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    Help with T-5 lighting.

    strips? i dont understand. i built my own florous once. i used 2, 4 lamp ballasts and housed them in a 12x12 metal box. i then took the tombstones (the part the lamps spin into on the ends) and mounted them to the wall with the fixture braket they come with, i was able to run 8 lamps from 2...
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    there should be an electrical safety sticky

    im not talking lights and lamps. im talking about how to select overcurrent devices, recepticals, cords, and preforming simple load calcs for current draw. wire selection and gfci protection should also be touched on, as well as grounding for safety. peace.
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    Grow room Electrical Safety Guidelines

    cord rated for 13amps at 100 percent. keep your load to 80 percent or less of your wire rating to be safe.
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    Grow room Electrical Safety Guidelines

    all things electric put off heat. ballasts, lamps, panels...heat is the by product of electricity. i would never use a 14 awg for any grow room. #12 only for branch ckts at least that gives me 17 amps for my 80 percent OCPD load. always leave room for expansion. when fans start up they can draw...
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    Cord from ballast to lamp is too short

    make sure the wire temp rating is for 140 dgs f. (90 dgs c) read the insulation markings on the existing ballast wire and try to match it closely...i think you want to use type MTW conductors for that. something else to consider is the temp ratings of all other connections. this will affect...
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    Help with T-5 lighting.

    t-5 high bay fixtures. 8 lamps per 4 ft fixture...2x4 lay in.
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    How To start outdoor grow ?? Plus Rep+ if you post !! And post Pics !!!

    24/7 till 2 full sets of leaves, then to the roof to get full sun and elements, untill roughly 1 ft tall. outdoors, speaking from personal experience...well next year ill be near some river or lake, packing in water is a bitch..6 gallon jugs are heavy.
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    So I love all the gardens, what about the dogs that guard them?

    this is why you study lines and do your homework before purchase, as well as purchase from a reputable breeder.
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    So I love all the gardens, what about the dogs that guard them?

    i disagree, back in the day when dogfights were legal, if a dog turned and nipped a reff, or owner/handler, they were put down immiedatly to cull less desirable traits. also at the begining of the match a coin was flipped, if i won the toss i would get to choose to wash your dog or scratch...
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    How To start outdoor grow ?? Plus Rep+ if you post !! And post Pics !!!

    forgot to mention, started from seed indoors, moved to rooftop till about a foot tall, then hauld into the abyss of woods im in. keep it small and simple to gain some experience. these forums do help!
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    So I love all the gardens, what about the dogs that guard them?

    unfortunatly.."pit bull" is used to classify a bunch of breeds. i personaly tried the amstaff route..only to be met with..."isnt that just another name for a pit bull?", i could have gone on about the differences in the 2 breeds but didnt. mine is actualy dual registerd..with the ukc as a apbt...
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    So I love all the gardens, what about the dogs that guard them?

    you know nothing of the breed, what an uneducated media hype influenced statement!
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    How To start outdoor grow ?? Plus Rep+ if you post !! And post Pics !!!

    where are you that you can grow outdoors in december?. where im at your nuts hide in those temps during those months. many people hae there own methods and its about what works best for you. i dug holes, then pourd the shellfish compost and peat blend soil i bought. if it wasnt for the males and...
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    Grow room Electrical Safety Guidelines

    high heat requires ampacity adjustments. higher temps require bigger wire at the same current draw, than cooler temps. see nec 310.16
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    its about that time of year in mass

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4hxTsBKTCs
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    Wondering about weather getting cold in mass

    north of you...doing fine.
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    plants were stolen should i call the cops or not?

    how you catch someone on your property, stealing your stuff, and not, at the least...... attempt to hand out a beantown beatdown.
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    for all my neighbors to the south of me...revere for the win!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSRVy91LPVE
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    Will This Thing Finish?

    new england...can be 30 in the morning and 90, 4 hours later.
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