Items needed:
--Strip(s) for cfl's - http://www.lighting-fixtures-ceiling-fans.com/store/PPF/parameters/4129_38/more_info.asp
--Enough CFLs for the strips.You can find a good deal somewhere if you look, I paid 50cents each for brand new 100w equivilant CFL's. They use only 23 watts of power, but 50 cents for 23 watts is pretty cheap!!
--1 Power chord with wall plug for every strip you use. I had to buy some cheap 1$ extension chords and just cut the end off.
--2 wire nuts for every strip.http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=885&tbm=isch&tbnid=je60PdVoayCGmM:&imgrefurl=http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-kws/m8-connector-nut&docid=H_pslV-Qm622UM&imgurl=http://media.digikey.com/photos/Molex/MFG_76650-0048.jpg&w=640&h=640&ei=W8v_TvXwJ4zMiQLOmdSTDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=869&vpy=181&dur=1212&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=129&ty=155&sig=110914257085694648908&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=155&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0 I dont remember the specific size, but get a few different sizes. They are cheap
--1 surge protector or enough splitters for all the plugs you have.
--Pair of scissors to splice power chords.
--Something to tie all the extra chords together
--Something to attach the strips to the support. I used hemp string.
--Something to hang your fixture up with.
--Something flat/light/strong to hold the strips together as a support. You can use 2 if you want.
Step 1 - Cut your power chord at the desired length from the strip.Then use the wire nuts to connect the 2 chords safely. What you do is twist the 2 exposed wires and then twist the nut onto the wire.If you cant figure it out look it up online lol. Im not an electrician so I dont recommend you splice more than 1 strip into 1 power chord. You must plug each one in individually to your surge protector. You dont want a no fire.
Step 2 - Lay your support(s) flat on the ground. And then start laying your strips on top of the supports so they are touching eachother, make sure the power chords are all going the same way so you can tie them together neatly. Then start tieing the strips to the supports. There are many ways you can do this, its not rocket science.
Step 3 - Tie all the chords together neatly, You should be smart enough to think ahead when doing this. Make sure your chords arent all over the place and make sure that you can safely plug all your strips individually into a surge protector. You can attach the surge protector to the top of the fixture and just use a single extension chord so theres not a bunch of chords all over the place. There are lots of ways to do it, but I just dont want you guys to start a fire, so if you dont know what you are doing please do it my way.
Step 4 - hang your Fixture up and start pluggin in the cfl's, You should end up with a huge reflective Fixture that has a bunch of spots for cfls, you can unscrew them a little to turn them off.
The strips themselfes are super reflective, and the fit perfectly together! The lights are at the perfect spacing from eachother.
This is my version, you can call it a prototype because I made it with a rubbermaid lid and was really baked and lazy lol..It works amazing tho, im sure if someone actually planned out ahead they can make a much nicer version, esp using the strips I linked to. Anyways, for me 200w in CFL is enough to fill my 1200 watt flowering room completely with bud sites.
These were 100% cfl VEG
--Strip(s) for cfl's - http://www.lighting-fixtures-ceiling-fans.com/store/PPF/parameters/4129_38/more_info.asp
--Enough CFLs for the strips.You can find a good deal somewhere if you look, I paid 50cents each for brand new 100w equivilant CFL's. They use only 23 watts of power, but 50 cents for 23 watts is pretty cheap!!
--1 Power chord with wall plug for every strip you use. I had to buy some cheap 1$ extension chords and just cut the end off.
--2 wire nuts for every strip.http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=885&tbm=isch&tbnid=je60PdVoayCGmM:&imgrefurl=http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-kws/m8-connector-nut&docid=H_pslV-Qm622UM&imgurl=http://media.digikey.com/photos/Molex/MFG_76650-0048.jpg&w=640&h=640&ei=W8v_TvXwJ4zMiQLOmdSTDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=869&vpy=181&dur=1212&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=129&ty=155&sig=110914257085694648908&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=155&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0 I dont remember the specific size, but get a few different sizes. They are cheap
--1 surge protector or enough splitters for all the plugs you have.
--Pair of scissors to splice power chords.
--Something to tie all the extra chords together
--Something to attach the strips to the support. I used hemp string.
--Something to hang your fixture up with.
--Something flat/light/strong to hold the strips together as a support. You can use 2 if you want.
Step 1 - Cut your power chord at the desired length from the strip.Then use the wire nuts to connect the 2 chords safely. What you do is twist the 2 exposed wires and then twist the nut onto the wire.If you cant figure it out look it up online lol. Im not an electrician so I dont recommend you splice more than 1 strip into 1 power chord. You must plug each one in individually to your surge protector. You dont want a no fire.
Step 2 - Lay your support(s) flat on the ground. And then start laying your strips on top of the supports so they are touching eachother, make sure the power chords are all going the same way so you can tie them together neatly. Then start tieing the strips to the supports. There are many ways you can do this, its not rocket science.
Step 3 - Tie all the chords together neatly, You should be smart enough to think ahead when doing this. Make sure your chords arent all over the place and make sure that you can safely plug all your strips individually into a surge protector. You can attach the surge protector to the top of the fixture and just use a single extension chord so theres not a bunch of chords all over the place. There are lots of ways to do it, but I just dont want you guys to start a fire, so if you dont know what you are doing please do it my way.
Step 4 - hang your Fixture up and start pluggin in the cfl's, You should end up with a huge reflective Fixture that has a bunch of spots for cfls, you can unscrew them a little to turn them off.
The strips themselfes are super reflective, and the fit perfectly together! The lights are at the perfect spacing from eachother.
This is my version, you can call it a prototype because I made it with a rubbermaid lid and was really baked and lazy lol..It works amazing tho, im sure if someone actually planned out ahead they can make a much nicer version, esp using the strips I linked to. Anyways, for me 200w in CFL is enough to fill my 1200 watt flowering room completely with bud sites.These were 100% cfl VEG
