need AC. I am however looking to widen my spectrum, and add some UV rays to increase resin...