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LordRalh3

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Im excited guys, one more piece and I hang a 600 over my babies, The ballast and bulb both got here already and now Im just waiting on the hood. Apollo 600w Digital Dimable ballast can go both HPS and MH, Digilux Enhanched spectrum HPS bulb, and a Hydrofarm Daystar 6inch air cooled reflector, tracking order puts my seeds in my state finally (thinkin they will arrive tomorrow) and then Ill be rolling.....hell yeah, will have three bagseed plants under the 600 while my white widow and big bud germ and veg for a bit. Cant wait to see what this baby will do for my buds, I condioned the 3 current plants to spread three different ways to see what the best spread will be for my setup, Im not sure if ill want to do a few big plants or SOG under the 600... any thoughts? Ill have northern lights, white widow, and big bud as my main staples for a while anyone have experiance SOG style with these three? It almost seems like a shame to use Big bud that way but ww and nl could be amazing with tons of little top cola plants.
 
billcollector99

billcollector99

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duchieman said:
Yeah, right on. Obviously the CMH's will work in this or you wouldn't have told me that but what are they priced like bill? Also, I was thinking the reflector would create heat problems in my tent, holding it in there. maybe a few holes for ventilation and then my filter would be right above it pretty much. Hmmm?
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The bare bulb cmh is cool to the touch... I had a pic as my avatar holding one while it was lit... and you can get one shipped for $60 us

jigfresh said:
CMH's run on HPS ballasts. And I think I paid about $60 for my 400w... here's one for sale: http://www.growlightexpress.com/ceramic-metal-halide-bulbs-9/mastercolor-ceramic-metal-halide-400-watt-79.html
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Actually they are meant for magnetic ballasts
 
duchieman

duchieman

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I was wondering kind of the same thing. The CMH's were like 350W, or somewhere around there. Is that the bulb I would use for this ballast, which I'm assuming is a magnetic MH ballast? I also love the fact of no heat when adding to a 600 in a tent. I really thought you took that pic when you first fired it up. Sorry to doubt you bill. lol
 
duchieman

duchieman

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billcollector99 said:
there is a retrofit bulb for the hps magnetic ballast. But the ballast that Duchie has in his hood there requires the 330 watt CMH bulb. It is universal and can be mounted horizontal or vertical. Some Cmh bulbs are only horizontal or only vertical.

http://www.amazon.com/330-Watt-AllStart-Protected-Lighting/dp/B004WCOQVQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1329281240&sr=8-3

$50 us plus free shipping with amazon prime
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I just did some research on them and yes that universal is key. I've run into the same crap where what's available south is not here. Well I did find some in the west coast being sold by robbers for over a hundred bucks. I do have a couple of places to try that I'm pretty sure will order me one if they don't have it. If not, I'll send for one from there. Amazon is as good as any and I'm hooked up with them already. Either way, I'm going with that Phillips bulb. And yes, bills right. This ballast is a magnetic MH ballast. Also I learned that the mogul socket is different for a MH bulb vs a HPS. The MH has a little nipple and will work in an HPS socket, where and HPS bulb/base will not work in a MH mogul base. Sort of like a gas nozzle vs a diesel. I have nothing flowering that I'd want to start this on now so no rush but I think I'm going verticle HPS/MH for a THOUSAND WATTS Alex!

Thanks a lot for the great tip bill.
 
duchieman

duchieman

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geekmike said:
I might be talking out of my ass here but I THINK CMH bulbs can be used in Magnetic HPS Ballasts
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Yes, and Not Digital, except for lower wattage CMH bulbs, under 200 I think. They will work on digi HPS for some reason. And as I said above, because of the socket differences, if you try to place a HPS bulb in a MH ballast, the contacts in the base and on the bulb will not make contact, therefore no current. So you wouldn't even risk damaging the MH even if you did make such a mistake.
 
DST

DST

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LordRalh3 said:
Im excited guys, one more piece and I hang a 600 over my babies, The ballast and bulb both got here already and now Im just waiting on the hood. Apollo 600w Digital Dimable ballast can go both HPS and MH, Digilux Enhanched spectrum HPS bulb, and a Hydrofarm Daystar 6inch air cooled reflector, tracking order puts my seeds in my state finally (thinkin they will arrive tomorrow) and then Ill be rolling.....hell yeah, will have three bagseed plants under the 600 while my white widow and big bud germ and veg for a bit. Cant wait to see what this baby will do for my buds, I condioned the 3 current plants to spread three different ways to see what the best spread will be for my setup, Im not sure if ill want to do a few big plants or SOG under the 600... any thoughts? Ill have northern lights, white widow, and big bud as my main staples for a while anyone have experiance SOG style with these three? It almost seems like a shame to use Big bud that way but ww and nl could be amazing with tons of little top cola plants.
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Never grown Big Bud, I would imagine it would be very effective in SOG. I guess you want to decide based on the amount of plant numbers you want to run.

wormdrive66 said:
WEST SIDE!!!

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Compton MOFO!!! lol........you got to wait until at least a minute before the real shizz kicks in...
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MORGEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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