The UK Growers Thread!

welshwizzard

welshwizzard

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Afternoon all. Been mega busy with work baking fucking bread. Too baked to be working fast.

Merry Christmas, hope everyone has a good feed with the family and not too much lairy xmas rows!

Also a couple of snaps of my 3 varieties.

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Garybhoy11

Garybhoy11

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well my new timers i ordered yesterday arrived 2day, i didnt think id see them till after xmas, anyway my problem is when i ordered them the description says they support up to 3200w each, i bought 2, but when they arrived it says 2 different wattages on it and there is a big difference between them, im unsure about which one i need to pay attention to so heres a cpl pics can anyone help me out a bit? im planning on having a 600w hps and 2 oscillating fans plugged into 1 of them and a 400w hps and the intake & outake fans plugged into the other, do u think these will support that wattage ok??? this is my 1st digi timers, until now i have always used the old segment timers and had no prob with everything pluged into the one of them. i just want the digis so i can be more accurate with times.

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Hydrogrow123

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Garybhoy11 said:
well my new timers i ordered yesterday arrived 2day, i didnt think id see them till after xmas, anyway my problem is when i ordered them the description says they support up to 3200w each, i bought 2, but when they arrived it says 2 different wattages on it and there is a big difference between them, im unsure about which one i need to pay attention to so heres a cpl pics can anyone help me out a bit? im planning on having a 600w hps and 2 oscillating fans plugged into 1 of them and a 400w hps and the intake & outake fans plugged into the other, do u think these will support that wattage ok??? this is my 1st digi timers, until now i have always used the old segment timers and had no prob with everything pluged into the one of them. i just want the digis so i can be more accurate with times.

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Itd have to be the bigger wattage I'd say gaz, I've used them exact timers somewhere along the line and had no problems. The ones I'm using now are from b&q and are only a fiver. I've 3 600ws and a fan in one and it's lasted two years like that
 
Garybhoy11

Garybhoy11

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cheers m8 thats what i wanted to hear, i paid £15 for them so didnt want it to have been a waste. i'll be firing them on later tonight when lights go off, so will find out 2morro morning if they started up again ok. the ones ive been using last 3 years are from poundland lol and ive still got the original 2 i bought they have lasted well but with the segment timers it hard to be 100% accurate with the timing and when i have 2 light on seperate timer in the same tent i want them comin on and going off at exactly the same time
 
The Yorkshireman

The Yorkshireman

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Garybhoy11 said:
well my new timers i ordered yesterday arrived 2day, i didnt think id see them till after xmas, anyway my problem is when i ordered them the description says they support up to 3200w each, i bought 2, but when they arrived it says 2 different wattages on it and there is a big difference between them, im unsure about which one i need to pay attention to so heres a cpl pics can anyone help me out a bit? im planning on having a 600w hps and 2 oscillating fans plugged into 1 of them and a 400w hps and the intake & outake fans plugged into the other, do u think these will support that wattage ok??? this is my 1st digi timers, until now i have always used the old segment timers and had no prob with everything pluged into the one of them. i just want the digis so i can be more accurate with times.

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Hydrogrow123 said:
Itd have to be the bigger wattage I'd say gaz, I've used them exact timers somewhere along the line and had no problems. The ones I'm using now are from b&q and are only a fiver. I've 3 600ws and a fan in one and it's lasted two years like that
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No lads, when using timers for HID lights you need to pay attention to the inductive load value as this is the load that ballasts pull as apposed to resistive load that oil heaters and regular appliances pull.

"Normal household timers are not built to take the high inductive loads produced by HID ballasts. If used with an HID ballast, the contacts inside the timer that open and close the timed circuit will overheat and weld together, breaking the timer and leaving your grow lights permanently on."

So that timer you have Garry is only really suitable for running 1 400w light and a fan if the inductive load is rated at 480w, there are cases of people using under rated timers for more wattage but I personally wouldn't advise it and any sparky worth their salt will say the same, also if it burns out and sets your house on fire you've only yourself to blame lol.

If you use the Plug and Grow ones off Ebay (£12 ish with free delivery) they will run 2 600w lights each, the good thing about the Plug and Grow ones are that the internal contacts are rated for 22A not just the fuse in the plug @ 13A. ;)

Plug and Grow timer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLUG-AND-GROW-HEAVY-DUTY-TIMER-SWITCH-600W-GROW-LIGHT-/270732866707?pt=UK_Baby_Baby_Feeding_Bottle_Warmers_Coolers_LE&hash=item3f08efb493
 
Garybhoy11

Garybhoy11

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The Yorkshireman said:
No lads, when using timers for HID lights you need to pay attention to the inductive load value as this is the load that ballasts pull as apposed to resistive load that oil heaters and regular appliances pull.

"Normal household timers are not built to take the high inductive loads produced by HID ballasts. If used with an HID ballast, the contacts inside the timer that open and close the timed circuit will overheat and weld together, breaking the timer and leaving your grow lights permanently on."

So that timer you have Garry is only really suitable for running 1 400w light and a fan if the inductive load is rated at 480w, there are cases of people using under rated timers for more wattage but I personally wouldn't advise it and any sparky worth their salt will say the same, also if it burns out and sets your house on fire you've only yourself to blame lol.

If you use the Plug and Grow ones off Ebay (£12 ish with free delivery) they will run 2 600w lights each, the good thing about the Plug and Grow ones are that the internal contacts are rated for 22A not just the fuse in the plug @ 13A. ;)

Plug and Grow timer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLUG-AND-GROW-HEAVY-DUTY-TIMER-SWITCH-600W-GROW-LIGHT-/270732866707?pt=UK_Baby_Baby_Feeding_Bottle_Warmers_Coolers_LE&hash=item3f08efb493
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yeah thats the same sort of ones i have just now, but was wanting a digital alternative.
 
Garybhoy11

Garybhoy11

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kl, i'll give 1 a try and see how it goes if it fucks up i'll stick to my 2 old timers for the big tent and use the other digi for my clone tent as thats only got cfls in there so shud handle that no prob
 
welshwizzard

welshwizzard

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pic 1 SinCity SinMint GSC
pic 2 DNA LA Confidential
Pic 3 Blimburn Amnesia x Widow not bad for a freebie though, looking forward to a good haze.
 
spooningbadgers

spooningbadgers

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I was in the process of preparing the Christmas turkey but it was getting a bit stressful.


I took a deep breath and asked myself what would Nigella do?


So I smoked a joint and had two lines of cocaine
 
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