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My $20 150w HPS Econolight DIY reflector/remote ballast

ThatGuyOverThere

ThatGuyOverThere

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soudy

soudy

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very nice setup, my bulb will be comming hopefuly soon, i ordered it last night so maybe tomarrow or the next day, does it produce alot of heat? i had a 400w that Cooked my plants..but sold it, so im getting a 150w and i hope i will be happy with it, your plants look veryyyy good, i hope mine come out as good, goodluck on the grow, ill be checking up on it haha.
 
smppro

smppro

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What kind of temps are you guys getting with these 150hps? Room? box? cooltube? exhaust?no exhaust?
If anybody has these numbers i would appreciate it
 
bxke1414

bxke1414

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My closet has a hatch to the attic, so I removed it and tossed in a window fan to suck air out of the closet and into the attic (plus it keeps hot air in the attic). I had 12 CFL's and temps were between 78-85F. With the HPS and the addition of cold weather outside I have been holding steady at 77F with the lights on and 70 at night time. RH is always 40%.
 
bxke1414

bxke1414

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Here are some pictures to make everything make sense, the white thing is just some random thing I found in the closet, maybe a shoe holder I have no idea, the fans were $3-5 at walmart on clearance, the dual fan next to the reflector sucks air and pushes it up to the fan which then sucks it into the attic.



 
Douche Nozzle

Douche Nozzle

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I checked out the web site for the light and it seems like a great deal. How much heat does the bulb put out and how much noise does the ballast make? Is the ballast removable to locate out side of the room? Thanks for any help.
 
Randall "Pink" Floyd

Randall "Pink" Floyd

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It doesn't put off much heat at all. It is hot to directly touch the bulb but if you will just have a fan blow it there will be very little temperature change.
 
leggoeggo

leggoeggo

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Randall "Pink" Floyd;1525962 said:
It doesn't put off much heat at all. It is hot to directly touch the bulb but if you will just have a fan blow it there will be very little temperature change.
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would you still keep the 150 hps 2-3 feet away then?
 
winkdogg420

winkdogg420

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That is email i made for this site so i dont mind it being out there. I really wanted the info on the light so i put my dick in the wind a bit! Its all good
 
winkdogg420

winkdogg420

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And by the way thatguyoverthere mind your own business no reason to point out peoples mistakes unless your trying to help. "we are living in a society here"



peace. Winkdogg
 
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