Bob Zmuda
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Magnetic don't do it man. Just the cheapo digital I think.
What did you accomplish today?
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Aeroknow
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Oh, gotcha.
I had very bad experience with the first two digital ballasts i bought. Stayed the fuck away from them until DE's
Bob Zmuda
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Magnetics are workhorses man. They don't quit!
Heavy as fuck and hotter than tits though!
Aeroknow
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Bob Zmuda
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Haha. No thanks. Digi all the way now.Wanna buy some?
Hella cheap bro
I'll even put in some new caps for ya
Bob Zmuda
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I had an expensive "digilux" ballast take a total shit on me after a few months.
It was actually coming on for a few hours THEN in the middle of the night it would turn on and off intermittently. I couldn't figure out what my buds were doing.
Weirdest crop I ever grew. Had to hash 3 pounds.
Aeroknow
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you know what though bro, and I've been rockin magnetics for a long time up until the switch to DE's.
They aren't DE's
Bigger footprint with DE's = way more efficient. More height needed though
1 - 1000w DE has a footprint of 25 sqft, whereas a 1000 SE is only 16 sqft.
dannyboy602
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Happy longest day of the year RIUers.
Aeroknow
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Yup. And when they fail, hella easy to fix.
These fucking DE ballasts are usually fixed to the hood. Can't just throw any ol' spare ballast in there for a temp fix
Aeroknow
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Oh yeah, hey @Bob Zmuda
So those 630 w sunlight setups i won't flower under them anymore. I only keep one bulb in them and use them as veg lamps.
Super small buds with them things rocking both bulbs. Fuck that shit. Been meaning to get back to you.
So those 630 w sunlight setups i won't flower under them anymore. I only keep one bulb in them and use them as veg lamps.
Super small buds with them things rocking both bulbs. Fuck that shit. Been meaning to get back to you.
Aeroknow
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Now that's one Cheapass ballast fo sho bro. Same parts no biggie though. gonna work just as good as any other mag type ballast.4 of these cheapass ballasts worked for 4years one time with no issue, was the cheapest thing available, 1K models.. wiith Hortilux.. good shit.. I think they were also knock offs from some chinese company.
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Oh if i only had pics of the old diamond ballasts i was first rocking 25 yrs ago. Fucking garbage cans compared to when hydrofarm came out with their first ballasts
Bob Zmuda
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Damn! Glad I didn't grab a couple.
Thanks for the heads up man.
Good old HPS thowys for this guy.
Aeroknow
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2lb's per light with these DE's is like 1.5 with SE's though. Just saying. 3lb per light potential. Done it.Damn! Glad I didn't grab a couple.
Thanks for the heads up man.
Good old HPS thowys for this guy.
1/3 less wattage in the rooms. Gotta love it i guess. Fuck PGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aeroknow
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Gonna grind that stump tommorow thanks pge So much shit to do to even sink the 30 Italian cypress. Sinking the plants is gonna be the easy part. In 4-5 yrs it's gonna look killer though. Gonna get that shade back. Thanks pge.
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