anyone switch to gavita? worth it?
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Aeroknow
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@AlphaPhase what do you think man? Are DE's any good?
AlphaPhase
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Hell yeah they are worth it!! I'd have a room full if I had the funds at the moment, soon enough though. Hands down better than any other light. 
Aero has some fine looking gear!!
Aero has some fine looking gear!!
Semper.Fi
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Hey all,
Just my $ worth. I've upgraded one of my rooms recently with a 2.4 x 1.2 tent housing 2 Gav. 600w e DE, controlled by their EL2 controller as I intend on upgrading my other room soon, (I can run both tents in each room off of the one controller, up to 80 lights, lol), the sunrise sunset burn in and out is awesome, gives me a good 15 mins of 60% light or less to folia feed before they turn off completely at night.
As for performance, the UVb must be off the scale with the Phillips 400v Bulb in the Gavvers as the plants freekin wreek, and they're vegging, compared to my plants in the other room, under 600w Dual Specs, except for the one meter tent that houses a 400w Phillips CMH Retro White, they're awesome too.
Worth the investment for me, absolutely and most definitely YES YES YES!!! As I've said, I'll be upgrading my other room as soon as I can!
Hope I've helped in making the right decision
P.S. I'll post back when I've harvested and dried in 14 weeks, let you know what extra I've yielded as I know there will defo be more to weigh!!
Just my $ worth. I've upgraded one of my rooms recently with a 2.4 x 1.2 tent housing 2 Gav. 600w e DE, controlled by their EL2 controller as I intend on upgrading my other room soon, (I can run both tents in each room off of the one controller, up to 80 lights, lol), the sunrise sunset burn in and out is awesome, gives me a good 15 mins of 60% light or less to folia feed before they turn off completely at night.
As for performance, the UVb must be off the scale with the Phillips 400v Bulb in the Gavvers as the plants freekin wreek, and they're vegging, compared to my plants in the other room, under 600w Dual Specs, except for the one meter tent that houses a 400w Phillips CMH Retro White, they're awesome too.
Worth the investment for me, absolutely and most definitely YES YES YES!!! As I've said, I'll be upgrading my other room as soon as I can!
Hope I've helped in making the right decision
P.S. I'll post back when I've harvested and dried in 14 weeks, let you know what extra I've yielded as I know there will defo be more to weigh!!
Quick noob question. Looking into picking one of these setups up myself and was wondering the difference in volts for the different models? I looked around a bit for some info but only saw articles and posts about electric bills and saving some $. Just wondering if there is a major difference between 120v 240v or 400v. I know theres some differences just need them explained thanks.
chuck estevez
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TheChemist77
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wont any digital dimmable ballast run a de? i was looking at some cheap 600 watt ballasts that say they will run de.. so if so i can use the ballasts i already have and would only need a hood and bulbs to switch to de..so is it true any digital ballast will run de?? i also thought of switching to dual arc bulbs insted of mh/hps i could use the same bulb from veg-finish..
any proof de is better??
any proof de is better??
ivioto
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Correction chuck was right about newer gavita US line running off 120v.
3.2. Technical specifications
Version
120 - 240 V
Input voltage +/-10%
120 - 240 V AC
ivioto
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Buy crap get crap. Think and put a plan on paper. You've got it brother. Take your time. Good luck.
To answer your question will it work. Check the bulbs operating voltage. DE is a scam I feel. Using gavita 600w ballast operating at 240v input. Firing 400v SE Phillips bulbs.
TheChemist77
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so stick with my reg hps/mh no de?? any thoughts on the dual arc bulbs?
ivioto
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Whatever makes you smile at the end of the day. 1000w is a 1000w on your power bill. DE bulbs shut off automatically after a predetermined life expectancy. I've never been interested in dual arc bulbs. Remember everyone's trying to get paid. Personally I feel the DE bulbs are a scam to the U.S. market. We can go on and on about this if you want. Story short... Run it! Or replace it with gavita. Either way move your ass the sun is going down.
Semper.Fi
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Disagree; you can run a 1000watt bulb through an olde wolde mag ballast and burn half as much leccy again as todays, 1000w gavvies!!!! (to get the same performance!)
It's down to efficiency . . . . . AND the PAR/UVb that bulb bulb promotes > watts used. . . . . . imho
mmmmmmeeeee so it costs the same, but yr getting way more performance per watt . . . .
It's down to efficiency . . . . . AND the PAR/UVb that bulb bulb promotes > watts used. . . . . . imho
mmmmmmeeeee so it costs the same, but yr getting way more performance per watt . . . .
chuck estevez
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if the old mag ballasts is pulling more than a 1000 watts, then yes, BUT,Like I said, the way you get charged for power, a 1000 watts is a 1000 watts, it costs exactly the same to run.
OGEvilgenius
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You feel they are a scam for what reason? Their superior performance per watt of electricity used? The increased light intensity? The longer bulb life? The lack of EMI ?
That's only one side of the equation.
chuck estevez
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well, I see what you're saying, I get more gpw with a gavita, then it is more efficient, but I am still paying the same in electricity.
Semper.Fi
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Yyyyyyyyesssssssss
So, you've said it, far more efficient . . . . .lets not forget the small heat signature too
GAV GAV GAV GAV GAV GAV!!!!! lol
IT'S A COMMON RULE, IF U GET MORE FOR THE SAME, IT'S DEEMED MORE EFFICIENT!!!
UVb??? GAV = off the chart (per watt, lol)
So, you've said it, far more efficient . . . . .lets not forget the small heat signature too
GAV GAV GAV GAV GAV GAV!!!!! lol
IT'S A COMMON RULE, IF U GET MORE FOR THE SAME, IT'S DEEMED MORE EFFICIENT!!!
UVb??? GAV = off the chart
(per watt, lol)
Semper.Fi
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Mmmmmmmman!
612 watts is used in Gav (non remote with the standard Phillips 400V bulb) to produce over 98000 lumens rich in UVb
674 watts is used to create 89000 of lumens (and a load of heat) from a mag ballast . . . . with a Dual Spec!!! Or there abouts . . . .
NOT THAT LUMENS HAVE ANYTHING TO WITH OUR GIRLS WHAT SO EVER, IT'S JUST HOW HUMANS (LUMENS) QUANTIFY IT!!!
EFFICIENCY!!!!
Shit!!!! Please don't ask me to quote!!!!
BASICS:
You're far nearer the G per Watt with a Gavita than you R with a Magnetic ballast and no Phillips 400v bulb!! . . . . . . . .
imho . . .. . .
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612 watts is used in Gav (non remote with the standard Phillips 400V bulb) to produce over 98000 lumens rich in UVb
674 watts is used to create 89000 of lumens (and a load of heat) from a mag ballast . . . . with a Dual Spec!!! Or there abouts . . . .
NOT THAT LUMENS HAVE ANYTHING TO WITH OUR GIRLS WHAT SO EVER, IT'S JUST HOW HUMANS (LUMENS) QUANTIFY IT!!!
EFFICIENCY!!!!
Shit!!!! Please don't ask me to quote!!!!
BASICS:
You're far nearer the G per Watt with a Gavita than you R with a Magnetic ballast and no Phillips 400v bulb!! . . . . . . . .
imho . . .. . .
_
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a mongo frog
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Im lost, so you like gavitas or not so much?
skunkd0c
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seems like its worth it if you plain to have a large room full of them the savings add up after a while
but just one or two does not seem like such a good investment