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midgradeindasouth

midgradeindasouth

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kindprincess said:
ok, any of you guys electricians? i have to learn how to make a relay, or cancel this grow now. in order for me to stay invisible to the power co, i have to keep a ballast on 24/7. this poses a prob for flower time.

the only thing i can think of is a relay, switching the light from one room to another every 12 hours. this would mean two flower rooms, which would mean one more bucket, lest not waste...

so, please guys, if you can help me out on this one, i'd realy appreciate it.

here's a link...

How to wire your own Marijuana Grow lights &Save Money & Wiring 2 Rooms With 1 Ballast,

read the part about wiring two rooms with one ballast.

kp
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You could get a timer set to go off in one room while the other is set to come on at the exact same time.
You may have to adjust for ballast warm up time...

Happy growing
 
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kindprincess

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mid, thank you very much for the idea! i would be that it wouldn't work though, as there would be spikes upon the fire up. instead of once every 24 hours (standard 12/12), there'd be two spikes, at 12 hour intervals... and i have a digital meter, so they can see how many watts that powerspike leads to...hmmm...

the only thing i can think of is to relay the power from one lamp to another, keeping the ballast on 24/7; unfortunately, i don't know how to make one, and they are realy friggin expensive...
 
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Tokecrazy

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What you are looking for is a FLIP FLOP light relay.I found one but its $400.00 bucks.Iam going to look on the web to see if I can find a wiring diagram.I'll ask a friend that's elec. if he knows. What type of power do you have,120 ac or ? Peace
 
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kindprincess

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i use 120v for my ballasts; they are interchangeable, but i go with the standard.

thanx for the help guys! i realy appreciate it :)

kp
 
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fdd2blk

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i talked to my electrician friend. he said there is a relay. about $80 at home depot. it's on a mechanical timer and it just switches back and forth at a set amount of time(12/12). he said to make sure it is 240v i don't know why but that is what he said. hope this helps.
 
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kindprincess

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hmm, that's a big "ouch"... my ballast is interchangeable, but i'm not wired for 240v, i'd have to have a circuit added, wires run.... oh no, not another headache!!! ahhhhhhhh.....

lol, sorry, been a long day...
 
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fdd2blk

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kindprincess said:
hmm, that's a big "ouch"... my ballast is interchangeable, but i'm not wired for 240v, i'd have to have a circuit added, wires run.... oh no, not another headache!!! ahhhhhhhh.....

lol, sorry, been a long day...
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he said the ballast didn't have to be wired for 240 just make sure the relay is rated for 240.
 
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hempie

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all i heard was ? blah blah blah ill send you some of the finished product blah blah blah ? the end
 
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Tokecrazy

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Hello KP
So your elec.is 120 ac.Theres a flip flop light relay made by ELECTRO YIELD for around $400.00 at Progressive Growth.I did find a site {http:/www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1338590&pageindex=1} and this site http://www.ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bill_bowen/homepage.htm }both show a wiring schematics for a relay.I do think you can use two timers and set them up to turn on and off leaveing the ballest on all the time.I'll draw up a wire schematic and run it by my eletrician friend and see what he thinks.If he says it will work I'll sent it to you.I'am a DIYer myself and love to build things.Well I will get back too you later, PEACE
 
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