HPS bulbs.

L

lopenator

New Member
Hello community,

I have a quick question. I have recently bought HPS bulbs for the flowering stage of my babies. I have realised that they do not illuminate with a regular socket. Can someone help me understand what piece I need to get these babies to light up? I have done research online and I read shit about a ballast? But Idk if that's what I need. Is it something I can pick up from Wal-Mart? Thank you.
 

Attachments

sunni

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
no you cant pick up these kinda thing at walmart, what you have a is light right now, what you need is a fixture to put it in.

It sounds like youre reasonably completely inexperienced with these types of lights so let me leave you some links which can help you with understanding the basic concepts of HPS/ Metal Hide & CFLS

if you dont know youre abc's dont try to do xyz

http://www.growweedeasy.com/hps-grow-lights-setup

http://www.growweedeasy.com/grow-lights

good luck and welcome to riu
 
Last edited:
L

lopenator

New Member
Hey everyone,. I'm really confused about this light setup. I called ace hardware and they're telling me that I need a special wire to light up HPS bulbs or metal halide and he's telling me they could start a fire because they burn red hot and he's saying I would need an electrician to install everything. Is it really this complicated? I don't know how to go about doing this
 
Indagrow

Indagrow

Well-Known Member
You need a ballets to power a fixture... That you can then put that light Into...Ace guys are only going to know about self contained systems which isn't really how the growing world gets down. Those work for security lighting as in parking lot lights.. But what you need is a remote (as in connected remotely by a cord) Ballast not a piggyback system.Sunni was kind enough to give you all the information you need just follow the links.
 
sunni

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
lopenator said:
Can someone send me a link of a complete set up that's on eBay? Maybe that would help a lot
Click to expand...
I sent you complete links to read which have a ton of information actually read them


They have photos that have writing next to them like diagrams of the exact thing you are talking about it breaks it down completely for you

Please read them we aren't here to spoon feed you

You sound like you decided out of the blue to grow marijuana

Yu need to research before you start
Buying things

It is extremely unsafe of you to call up a random hardware store even if you live in a place that's legal it's still federally illegal
 
peter berger

peter berger

Well-Known Member
I know, I was just trying to help him out. But your right researching a subject before attempting something such as this. Would have been most beneficial to him.
 
sunni

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
He wants you to hold his hand and spoon feed him information he doesn't want to go any work for himself

If he did he would've read the links which he's not
 
tomuch

tomuch

Active Member
Indagrow said:
You need a ballets to power a fixture... That you can then put that light Into...Ace guys are only going to know about self contained systems which isn't really how the growing world gets down. Those work for security lighting as in parking lot lights.. But what you need is a remote (as in connected remotely by a cord) Ballast not a piggyback system.Sunni was kind enough to give you all the information you need just follow the links.
Click to expand...
What he said! Also, if and as that MH (Metal halide bulb) is best for vegging plants, consider putting a couple of tens of buck to get that HPS for flowering. It's not all about the spectrum (light color), but it is a seriously important thing to keep in mind.

Yours,
Tom​
 
tomuch

tomuch

Active Member
peter berger said:
I know, I was just trying to help him out. But your right researching a subject before attempting something such as this. Would have been most beneficial to him.
Click to expand...
And yet, it's not too late for him to do that. 1. Search, look for the info and attempt to understand 2. Ask if necessary. This always works.
 
peter berger

peter berger

Well-Known Member
tomuch said:
And yet, it's not late for him to do that. 1. Search, look for the info and attempt to understand 2. Ask if necessary. This always works.
Click to expand...
I hear you on that dude. That website growweedeasy.com or org. Cant remember atm. Was a huge help to me when I first started farming.:eyesmoke: Really baked right now.
 
sunni

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
peter berger said:
I hear you on that dude. That website growweedeasy.com or org. Cant remember atm. Was a huge help to me when I first started farming.:eyesmoke: Really baked right now.
Click to expand...
.com ...i linked 2 links from that in my first post
jeez do you people read on this website?! lol
 
L

lopenator

New Member
sunni said:
He wants you to hold his hand and spoon feed him information he doesn't want to go any work for himself

If he did he would've read the links which he's not
Click to expand...
That's not true. If I didn't do any work and research then I wouldn't have plants that are flowering. Im just confused and the website and the terms they use are confusing to me. I'm asking on the forum because I'm confused. I been on the link you sent me before and it confused me. I get scoled at because I don't understand how it works huh? Great community and support.
 
sunni

sunni

Administrator
Staff member
lopenator said:
That's not true. If I didn't do any work and research then I wouldn't have plants that are flowering. Im just confused and the website and the terms they use are confusing to me. I'm asking on the forum because I'm confused. I been on the link you sent me before and it confused me. I get scoled at because I don't understand how it works huh? Great community and support.
Click to expand...
that link breaks it down plain and simple, no one has problems with that website a 10 year old could understand from grow weed easy

thats why its called grow weed easy its like growing weed for dummies bible.
 
L

lopenator

New Member
lopenator said:
That's not true. If I didn't do any work and research then I wouldn't have plants that are flowering. Im just confused and the website and the terms they use are confusing to me. I'm asking on the forum because I'm confused. I been on the link you sent me before and it confused me. I get scoled at because I don't understand how it works huh? Great community and support.
Click to expand...
If the tables were turned I would be pouring out information to you. Why? I guess because I'm a nice guy and would love to help. Don't you think I'm capable of googling the keywords and finding that website? I turned here because I didn't understand it. But it seems people here are just rude. Whatever bro , I'll find help on the nirvana seed bank forums. Thanks for your input.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top