Goodbye $20 150w e-conolight & hello to the $72 400w e-conolight!

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jonnynobody

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An end of the short-lived era of cheap hps lights for $20 is gone baby gone (one time deal is over) but alas there is another option for my fellow cheapskaters! Introducing the 400w MH e-conolight for $72.90 w/ballast & lamp included. Buy yourself a 360w MH to HPS conversion bulb and you're set my friends! I unfortunately have been unable to locate a cheaper MH to HPS conversion lamp but i'm sure there is one out there. BTW, the EYE Hortilux conversion lamp is rated at 45,000 lumens as oppose to the 32400 lumens w/the MH lamp. I personally haven't used this one yet, but I am ordering the first next week so i'll be sure & give a detailed report on quality etc..
 
Mammoth22

Mammoth22

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dude, wtf your right. i was waitiing till my plants were a lil bit older to get a couple of those, saved it to my fav's and now it says call the manufacturer. wtf! im so bummed, that was the best deal ive seen in a long time
 
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frmrboi

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yeldarb said:
http://www.e-conolight.com/Product/EProductDetail.asp?ProductFamilyID=3&FGNumber=E-HC1H151Z

Has anyone bought this 150W HPS for $42? It seems to be a pretty good deal and the housing includes a reflector and glass lens. I'd be interested to see how people hooked it if someone has purchased it
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I have that exact light, it's a good one for a small grower. I took the glass lens off it and drilled holes in each corner to attach hangers on it. Make sure it works before modifying it in case it doesn't work and you have to return it.
 
Impaled

Impaled

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I've got that 400 watt mh e-conolight. Its okay, i've got to make it remote ballast, it's a son of a bitch hanging the heavy bulb on ballast fixture. If i could've done it over i would have paid the extra money for a 400w hps from htg.
 
yeldarb

yeldarb

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frmrboi said:
I have that exact light, it's a good one for a small grower. I took the glass lens off it and drilled holes in each corner to attach hangers on it. Make sure it works before modifying it in case it doesn't work and you have to return it.
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Is it difficult to wire up? Or just a normal splice to an extension cord?
 
yeldarb

yeldarb

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frmrboi said:
Yeah just splice an old cord on it, I don't know if I even have the polarity right or if it matters.
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Right on, thanks. I just found the installation instructions below its picture, it says there are three different leads depending on the voltage source.

How is the heat? I am thinking about building a dual-space cabinet for my next grow using like a pantry cabinet from walmart.
 
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frmrboi

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yeldarb said:
Right on, thanks. I just found the installation instructions below its picture, it says there are three different leads depending on the voltage source.

How is the heat? I am thinking about building a dual-space cabinet for my next grow using like a pantry cabinet from walmart.
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The heat would be a problem because the ballast is inside the reflector. You can pull the ballast out with a pry bar and mount it outside of the cabinet, that would reduce a portion of the heat. (I have the 150 watt that you linked not the 400)
 
secretforestgarden

secretforestgarden

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Polarity doesn't matter when using AC. I've DIY'd up a ballast before and the wiring has to be per the manufacturer's instructions with regard to the schematic of the actual ballast circuit--but--you can hook up either wire from an AC outlet to both the + and - contacts in your ballast circuit.
 
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berrybudz

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i payed $160 for 3 - 150 watt hps and added some flower spectrum cfl at 300 watts each for 17 bux each from lowes.my ladies are very happy.the cfl's deffinately a smokin deal. i see 200 watters for 100 bux at the hyrdo sites.
 
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