Setting up a new room 7`x14`

[diggs99]

To your advantage...You are doing more planning than I did. I bring up my experience hoping it will help.

And i thank you very much for that. its def helping.

Thats one of the beauties of a forum like this, a newer grower like myself can just take the time and research and ask questions and hopefully not have to make the mistakes growers before me did. Theres been alot of trial and error thats taken place in the growing world over the last 40 years lol.

Its nice to get to work with the results

 

[TintEastwood]

And i thank you very much for that. its def helping.

Thats one of the beauties of a forum like this, a newer grower like myself can just take the time and research and ask questions and hopefully not have to make the mistakes growers before me did. Theres been alot of trial and error thats taken place in the growing world over the last 40 years lol.

Its nice to get to work with the results

Good people get better input.

 

[diggs99]

No doubt about that bud.

So your using the Hades 2 for lighting, i assume they have a version that handles 3 lights/1440w? Searched amazon but found only environment controllers and the 2 light timer.

@Renfro what timer/controller are you using for your lights?

 

[diggs99]

https://www.amazon.ca/Titan-Controls-702820-Controller-240-volt/dp/B007C3XUPU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Titan+Controls&qid=1558271191&s=gateway&sr=8-4

found this Titan Helios...similar to the Hades just the 4 light / 4kw option i think?

 

[diggs99]

https://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/HLG-480H-48A/1866-2551-ND/7704116

will be using 3 of these drivers.

 

[TintEastwood]

https://www.amazon.ca/Titan-Controls-702820-Controller-240-volt/dp/B007C3XUPU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Titan+Controls&qid=1558271191&s=gateway&sr=8-4

found this Titan Helios...similar to the Hades just the 4 light / 4kw option i think?

Yep. Thats one of many options.

Renfro is the man on this kinda stuff.

 

[diggs99]

yes Canada


I notice a few say HID timers, is there LED specific model i need to buy? or are some just for HID?

 

[TintEastwood]

yes Canada

Lucky. (kinda disappointed with california - lol)

 

[diggs99]

Lucky. (kinda disappointed with california - lol)

Bro, i get disappointed every time i have to purchase something out of country. our $ exchange hurts and were getting hammered on duties and tariffs and insane shipping at times. I try to use .ca stores as much as possible, but the good stuff is all in the states and other places not named Canada lol

other than that, its great lol

 

[TintEastwood]

Bro, i get disappointed every time i have to purchase something out of country. our $ exchange hurts and were getting hammered on duties and tariffs and insane shipping at times. I try to use .ca stores as much as possible, but the good stuff is all in the states and other places not named Canada lol

other than that, its great lol

Bummer. Do all these duties and tariffs apply if I ship something to a friend in canada?

We know about taxes here too! Cali yhe worst.

 

[diggs99]

Bummer. Do all these duties and tariffs apply if I ship something to a friend in canada?

We know about taxes here too! Cali yhe worst.

Im not sure on that, if i had to guess i would say no, they shouldnt apply, family and friends should be allowed to send gifts?

but man, this day and age and they way governments are making rules, who knows lol

 

[TintEastwood]

Im not sure on that, if i had to guess i would say no, they shouldnt apply, family and friends should be allowed to send gifts?

but man, this day and age and they way governments are making rules, who knows lol

Could be worse. This @Renfro suffered a frickin 2-story fall????

 

[Renfro]

@Renfro what timer/controller are you using for your lights?

I have a helios 8 light controller thats a slave controller, runs my side lighting. My main overhead lighting flip, room timing, and air conditioning flip is fed thru a controller I built:

 

[diggs99]

I have a helios 8 light controller thats a slave controller, runs my side lighting. My main overhead lighting flip, room timing, and air conditioning flip is fed thru a controller I built:
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oh sweet baby jesus

not even going there lol

I have found a few light timers but they were saying for HID lights only, so continued looking, havent seen any specific for LED. It only needs to have 4 outlets and run 1500-1600 watts...maybe 1800 to be safe?

Have you any experience with inkbird for temp/rh controllers? i noticed they were an advertiser here and they have some cost efficient models and a 20% discount for riu.

 

[Renfro]

I have some inkbirds, they work well. I have some temp and some humidity.

I don't see why a timer would only be for HID lights. I can see it having better contacts to handle HID wattage, but it should work fine for LED. You got a link?

 

[diggs99]

https://www.amazon.ca/Titan-Controls-702820-Controller-240-volt/dp/B007C3XUPU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=helios+light+controllers&qid=1558316636&s=gateway&sr=8-1

This appears as tho it would work for me but in the description is says will run 4 HID lights at 240v

Not sure what that means, but the HID part freaked me out lol

 

[diggs99]

another question maybe you can help clarify for me.

The drivers i am using are these
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/HLG-480H-48A/1866-2551-ND/7704116

That controller i just listed states " 20 Amps/240 Volts/60Hz./4000 Watts"

Whats the math on figuring out how much amperage the drivers/lights will be using and does the "20 amps" the controller states, does this mean thats what it can handle?

i hope those questions made sense.

 

[Renfro]

https://www.amazon.ca/Titan-Controls-702820-Controller-240-volt/dp/B007C3XUPU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=helios+light+controllers&qid=1558316636&s=gateway&sr=8-1

This appears as tho it would work for me but in the description is says will run 4 HID lights at 240v

Not sure what that means, but the HID part freaked me out lol

It will work fine for your lights.

 

[diggs99]

https://www.amazon.ca/Titan-Controls-702851-Environmental-Controller/dp/B00F2QKHZA/ref=pd_sbs_201_3/138-5578618-4728237?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00F2QKHZA&pd_rd_r=d5ac4c23-7aa2-11e9-a967-b34187462b23&pd_rd_w=VhiQ4&pd_rd_wg=niGqw&pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&pf_rd_r=BR4ZTEW2NCBK5XYNRFPP&psc=1&refRID=BR4ZTEW2NCBK5XYNRFPP

was looking at this controller as well. As you said before, having the co2 option available when im ready would be a bonus.

 

[Renfro]

From what I gather thats just a timer for CO2, it won't actually read what the CO2 levels are so you are just guessing based on variables like room volume and CO2 regulator setting.