I have a question on rebate lighting

[Pat Puffer]

I think we are both going to be surprised and pleased with our purchase.

 

[bluter]

there's nothing wrong with them until you can get a grown up light

 

[Pat Puffer]

I got a 1000w HPS ran on a magnetic ballast. Them balls are too big for me, sir. I will stay in the sand box for now. Thank you.

 

[bluter]

I got a 1000w HPS ran on a magnetic ballast. Them balls are too big for me, sir. I will stay in the sand box for now. Thank you.

i love a 1000w hps. grew under piles of them. sometimes all at the same time. my old magnetic ballasts are still running lights for my friends. gotta work with what you have til you can upgrade or change things.

led does not always have to be the answer either. i'm partial to it cause i was in the industry. but i ran grows where the heat from hps lighting was crucial to it succeeding.

 

[Pat Puffer]

Yeah. During winter you could defrost your frozen burrito on the ballast and grow dope at the same time. It rocks. I just have to keep my amps low to run a self contained perpetual personal grow in a 7×7 area. I am having to dip out of the outdoor game due to new law enforcement neighbors. Our county has a moratorium on outdoor growing and we have kids. I am not risking it. My outlaw days are curbed for now and i need to go the (semi) legal route and grow indoors. That's my reason for going LEDs. Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do.

 

[bluter]

@Patient puffer if you want a general rule of thumb you can go by watts - meaning the actual draw - not the advertised horseshit.

actual draw is what the drivers will consume full up. go by what is listed on the driver. look right at the driver to get the info. it's a bit tricky as mfgrs can roll drivers back internally, and usually do, to extend the lifespan of the emitters. rigs with dimmers are good to have because you know you get all the watt output you paid for.

when comparing led to hps add 1/2 to 2/3 of the actual driver watt draw to the led output to get a rough idea of an equivalent hid fixture.

 

[Gardener022]

there's nothing wrong with them until you can get a grown up light

I could have purchased a 1000w hps but I live in the southwest where it is extremely hot sometimes and the electric bill would be outstanding in summer and winter. Maybe I will grow up in a couple years. lol

 

[bluter]

stick with the led.

i wasn't suggesting hps. just better led lol

mars is ok. i call it beginner led. it's not the end of the journey. best is yet to come.

 

[Pat Puffer]

Right on
(Puff!)