Lol... Wow, really? All that foil clamped on the mogul housing without a neutral return? We dont even know what he didCertified electrician here, bro. The light is perfectly safe
Nothing is clamped anywhere. I'm in the US, it's a 2 wire plug, the neutral is there. I made the light, the contacts are electrically insulated from the foil.Lol... Wow, really? All that foil clamped on the mogul housing without a neutral return? We dont even know what he did
Yeah i meant ground.. Don't accidentally plug it in backwards or drop it in a puddle lol.Nothing is clamped anywhere. I'm in the US, it's a 2 wire plug, the neutral is there. I made the light, the contacts are electrically insulated from the foil.
Well, I have 10 led bulbs that I removed the diffusers from, I'm going to space them on an array and put the plants under them when they are ready. I also put some more seeds to germinate today since the ones I have aren't doing much.Safety concerns aside lol what's your next move?
The bulbs I have are 60w equivalent, the array I'm planning to use is 3x3 and I'm using 10 bulbs. Each one has 9 diodes, IIRC. So it should be enough light. I'm planning a custom COB array as well, so I may end up with a 2 light rotation.Sounds like a plan man keep us posted.
Idk if it'll help you but I've read that a lot of people ( myself included )like to use like 50w per sq foot as a reference... I say like 50w bc I've read anywhere between 30w-100w per sq foot. But I usually go with 50
perhaps you mean 600w, which would make it a 600watt ballast. post pics!To anyone watching the thread, a friend of mine gave me a ballast and fixture for an HID light, but I'm not sure what lamp to use. I'll post some pics later, but all the ballast says is that it's 600v 13A, any suggestions as to what type of bulb this will drive?
Yeah, I replaced it with ano 800 lumen 5000K led.Like to see shoestring grows, but first thing, get rid of the incandescent bulb. Plants just don't grow right under incandescent or quarts halite. This is the problem in your earlier pic. These bulbs cause extreme stretch even in seedling stage. Florescent bulbs kept tight will give you much better results. Swapping out the Incan for a single 23w (5000k or higher) bulb will make a world of difference.
Post a pic bro.. Can't be a 600, 13A sounds kinda odd.To anyone watching the thread, a friend of mine gave me a ballast and fixture for an HID light, but I'm not sure what lamp to use. I'll post some pics later, but all the ballast says is that it's 600v 13A, any suggestions as to what type of bulb this will drive?
lol that's lightning running through that ballastPost a pic bro... Can't be a 600, 13A seems kinda high for a ballast
Lighting?lol that's lighting running through that ballast
lightning***Lighting?