1000w bare bulb how to cool
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justugh
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cool tube will do a better job then anything u are going to jerry rig up
just so u know the cool tube is a hood it can use any type of single end bulbs......it uses a S plug that goes into the ballast and that dicktates what bulb u use (so if u upgrade ballast to 600w or 1000w later u can still keep the same hood)
plus a cool tube is 6 inches that is a 400 cfm inline fan or a 240 booster fan ........that little ramble all means cool tube
https://www.amazon.com/Powermaxx-GLX-CTH6-Cool-Light-Reflector/dp/B00QQUWQ6E
this is my fav hood
Roger A. Shrubber
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cool tubes are the shit, with a little careful work you can take the interior reflector out and use them to grow vertically as well
r.i.kid
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That's iffy advice....the hoods cord could be rated for 400w...as in a thin cord. and you're telling him to run 1000w thru it....fire waiting to happen. just saying
Roger A. Shrubber
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they make hoods to accept a mogul base, and should be wired to take up to a 1k ballast and bulb no problem.
r.i.kid
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yes they do....but they also make them rated for the bulb....like my 600w hood has a cord a lot thinner then my 1000w hood. ...I'm just saying to check it out before running 1000w thru it
Roger A. Shrubber
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wasn't aware they did that, i have 2 different hoods and 2 cool tubes and they all have the same cord.
that could be an issue. i'd try it and keep an eye on the cord for a day or two, if it seems to be getting hot,
i'd rewire it with the right size wire, pretty easy d.i.y. job.
that could be an issue. i'd try it and keep an eye on the cord for a day or two, if it seems to be getting hot,
i'd rewire it with the right size wire, pretty easy d.i.y. job.
r.i.kid
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r.i.kid
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you can't really tell but there's a big difference
Roger A. Shrubber
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i can see it, and i believed you, was just sayin mine are all the same. for all i know mine are all rated for 600, thats the biggest ballast i have.