Light timer issues!

Deputydank

Deputydank

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I have one plant about 6 weeks into 12 and 12 light cycle using cfl and have now woke up TWICE to my lights not turned on! For some reason my timer has gotten stuck at a lights off time. By the time I catch it, they have already missed 4 hours of lights on for the day. Will my plant be ok as long as this happens infrequently? The first time this happened was about 2 weeks ago and now this morning. Thanks folks.

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SocialistSeeds

SocialistSeeds

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Your timer is not handling the wattage....You need to seek out heavy duty timers...they are a bit harder to find and a bit more expensive..but they work...most cheap timers aren't set up to handle HPS or MH draws...you need to look for the heavier timers...trust me..I've been there, done that.
 
Deputydank

Deputydank

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SocialistSeeds said:
Your timer is not handling the wattage....You need to seek out heavy duty timers...they are a bit harder to find and a bit more expensive..but they work...most cheap timers aren't set up to handle HPS or MH draws...you need to look for the heavier timers...trust me..I've been there, done that.
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CFL Grow, I wouldn't think wattage would be the issue. But good info for future setups perhaps.
 
SocialistSeeds

SocialistSeeds

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Yeah, cfl means your timer should handle it...but...those cheap ass chinese pieces of junk are notorious for failing....justget two or three more till you get a decent one.
 
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