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Hemlock

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CrackerJax said:
Heh.... hate to burst your electrical bubble but 120V 9.5A is EQUAL to 240v 5A. There are no free rides. :lol:


Stoner boy saves the nation 50% electricity...I can see the headlines now!

I chuckled tho....
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Man try to be helpful this is the second time i been slapped around in my own home town thread...

However stoner boy cracker jax is right however there are other things to consider

Both 120 volt and 240 volt lights operate with the same 100% output and use the same amount of electricity. A 600 watt light uses the same amount of current in 120 volt as in a 240 volt light. The standard outlet you see in your house is 120 volt.
You may want to get a 240 volt if you plan on running several lights off of one circuit breaker. The maximum wattage on a 120 volt circuit is 1500 watts, per National Electric Code. With the proper breakers or fuses and wire, 240 volt circuits can carry up to 5760 watts. This means that you can plug several high powered lights into a lighting timer that will turn them all on and off on the same circuit. 240 volt is also considered to be more 'stable' because it uses half the amounts of amps. The equation goes like this Amps x Volts = Watts.
Remember that each ballast uses a certain amount of amps depending on the size of the ballast. The typical circuit in a house will only be able to handle around 15 amps. This is the most beneficial part of using 240 volt ballast instead of 120 volt. The 240 volt ballasts will only use half the number of amps of its 120 volt counterpart. This will allow you to run more lights and watts while only using the same number of amps.

Installing a 240 volt outlet is considered 'basic' electrical wiring and it can be done on your own with the correct tools and with a good home electric book. Warning! Electricity is very dangerous and wiring on your own should not be attempted unless it is done so seriously and carefully. If you don't know what you are doing then contact a professional!
 
RetiredToker76

RetiredToker76

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Hemlock said:
Man try to be helpful this is the second time i been slapped around in my own home town thread...

However stoner boy cracker jax is right however there are other things to consider

Both 120 volt and 240 volt lights operate with the same 100% output and use the same amount of electricity. A 600 watt light uses the same amount of current in 120 volt as in a 240 volt light. The standard outlet you see in your house is 120 volt.
You may want to get a 240 volt if you plan on running several lights off of one circuit breaker. The maximum wattage on a 120 volt circuit is 1500 watts, per National Electric Code. With the proper breakers or fuses and wire, 240 volt circuits can carry up to 5760 watts. This means that you can plug several high powered lights into a lighting timer that will turn them all on and off on the same circuit. 240 volt is also considered to be more 'stable' because it uses half the amounts of amps. The equation goes like this Amps x Volts = Watts.
Remember that each ballast uses a certain amount of amps depending on the size of the ballast. The typical circuit in a house will only be able to handle around 15 amps. This is the most beneficial part of using 240 volt ballast instead of 120 volt. The 240 volt ballasts will only use half the number of amps of its 120 volt counterpart. This will allow you to run more lights and watts while only using the same number of amps.

Installing a 240 volt outlet is considered 'basic' electrical wiring and it can be done on your own with the correct tools and with a good home electric book. Warning! Electricity is very dangerous and wiring on your own should not be attempted unless it is done so seriously and carefully. If you don't know what you are doing then contact a professional!
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I just installed 2 20amp 110v plugs for my grow closet. The hardest part about it was fishing the wire. Everything I did is higher than code and done really cleanly. One of the 20 amp plugs is dedicated to a single 1000W HPS, the other one is split into 10 outlets that will carry loads of less than 1 amp a piece. It's not difficult to do the wiring, the fishing on the other hand can really suck. Once I got the wires run it took only about 30 minutes to finish the rest.

Top it all off the total cost was under $100 to run wire the full length of my house. To have an electrician do it would have cost no less than $800 and probably considerably more once they saw how bad the wire fishing was going to be.

Not to belittle anyone but doing electrical work isn't all that difficult if you know how to read. I got the Lowes home electrical book and it went through everything that needed to happen to wire to code and better. So just under $100 to do the wiring and that includes the book.

I agree don't do it unless you're seriously going to do a good job and be extremely careful, but all in all it's not that hard.

-RT76
 
TokenGrower

TokenGrower

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Just wanted to say what's up to all the locals. First time grower here in West Broward.

Does anyone know of a good Hydroponics Shop In Broward or Dade County.

:peace::joint:
 
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