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  1. f1bud

    fire proofing ur ballast ?

    just had a major melt down in my ballast could of caused a fire and i dont keep it in the tent for heat reasons, but now its winter i think the new one is goin in there for now! QUESTION IS DO OTHERS RAP THERE BALLAST IN FIRE PROOF MATERIAL OF SOME KIND WHEN ITS NOT IN THERE TENT ? WHAT COULD...
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    ballast burn out ? pics !

    some good input people and some issues addressed that i dident no were issues i.e fire proofing it and checking all screws are tight,, mrmadcow made a good point that capacitors can hold ellectric current even when switched off so that was a good tip ! so all in all thanx for all input and...
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    ballast burn out ? pics !

    noted loud n clear man ! i will get right on it asap as regards fireproofing the new one i just bought,, didnt think it was a issue man thought just plug n go but evidently not ! just thinkin now what to lag it with,, i wonder if some of the lagging from the loft would do it ? thanx for being...
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    ballast burn out ? pics !

    this is exactly what i thought it may be myself but i am no spark so thought i wud ask for advice,, sent the pic to the suplier and he said it was bad, and its only 8 months old also, good enough he said he will replace it with a new line they have, though the one i had buy a company called...
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    ballast burn out ? pics !

    thanx for ya input lads but would of liked some explanation as to how this happened but eh ! anyhowz live n learn ! lumatek sound cool with a 5 year warrenty n all but how much ?
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    ballast burn out ? pics !

    when my light kicked in earlier the ballast made a few odd noises then smoke a few sparks, i turned it off unscrewed the ballast box to look inside and noticed straight away that where the wires go to this plastic wire conector with wires goin in one side and some comin from the other side of...
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    How i set up my grow area !

    Forgot to mention havent checked for pre-flowers yet, tho i should have been looking but for sure will be checking them out at next light, as there 4 weeks plus now theres a good chance they are ! peace
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    How i set up my grow area !

    ive grown barneys WHITE WIDOW with very good success though they were regulars and i binned the males and grew the females, so i guess we will find out together how things pan out eh ! yes all these r fems both the VKs and the skunk#1 from sensi,, i did 1 fem seed though not from barneys with my...
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    How Soon Can You Start To See Preflowers?

    for sure its a malefrom that pic u posted pretty much says its a male,, sory for ya man,, try try n try again untill a female shows up !!!
  10. f1bud

    White widow x Big Bud

    4 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR THAT SIZE IMO ! DONE 2 WHITE WIDOWS IN THAT SIZE SPACE AND ON SECOND GROW DONE 3 wwS and one pineapple chunk ! from the 2 i got 6 and a half dry ounces ! of the 4 plant grow i got 10 dry ounces but my skills were slightly better honed on second attempt, so for me in my...
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    Reassurance needed

    Ive heard a few times peeps having to wait 2 weeks for pistols to show and got there in the end so wory not , i use a scope 40x ( jewlers loupe ) and can usualy get definitive answers within 3-5 days if done by eye you have to wait longer to confirmit a female! Good lookanyhow hope it turns out...
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    Odor Control Fairy Tale

    Buy some charcoal throw away barbecues or just a bag of barbecue coal , crush it up and leave about ur grow area as it soaks up smells, its whatu av in ur filter basicaly except its just sitting there but its worth the few pennies it costs and seehow ya get on !!! Good look, nice story by the...
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    How i set up my grow area !

    Me setup ! Got 2 vinnalla kush ( barneys ) and 2 skunk#1 from sensi seeds ! Just been repotted to 4 gallon pots been in veg for 4 weeks will flip in abouta week from now !!!
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    LST advice pls ?

    i am gonna attempt LST for the first time can i start in the pot its in in now or do i wait untill its in its final pot then start to train it ? thanx for any input !
  15. f1bud

    whats causing this? please help!

    could one a few things, most common is over water / second to much nitrogen and then there maybe one or 2 other causes also but there the main 2 i think unless someone wants to correct me ! i av a pineapple chunk with leaves just like it round the cola just the smaller ones,, but ya plants look...
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    very coloufull sativa n white widow harvest/ pics !

    had no expectations of this but dam its strong,,, very strong ! shame it was so little !
  17. f1bud

    very coloufull sativa n white widow harvest/ pics !

    lol ! funny quote ! hope the weed as me just as tickled !
  18. f1bud

    very coloufull sativa n white widow harvest/ pics !

    unknown bagseed is the coloufull plant the harvested bud is from one of 3 WWs, waitin on 1 more WW and my pineapplechunk they shud be done any day ! P.S that coloufull lookin fooker as nanas and i av found 2 seeds so far, but after trimmin 2 of the widows i did not see any signs of herm goin...
  19. f1bud

    should the stems snap before i jar them up for curing ?

    thanx for ya input man, cant believe only one reply to a simple question, ok theres is things like heat n RH in ur case zero ( dam that must be dry air dude, lol ) but simple enough do u wait for a snap befor placing into jar for cure ? one lousy answer so i appreciate it more now, lol,but i...
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    should the stems snap before i jar them up for curing ?

    shud the stems snap after being dried for 5 days or so ? and if they dont snap after 5 days shud i keep on drying ? temps are around 75 avg RH 50 ish !! what do u guys do ?
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