209 Cali closet grower
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I will, when I feel there ready.I don't have a lot of plants, so I need to bush them out more , So I have no wasted light shinning on the floor.
i need help choosing some good elec or digi ballasts!!!
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kbo ca
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oh i get it, so when you burn at 300 no light hits the floor. uhhh wait.... you might want to double check that
Alexander Supertramp
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Dimmed bulb+additional stretch=better filled space...plausible.....interesting concept
209 Cali closet grower
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In veg I would rather have 300w then 600w wasted on the floor, and just talking about veg.It's my grow, that's just how I feel.jmo
If I had a 250w I would use that.
kbo ca
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I'm not trying to tell you what to do man, you grow how you grow. I'm a firm believer in if it aint broke don't fix it. I'm glad your set up works for you. I just had a simple problem with a digi ballast that turned out to be more of a hassle than i care to deal with. therefore i'm against digi's, and that's jmo. You'll hear guys on here that hate mag ballasts for one reason or another. I like em because if a fuse blows out, you can replace it yourself, you don't have to send it back to the manufacturer and wait on a new one. And they just don't break man so that is a ok in my book. Respect
Reloader
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Whatever, its a Ford vs. Chevy thing. i like digital, because I have used them for years now with not one problem. Plus mine have a 5 yr warranty. I have a few extra balllast if one broke, plus an old magnetic one that I have as a backup as well. I think we just all speak from our own personal experience.
209 Cali closet grower
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Sucks to here about your experiences with a digi.I've only had my digi for 2 months, but love it.I Got 4 mags my self, and one db for now.
I can't hate on them, they both got there ups and downs, I do like the faceted I can fix, or build a magnetic ballast my self though.
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kbo ca
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Yeah i had my lumateks for over a year before i ran into trouble. I heard only good things before i purchased them, then after the fuse blew i started hearing about all the other gardeners out there having the same problem. Even the lumatek rep that i talked to told me it's a common problem and it's standard procedure for them to have ballasts sent back on the daily. I hope nothing goes wrong with yours bro.
yes, they are a decent ballast and run alot cooler than magnetic..magnetic ballasts are old technology and get hot enough to cook a steak on..i have used ipower 600w dig ballasts with ipower bulbs for 2 yrs now and have never had any issues wih ballasts or bulbs, they run cool and cheap-2 ipower ballasts running 18-6 costs right around $110 a month with 2 6in ipower exhaust fans and 2 12in oscillating fans..the hydrofarm magnetics i had costs $180 month to run with same fans/exhaust vents/fans and i can buy 2 ipower ballasts for the price of one mag hydrofarm..there is a benefit of running digital ballasts, they have a bigger brain than some of the burnt out souls on this page lol..
209 Cali closet grower
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Lol, $180 to $110, B.S