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Right, but which came first, the chicken or the egg? Lifespan of manufactured products powered by electricity will always be limited by the materials available for use in manufacture. I just bought a Philips slimstyle 60w equivalent (10.5w actual) LED bulb that is calculated to last 22.8 years...

1. Yes, running at the "110%" setting will shorten the life of the bulb. I'd like to think that this feature was added in order to squeeze every bit of use out of a bulb before tossing it, but now I think it was done as a marketing idea. "This ballast goes to 11". 2. You are going from 600w to...

Note: One thing to keep in mind with all online vendors is that you have to think about how the items you are ordering are going to get along during shipment. Because all of these places I have dealt with just toss the stuff in a box without any thought as to what will happen on the truck. If...

To clarify, you are stating that DE bulbs do not require high frequency sine waves for correct (i.e. useful) operation. That the very idea is a falsehood promulgated by nefarious lighting companies. That's it, I am going back to candles. Fuck these evil lighting companies! On a more serious...

What makes you think so? Have you tried it? I attempted to run a Plantmax HPS DE bulb with a 2013 Xtrasun Dial-A-Watt 1000w ballast. It flickers pretty much continuously at 1000 watt setting but was apparently stable at the 750 watt dial setting. Based on a conversation with Solis-Tek, it is my...

Again, Gavita sells the Digistar and recs their own 1000 watt SE bulb. You can buy the ballast, but you can't buy the bulb as it is not available in the US. That's fucked in my view. I would characterize the growerhouse data as more of a test than a review although it is sloppy in that the PDF...

The Philips Agrolite XT was designed for magnetic ballasts, not sure if it will run on all electronic ballasts. Other than that, Philips is a rock solid brand. I am currently using the Hortilux HPS on an Xtrasun Dial-a Watt, no complaints. After a year of use, it does not appear to have...

The USHIO claim regarding "S52 Electronic" is not quite correct. I think most electronic ballasts will fire the bulb, but it will not work right. The high frequency output is required for proper operation. I just tried the Plantmax HPS DE bulb on my Xtrasun Dial-a-Watt and got excessive flicker...

I strongly advise against Greentrees AKA hydroponics.net. They don't know how to pack mixed shipments, their store branded stuff is the worst chinese crap, and if you have a complaint about damaged/failed items they will block you from their web site with a message that says something like "down...

It got to the point where it was cheaper to buy it on the open market than to dig it out of the ground. That marked the bottom. There will be a time when gold is once again a hot investment. It is trending down at the moment but cannot be simply lumped in with other commodities due to its...

Didn't say "solid bounce". Said "solid-looking bounce". Those are two very different things as I am sure you would agree. I know the game quite well and was merely trying to enlighten the OP a bit. That, however, was a waste of time. As for "reasons" in regards to what is going on with the oil...

Gold fell off a cliff in the late nineties and the associated stocks got clobbered. Then, it proceeded to put in a classic double bottom at just over $250 per ounce. That was the time to buy; however, with a few exceptions, it would have been better to buy actual gold instead of the gold miner...

What assumption? You plainly stated that your relatives are buying. Who is the dumbass? I guess the point of this post was not for you to ask for other opinions, but to seek validation for a decision that you have already made. To reiterate: the commodity index is falling, and there is no sign...

Dolt? Says the man who not only proposes to catch a falling knife, but is eager to do so because that is what his relatives are doing. I'll be back to comment when the price of oil bottoms. In the meantime, BUY IT ALL.

Is your little bro or dad particularly knowledgeable about macroeconomics? The very fact that they are buying would give me pause. In a global downturn - such as what is currently developing - oil could go much lower and stay there for longer than anybody now believes possible. It isn't just oil...

OK Sunni, please observe the "date" field in the attached screenshot. I used the Firefox browser as it is completely mainstream. I circled a date in red for example. Could it be any more difficult to read? Paying somebody a one-time fee to do some actual professional design work here is an idea...

When is the readability issue going to get resolved? Wasn't anything wrong with the yellow, it was very readable and no doubt contributed to site popularity. This current color scheme is just a difficult-to-read mess. For example, the hyperlink text is the exact same color as the normal text in...

THCbreeder what is the exact DE equipment you are using? From what I can tell, the optimum electronic ballast is supposed to have a frequency of 100-150k. There is also some question as to which bulb is best: USHIO makes two, the Opti-Red and PRO-PLUS. The latter has the highest PAR rating of...

In general, I would say PGE doesn't give a damn about your internal home wiring. That is not their responsibility and they don't want to make it theirs as that would incur a liability for them. They are not in the business of searching houses so there is no reason for them to request access to...

What makes you think so? My garbage service not only knows who the active customers are, they make a note if you don't put your trash out. That way when you call and complain that your garbage wasn't picked up, they look at the list and remind you that you didn't put it to the curb. Very...