I'm not sure which one stelthy's cab is. Got a link to it? I just meant that at a 150W I'm in the mid 40's for W/sq.ft, so a 1000W anything would be too much for any cannabis I know about.
yep, thats what the ansi code is for.
i googled the ansi on the MC lamp and it tells me its a non retrofit pulse start lamp. the retrofit lamp you already have, will run in a hps ballast... but thats not the case with the new lamp. it needs a special ignitor.
here is the spec sheet for a generic CMH ANSI M142/M102 ballast, on it are the specs for the ignitor and starter combothrow them on that 150w HPS ballast core and you now have a CMH ballast for cheap! tho the price for the same ballast is 45$ plus S&H. off the top of my head i have no idea what the ignitor/cap combo would cost. when ordering a cap, what you need to know is the microfarad rating, which looks like this: 17 Mfd ± 3% that is a 17 microfarad capacitor, with a correction factor of plus/minus 3%. you dont need to worry about the correction factor, just the microfarad rating.
when ordering an ignitor, there are 2 things you need to know, first, the part number... thats the important one, looks like this: 356-AS-71-HC its kinda like a VIN, as each digit means something or the other, lol. the other thing is the ballast to lamp distance. thats important in that if you exceed the ballast to lamp distance of the ignitor, the lamp will slow start or not start at all. most ignitors ballast to lamp distance is 5 feet, though they make some pretty big ones for remote ballasts. i have personally seen remote ballasts 300' from the lamp.
sorry guys, i would have got to these questions sooner, but ive been extra busy traveling for work....
I gave the company I ordered the bulb from Lighting Supply Co a call the next day. I put the HPS bulb back in with it's new Cool Tube Reflector.
They had to ask someone about converting it and call me back. Of course they said I couldn't and I didn't want to say "My friend IAm5toned can tell me."I asked about the ansi code and she was surprised I knew ansi. I didn't want to mention I didn't know what it meant, but knew it was important. I asked if I could return it since the 250W coming was right, but this wasn't gonna work. She said they would credit my card back and just keep it. I had a feeling a different cap/ignitor combo could work.
I get the cap microfarad rating. On the ignitor the part # should be easy to find on it. On the distance I guess it's about 4'-6', but designed for more if I move it around in the garage. I'll get some prices soon.
I have some other stuff to work on and the 150W HPS is working great. I think I'll tackle it after the harvest of Two Queens Stuffed in a Fridge when I do some minor tweaking. I appreciate the help again. So I have a $26 bulb for free, so I figured even the $10 I paid for shipping and the new $45 ballast would be good for another set-up if I do another project in case the HPS couldn't be converted.
I added one more thing I think you'll laugh at. I hope the traveling has gone well.
a .2A, a .5A, and a 1A so I can use 1 for the PC fan coming so I have seperate in/out on it. I need one for the 80mm PC fan for the 250W. You can never have too many 12V'sThink probably the whole new ballast/timer box. Great Minds,gumball
I got this 250W ballast set-up I'm on now. This 150W HPS will be good for this cycle. It's working right, reliable, and little mods done, so why fuck with it?
Too many DIY projects as it is now.
(now I find out of Peltier) I gave it a shot on this 150W CMH, the 'build' GODS smiled enough on the speed, temp control, and general wiring/fab. So now I'll concentrate on this Deep Freezer build, and toy with the HP Pav. and hold the bulb for later.
I started on yours. looks cool, I'll catch up and let you know what I think for some ideas. I thought about the dbl. door, but I just started with the first free Craigslist e-mail. Doing a stand-up Deep Freezer next, so maybe that next.
Did you see a few back on what you think it would sell for? Check out the Grow journal on my sig too Love to have more along.
Just asking what people would pay for one. Checked yours out. Looks good.
