mercygrower
Active Member
Opps ya man, their all 23w. so about 92w? Their plugged into an older lamp I pulled off the base, its a bit older and also 2 prong. Then that is plugged into the timer which is plugged into one of 2 x 2.5m Long extension cables (Walmart) then into just the basic house socket. So ya your right, NO MORE LIGHTS. Lucky I didnt stick to the 6I'd mainly be worried about your original socket. It looks like a regular lamp socket, and those are often rated 60w, occasionally 100 or 150w. If it's 60w, you're probably over it already, and definitely will be if you add any more lights later. If it's 100w, you're right at the limit, which means no more lights should be added. It doesn't look like a utility/high wattage socket to me, so I'd guess it's not 150w or up. To be safe, your best bet would be to get a high wattage (ceramic maybe) clamp light from Home Depot. They have ones rated to 250w for pretty cheap in the "work lights" section (instead of the lamps section). You can remove the reflector usually and just use the socket. The power cable is also usually nice and thick, able to handle quite a bit of lighting if need be.
That's what I would recommend for the long haul, even if it seems like your current setup is working okay for the short run.
EDIT: I realized you were referring to the color temp (6500k) not the wattage (65w) when you said you had one 65. That changes my analysis, which I updated.
I'll be checking up on it Thursday/Friday, so Ill see if theres any problems. I sure hope not I dont need any more $ on my CC.
Buying those lights put me in the hole almost another 50 bucks, plus 15 for the pot (Walmart Robbed Me) and Im debating on buying blooming nutes of not....