Thundercat's Groooooooow

It may be your starter bro. Do you know anything about ballasts :confused:
Thundercat said:
Well I guess its a ballast issue. I put in the new bulb and it started to come on, and then I heard a pop in the ballast and the bulb shut off. The bulb still looks ok, doesn't look burned or messed up. The ballast is still humming, but nothing is happening otherwise. I did a little googling and found that its prolly that the ignitor went out. I really didn't need this all right now. Sadly the hydro shop closes in 10 minutes and is 30 minutes away...... So I guess they will go for 2 days without light yay I'm sure thats great for them.
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I'm sure they will. You know how it is though man, when somethings wrong its hard not to worry. I'm thankful I've got the money to replace things, but I was supposed to buy my wife a new washing machine with it..... She's being really understanding though. This is technically the first time I'm actually buying a 1k ballast. I got this one I have given to me about 8 years ago. Since then I've replaced the bulb a few times, and I bought my big ass reflector. So with a new ballast it will all be like new :).

Thanks Dank, I think that it is the starter/ignitor like you said. I've got the ballast appart and I'm gonna try to fix it but I can't get replacement parts anywhere for 2-3 days. Its only a $20 fix if thats the whole issue and then I'll have a spare......or a second 1k.......hehehehe! I saw that HTG had a whole rebuild kit for like $60 that I was considering getting. I know this ballast is over 10 years old.
 
YW bro. I hear that.. Yeah I had 2 rebuild mine as well. Have had it for years. Really don't use it all that much. lol Hell I encased the ballast in a old Army military box.. Works like a charm.. ;)
Thundercat said:
I'm sure they will. You know how it is though man, when somethings wrong its hard not to worry. I'm thankful I've got the money to replace things, but I was supposed to buy my wife a new washing machine with it..... She's being really understanding though. This is technically the first time I'm actually buying a 1k ballast. I got this one I have given to me about 8 years ago. Since then I've replaced the bulb a few times, and I bought my big ass reflector. So with a new ballast it will all be like new :).

Thanks Dank, I think that it is the starter/ignitor like you said. I've got the ballast appart and I'm gonna try to fix it but I can't get replacement parts anywhere for 2-3 days. Its only a $20 fix if thats the whole issue and then I'll have a spare......or a second 1k.......hehehehe! I saw that HTG had a whole rebuild kit for like $60 that I was considering getting. I know this ballast is over 10 years old.
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I was looking all over craigslist tonight considering buying one used. I couldn't find anything less then 2 hours away that didn't look really beat up. So I figured I'd bite the bullet and just buy a fresh clean new one tomorrow.

I'm calming down some now, the dabs are kicking in lol. I just hate it when stuff breaks.

Oh ya another kick in the pants. I had a stamp card from the local hydro shop that only needed like 3-4 more stamps before I got a $50 discount. Buying the bulb gave me 5 stamps on a fresh card because I forgot to send my card with my wife. Well now I can't find my stamp card anywhere, go figure. I've got the new one, but lost out on the credit for the other card unless I happen to find it. I told my wife I'll prolly find it in a few years once we move to another city or state.
 
Maybe its a good thing purchasing a new one like you said. At least you can rest easy knowing that you shouldn't have to replace the new one for another 10 years hopefully.. ;) 5436.gif
Thundercat said:
I was looking all over craigslist tonight considering buying one used. I couldn't find anything less then 2 hours away that didn't look really beat up. So I figured I'd bite the bullet and just buy a fresh clean new one tomorrow.

I'm calming down some now, the dabs are kicking in lol. I just hate it when stuff breaks.

Oh ya another kick in the pants. I had a stamp card from the local hydro shop that only needed like 3-4 more stamps before I got a $50 discount. Buying the bulb gave me 5 stamps on a fresh card because I forgot to send my card with my wife. Well now I can't find my stamp card anywhere, go figure. I've got the new one, but lost out on the credit for the other card unless I happen to find it. I told my wife I'll prolly find it in a few years once we move to another city or state.
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I'll be thrilled if the new one lasts that long too! I suppose thats one thing that is supposed to be good about magnetic ballasts. Long life and durability are a plus. Though come this summer I wouldn't complain about not having the extra heat to vent :). Digital isn't in the cards though no matter how much I dream.
 
Ok so the new ballast fired up the new bub perfectly! The plants are looking good, though I think the ones that are just starting to flower may have stretched some while the light was out. No matter though, with a fresh ballast and hortilux bulb my garden is getting the best light its had in the last 2 years(since my last new bulb) atleast :). I've got a few other plants that I gotta lok back through my journal here and see when I put them in. They are looking just about right so I wanna check how long they actually flowered for.
 
They all seem really happy actually. The leaves are nice and green on everything, and praying on all the younger plants. The leaves are actually so green and healthy on a few that I was having a hard time believing they were done. I checked back on the Blue OG, dina chem, electric lemon G and a tangerine power all of which are gonna come down tonight. They have been flowering for a full 9 weeks, and other then the green leaves they seem done to my liking. I checked trichs in a few spots and all 4 plants are primarily cloudy and seem to have swollen up pretty well.

I think most of the lemon G is gonna be made into oil its very airy and the buds are real small. Sadly it was the last of the ELG seeds and it is not a lemon pheno. I'm guessing its northern lights dom, but still not a keeper. If I needed the room I would take down the other clone I have flowering now, but I'll just leave it.

I put the cheese, galactic jack, a Sin's OG, and the white widows all in at about the same time, and they all need between 1-3 more weeks. The cheese and galactic jack are both looking real impressive. Nice chunky buds on them, and tons of frost. I can't wait to get to taste them.

Hope you guys are having a good evening. I'm headed back to the garden in a few after dinner.
 
Morning guys! Hope everyone had a great saturday night!

I ended up taking the blue OG which felt like it had some weight woohoo. The tangerine power, the lemon g, and a Sin's OG i forgot was in there back in the corner :). I left the dinachem and for another day or 2 then I'll pull it when there is more room to dry it.

Its a beautiful day here today. I think we might go to a local fundraiser thats being held. there is a local group that buys abandoned city lots and cleans them up. Then plants them either with community gardens, or just with plants to improve the soil quality. Seems like a pretty good cause. There should be a bunch of bands, and I know the glass blower is gonna do some demos. My wife wasn't thrilled about the idea, but I'm gonna try to get her to go.

You guys have a good sunday, I'll prolly be back on later on to see whats up. I need to post a couple pictures of the first bowl I made a few weeks ago, and of my first completed marble I made. Should be later :)....peace guys

TC
 
Well I'm a late, but I have pics :). I spent a few hours in the garden tonight the other night, and then harvested a few plants. I took the dina chem, and I went ahead and took the cheese and Galactic jack. I'm really excited about the cheese, it smelled amazing. The jack and the chem both were nice plants. I'll have pics of the plants tomorrow my wifes still using the phone. Heres some glass pics to hold ya over though.

A few of my first smoking piece! Its basically a onie, I just put a curve on it cus I like that shape. It hits well, the bowl is kinda janky but the next one will be better. I'm also gonna put the next one on a marble I think so it will stand up. This one got well broken in though :). Its fun smoking out of something you make yourself.

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This marble was my first attempt at a vortex marble. I also experimented with frit (crushed up glass) for the first time around the edges of it. I was pretty happy for a first try, but it got alot of little bubbles and scuzz in the clear part when i did it. I started another one the end of last week and I think its gonna be better.
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Heres those plants I harvested. The first is the Cheese.
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Heres the Dinachem
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Last but not least the Sin City Galactic Jack.
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I can't wait to taste these new strains thats always so exciting. I'm real happy with the way they grew and finished.

And we made these yesterday. Fruity pebble treats ARE SOOOO GOOOD!
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The marbles have been fun. The one in the pictures is about 1 inch in diameter. It was made with a real simple paddle style marble mold.
 
i have done the beads as well. i guess after fall harvest i will invest in a glass setup. hope it is a good one this year i would like to get a high end setup;)
 
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