NextGen 1000 watt Digital Ballast - Anyone using one

refiGuy

refiGuy

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That's great that you have a meter, how about telling us how much you are being charged per kilo-watt-hour? Out here PG&E tiers me up to around 30 cents per kwh. What do you pay? 10,15,20??
 
oceangreen

oceangreen

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refiGuy said:
So just to be clear, I own 14 x 1000 magnetic ballasts and recently have been buying any 1000 watt nextgens I can get my hands on.... Out here in Cali, people sell used 1000 watt nextgens on Craigslist for around $150. Allthough I do run my ballasts outside my rooms, they run so much cooler its Frikken amazing. As for energy savings.... Come on people, 1000watts is 1000watts no matter how u plug it in. Also, the cooling fans blow outward, meaning they don't suck dust into them.

Bottom line is I can get brand new in the box magnetic switchable ballasts for $90, or a perfectly good used $150 digital setup, for just a little bit more money up front, you will have a better result, colder room, more lumens, happier plants, better footprint, nicer nugs..... I can keep going!

GiGO= garbage in - garbage out, and NITS = nextgen is the SHIT!!
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thinking abou thtese, giving hem a try
 
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alexjones

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Next gen Ballasts were junk for me. I use them as backup because I don't feel they are safe. The fans on them are so loud now, and after a warranty issue, next gen says their fine. My grow shop stopped selling them because they were a pain to deal with and returns (warranties) were often not resolved properly. Now CAP, is done (bankrupt), you're stuck with their crap. Their reflector business was purchased by another company, but the ballasts were not so warranty is a mute point. CAP was getting a reputation on the streets of being a shady company with lots of moving of numbers from different areas to help with appearances, but who cares now. My grow shop will give me 40% off a new ballast purchase due to the defective junk next gen ballasts. I've looked at Greners.com and they still sell them, but have a note that they stopped producing them.
 
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Mr Lizard

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I bought one and it seems to be working. Though I blew 2 bulbs on it so far. NOT GOOD!!! Also it consumes power at nearly twice a magnetic one does. Our power bill has exploded since we started using it...and that's only one. I'd hate to see what it'd be like having a whole bank of them. Another problem is the fan noise on start up. Sounds like one is grinding it's bearings to bits. I've bought a couple of 40mm pc replacement ones by thermaltake to replace them with. All in all though I recommend avoiding these cheap Chinese hodge-podge of parts slapped together by blind Freddy on a Monday morning. Anything that's drawing this much energy is going to eventually overheat. I've got an overhead sprinkler system installed "just in case". Never worried about it for 20 years until using a Nextgen.
 
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Mr Lizard

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refiGuy said:
So just to be clear, I own 14 x 1000 magnetic ballasts and recently have been buying any 1000 watt nextgens I can get my hands on.... Out here in Cali, people sell used 1000 watt nextgens on Craigslist for around $150. Allthough I do run my ballasts outside my rooms, they run so much cooler its Frikken amazing. As for energy savings.... Come on people, 1000watts is 1000watts no matter how u plug it in. Also, the cooling fans blow outward, meaning they don't suck dust into them.

Bottom line is I can get brand new in the box magnetic switchable ballasts for $90, or a perfectly good used $150 digital setup, for just a little bit more money up front, you will have a better result, colder room, more lumens, happier plants, better footprint, nicer nugs..... I can keep going!

GiGO= garbage in - garbage out, and NITS = nextgen is the SHIT!!
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BS
 
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Full-spectrum Recklessnes

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DrZ said:
the ballast's them selfs are the shit the are all they say i run 6 1000 watt ballast's and the are the coolest running there are ballast!!! any more questions get ahold of me im usually in the chat room
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My nextgen gage out after a couple years, seriously doubt i registered it anything they wouldn't just repakce it
Guess I'll open it up to look for a fried fusebetc
 
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Full-spectrum Recklessnes

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alexjones said:
Next gen Ballasts were junk for me. I use them as backup because I don't feel they are safe. The fans on them are so loud now, and after a warranty issue, next gen says their fine. My grow shop stopped selling them because they were a pain to deal with and returns (warranties) were often not resolved properly. Now CAP, is done (bankrupt), you're stuck with their crap. Their reflector business was purchased by another company, but the ballasts were not so warranty is a mute point. CAP was getting a reputation on the streets of being a shady company with lots of moving of numbers from different areas to help with appearances, but who cares now. My grow shop will give me 40% off a new ballast purchase due to the defective junk next gen ballasts. I've looked at Greners.com and they still sell them, but have a note that they stopped producing them.
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Damn I'm hella late to this
 
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