EMERGENCY: iPower ballast blew, no lights!

Mr. Nuggets

Mr. Nuggets

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I switched into flowering about 4 days ago. Yesterday my iPower 400w digital ballast fried. I have ordered another but won't be here until Monday. I was going to buy a bunch of CFLs to hold me over, but stumbled upon a 250w halogen worklight, it said about 9000 lumens and 2900K spectrum... can I use this to hold me over for 2-3 days until my other ballast comes? It's a 4'x4' area.
 
majek

majek

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Sorry to hear that, how many plants are you growing? The worklight should be ok but I would get some CFLs also to compensate.
 
missnu

missnu

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Halogen lights get too hot...it will not work..too much heat but not really enough light.
 
Mr. Nuggets

Mr. Nuggets

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I just realized it gets crazy hot! But technically shouldn't it be the same as an other HID that is 250w with a 2900K spectrum... minus the intense heat? I think I'm going back to get CFLs anyway. And I have two giant plants in there... each about 3-4 tall and each about 3 feet wide... they spent 6 weeks in veg.
 
Mr. Nuggets

Mr. Nuggets

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Why is that? Is the only draw back heat? Otherwise 250w, 9,000 lumens, 2900K spectrum, sounds like a spot on light for $9.
 
Mr. Nuggets

Mr. Nuggets

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Just switched the halogen for 2 - 150w equivalent CFLs with 2700K spectrum and 2600 lumens each with reflectors... I know it's not enough to grow... but I'm just using it to get me through the weekend... I can't ask for this weekend to pass any faster!
 
Mr. Nuggets

Mr. Nuggets

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Yes... yes I did! Purchased a new one, better quality... but also sent the fried one back on warranty. So if this ever happens again, I'll have a backup 400w digital.
 
chroniclystoned

chroniclystoned

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That sucks man I have had a 400w ipower and had 2 full grows completed with it and am into the 5th week of flower tomorrow on my 3rd with this lighting. I did replace the bulb to a digilux for this grow tho pic of one of the buds at 4 weeks 5 days flower http://i.imgur.com/8HBdi.jpg
 
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