Stelthy's 600W Hps Project! (New-Cab)

littlegrower2004 said:

the cab is coming along and looking better then ever! im still not sure how your going to figure out a way to easily disconnect each ballasts from the light fixture and remove each bulb with the temp change? seems like the ballasts have the connectors just hanging in front of the cab door so i wasnt sure whether they will be taken care of with a stealth covering or something? hopefully you plan on making an easy acesible to top box to cover the ballasts and everything else since you may be changing bulbs and ballasts frequently. whatever happened to the sprouts you said you had going? pretty sure you said you started atleast one awhile ago.

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Hi dude, Iam planning on making a 3-way switch box to plug all three ballast's into (simerlar to a TV multi scart + switch) changing the bulbs will still be a manual job, but,,, its pretty easy and hassel free the top is still to be worked on..still a way to go yet but don't worry I'll complete every little job along the way so my cupboard is 100% complete Your correct the top will have an easy accessable box cover, it will include a DYNA-MAT/BROWN-BREAD sound deadening mat on the inside, cooling fan,s seperate boxes for the ballasts etc. and CHOPPER STOPPER and black carpet on the outside covering the top, back and sides, I will add a speaker grill to the top to let the RHINO filter breath with an external fan to blow hot air expelled out of the room, and am planning on adding a dark smoked plexy-glass screen to the front at the top, and then a thick black glossy coat of paint to the front of the unit with chrome finishing features I have a few other mad things to add to the top section but you get the jist I want to finish the section Iam up to at the moment 1st so it won't be too long before I get started on that section and it will be fully logged in this thread I planted a couple of bag seed's for a laugh, cos I had no idea how in depth I was gonna go on this cupboard and thought origionally I would have been finished ages ago and the sprouting fems would be in time for the new lighting, however I let them die because I wanted to push the limits with this cupboard and do something really special, hope you've found things interesting so far, this is just the beginning, stick around there's lots more to come - STELTHY

chainseeker said:

Yeah I def need a pool float cooler. The cab is badass stelth I'm patiently waiting to see some girl plants make a home out of it. Great job and getting better.

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That pool float was key in surviving some of the hot days we've been having,...along with the pool Hopefully it wont be too long before I get some ladys down cheers CHAINSEEKER - STELTHY

rocksteady6 said:

Whats this all about?? Do tell.

Stelth looking the goods man. Your cabs are the best around. I like the pic of the pool floating holding the cans. I might have to pic one of those up here in Aus.

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Hi dude, dunno what that other dude was on about but still, glad your liking the progress I've been making Yeah dude! that pool float was a must have it holds 5 can's around the rubber ring and 24 cans + ice in the centre bucket under a lid.... perfect for a day chillin in the pool - STELTHY

CabinetBuds said:

Looks awesome dude!! Great work!!

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Cheers mate - STELTHY

My 'LIST OF STUFF TO BUY' is a bit shorter now and reads as follows :-

*250w HPS bulb
*400w MH bulb
*400w HPS bulb
*600w MH bulb
*Best timer suitable for a 630w max load (inc. lumen boost facility)
*2X UV-B reptile lamps for forcing THC
*5m of 6" insulated ducting
*2X 6" Odour Socks 1 short, 1 long
*3 big lock n hasps + keys (security)
*Speaker Grills
*2X ONA blocks
*2X attic roof fans (air circulation) - wired together
*Fire extinguisher
*MDF + wood lengths
*Hinges
*Chopper Stopper
*Black carpet
*Emultion

I have found some black gloss left over from another paint job I had to do, so thats cool.. one less thing to fork out for
and thats all I have left to buy - STELTHY

More pics and stuff on its way !! - STELTHY

Can't wait to check it out Stelthy.

sounds like you have put plenty of thought into that top box! im sure by the time youll get to really working on it, youll have more plans to add to it. is the 5m of insulated ducting going to be used for the fresh air coming from your loft? too bad you couldnt have placed a cfl somewhere and stashed your sprouts under it while you did all you construction. im sure youll get some going as soon as you can and theyll take off especially with your new bubblers in the tubs!!

Hi dude, yeah I am going to use insulated ducting to draw in cold air from the loft, basically I'll have a large 6" Odor Sock in the loft positioned near the side edge of the house, a bit of insulated ducting - say 1-ft , Then an in duct in-line stealth fan pulling in air from the Odor Sock and pushing it down the 5m or so of insulated ducting, the duct fan will be on a dimmer switch positioned at the top of my cupboard near where the ballast s are being housed to control the speed of the intake air flow more finely, the power cord will also run down to the top of the cupboard too the 5m of insulated ducting will then enter the bottom left 90 degree elbow connector and pass through a mesh screen, into the cupboards grow space.. then the cool air will be sucked into the semi-open 6" cool-tube up the 1st 90 degree elbow connector through the length of uninsulated ducting, out to the top 90 degree elbow connector through the 6" PRIMA-KLIMA self thermostated in-line fan, (pulling the air through, and pushing the expelled air out through my 6" med. sized RHINO filter, the hot (hopefully un-smelly) air will excape through a custom speaker grill at the top of the stelth box (I am still yet to make) and blown out of the room into the landing of the house, by an external clip fan position next to the speaker grill in the top right corner, and in Winter month's (a while away yet!) I can turn off our central heating a rely on the 600's expelled air to heat the house, this will cut down the leccy bills etc and keep us warm as well as with bud & in the summer we will leave the bedroom window ajar and turn the clip on fan the other way around to expell the hot air straight out the window, because the air outside is warm anyway they will be no heat/steam signature to raise any suspicious eyebrows/thoughts......Phew!! lol The new bubblers work really well in the new 10l rez. tubs so growth should be pretty fast and productive I wasn't to sadend by the death of my little seed's cos I have sold my old Stealth cupboard to a mate, in order to buy my wife a nice new one for all her clothes etc... My mates just starting out with CFL's so I've been helping him one good turn deserves another etc ...stay tuned - STELTHY

Cab is looking better every day Stealthy. Keep up the progress and you'll have them girls in there in no time. I just did a huge update with a ton of bud porn if you're interested.

Integra21 said:

Cab is looking better every day Stealthy. Keep up the progress and you'll have them girls in there in no time. I just did a huge update with a ton of bud porn if you're interested.

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Cool man I'll check it out now! Yeah I'll be sure to keep working hard to finish the cosmetics of this build, Can't wait to see the first baby leaves of my KIWI seed's sprouting in this setup, It will be a proud and exiting day for me - STELTHY

Dude your cabinet looks very nice. I like it a lot. That being said, it looks like you went overboard on lighting as the one 600 is plenty in that small small area. Your plants will love life. Also your night light is huge. I work in all my rooms at night with one single green led bulb and this is plenty. U really should expand though. Just the time u spent posting on here and u could have built 2 complete rooms. Canna isn't cheap, 2 plants are worth it? What do u do for your moms? Babies? Veg? U should veg in the cab and flower in a 2x4 or something. Time to move into the basement! But very well built cab. If I were to build a cab it would be similar. Good luck

backnine951 said:

Dude your cabinet looks very nice. I like it a lot. That being said, it looks like you went overboard on lighting as the one 600 is plenty in that small small area. Your plants will love life. Also your night light is huge. I work in all my rooms at night with one single green led bulb and this is plenty. U really should expand though. Just the time u spent posting on here and u could have built 2 complete rooms. Canna isn't cheap, 2 plants are worth it? What do u do for your moms? Babies? Veg? U should veg in the cab and flower in a 2x4 or something. Time to move into the basement! But very well built cab. If I were to build a cab it would be similar. Good luck

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Hi dude, Glad you like it so far I have many different growlights in there of different wattages not to use together but on their own (except CFLs) its just a better way for me to apply HPS light when temps being bought in from outside are to hot, and allows me to have better control over the temps The reason I got that night light was because it was going cheap and will easilly give off enough night light for me to see everything more clearly , I do intend to go large with a full size room or 2 eventually but don't have the space in the house we're living in at the moment. I kinda enjoy my workings on this unit though and I still have time to do other things including my updates on here, I veg straight from seed so no probs there this allows me to try different strains more frequently instead of smoking the same 'funk' each month If I had a basement I would be in there like a shot going mad for mods, but am not that lucky anyhow cheers man - STELTHY

Ok this is what I managed to buy today - STELTHY

This simply wont do! its messy and not level or sitting straight! - STELTHY

Yeah that'll never meet stelthy's standards. LOL!! Other than that looking good bud....

So I went to B&Q and got some 3" thick wood cut to 14" long to support my PRIMA-KLIMA in-line fan, I place the fans mounting platform on the piece of wood and drew where the holes needed to be and drilled them through - STELTHY

Now the holes have been made, I am ready to etch through to the top of my cupboard where the corisponding bolts need to be drilled through to secure my in-line fan in place - STELTHY

As you can see, the fan is now sitting accurately in line with the connected 90 degree elbow and connections - STELTHY

These are the new nuts and bolts I have decided to use to connect the installed fan and block to the top of the cupboard - STELTHY