Letstrip
Well-Known Member
Damn thats cheap! Shows what some searching can do Thanks dime. All seems to make sense.Should work well. I've vegged under less.
If you're looking for a decent cheap veg light for under $50 then search on trademe for things like hi bay lights, low bay lights, factory lights, workshop lights. You'd find HPS lights for the same price.
There's heaps of these magnetic ballast type HID's on trademe, i got my 250w for $30 and i got the 250w bulb for $20 on aliexpress, 400w bulbs are only a dollar more.
You should get yourself a 250w mh but make sure you look up ANSI codes if you do cause there are bulbs for pulse start ballasts that start the bulb with an ignitor and bulbs for probe start ballasts that start the bulb with a switch inside the bulb like M138 for pulse start and M59 for probe start, don't want to get the wrong bulb. If you can't tell which type a ballast is when you get it you can open the ballast and there will be 3 components for a pulse start and only 2 for probe start.
Cheap 400w MH for $20, decent grow light, just got to attach a power plug:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/building-renovation/electrical-lighting/lights/hanging-lights/auction-724624815.htm
Woah 400w for 20! Good as price. Do those kinda lights get warm and need a fan?