Cardboard CFL grow box?

Bauks

Bauks

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din'e medicine said:
Are these fans good for my grow box? How do i rewire them?
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I Use the same fans in a cardboard box I just cut up and old 12v adapter I think it was from and old casio keyboard and connected the wires. The first time i got the polarity wrong no big deal mine just didn't spin if its wired backwards... I got mine from an old pc power supply I used the fan as a template to cut the right size aif flow hole from the box made some pilot holes for some small wood screws and screwd the fans right down to the outside of my box it worked really nicely and i have never had any problems with heat from clf's in my cardboard box tho when i got my HPS light i had to upgrade because that does get very hot now i use my cardboard box for my mom plant with the cfl's and pc fans stays a nice 75 F in there ;):weed:
 
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Stun

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When using cheap cardboard for a grow box and cfl's, keep it cheap... A white table cloth from the dollar store, some duct tape. Just don't let the lights sit directly on the table cloth and you're done.
 
Bauks

Bauks

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Camping section Walmart Survival blanket (under $4) Great reflective material for a box. And make sure your careful when securing the fan to the cardboard with screws as over-tightening will cause the screws to become loose :)
 
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420OldSchoolDJ420

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lol.. Watch someone start selling "lightweight" ( cardboard ) "grow boxes" on EGAY ( err.. Ebay ) LMAO..

I can see the listing now..


Custom "Lightweight" Growbox's!
THE CHEAPEST ON EBAY!!




2 EASY STEPS!! Simply Unfold and Tape Together !!


NO RESERVE!!

Starting bid - .99c

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lol
 
din'e medicine

din'e medicine

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Here goes my unfinished project but is nearly done. Please..leave comments. I accidently blew out those cpu fans but when i went back to get another set, i found a better one for cheaper so i am gonna change it. I will try to fit 2-105watt CFL's in there and see how that goes with extreme caution taken. Its sturdy to mee...:?:
 

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420OldSchoolDJ420

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looks kinda too tall and too skinny.. if ya know what I mean.. Usually you want more width than height ( space ) for vegging. Honestly, one box woulda prolly been just as good.
 
din'e medicine

din'e medicine

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Yea it is thin. and thanks Newb! I do have another box setup i will do. Its bigger too. Its 11 inches all sides and 3 feet tall. I only want stealth growing or something loe pro and fast. Not too big.
 
Cola.collector

Cola.collector

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:leaf:Thanks for the great idea....I have a closet 7'H x 2.5'D x 8'W and right now I have 5 of 7 plants late in flowering inside. I needed to build a quick revegging box for temporary use after I harvested 2 early plants.
I used your basic template and built this box in about 30 minutes. It's all white inside from turning 2 white boxes inside out, taping them together and using the handle holes to put a wood bar in - to hold the 2 CFL's.
Then I put a reflective vented ceiling on top, and 2 doors in the bottom. 1 for air intake, and 1 for the plants and watering.
I fix PC's for a supplemental living, so I already had plenty of PC fans and power supplies laying around.

Thanks to all your posters, all who provided pics of theirs, and to you for making it easy to solve a pothead problem without spending a dime.
( I also included a couple of pretty buds to show off from the closet I mentioned.....hope you don't mind. :bigjoint:):leaf:



 
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