500W 3x4x5 Purple Haze/Pineapple Express/Afgan/Indica Bag Seed/Grand Daddy Purple

So today I began my normal regiment, it hits noon. I go to turn on the lights and freaking nothing... Mind you for the past few days I've had to unplug everything else in the room then turn on my lumatek 400w set and even then sometimes it wouldn't come on until I tried a few more times. I had no Idea what's going on. Thought it was the electrical in my room... No check all of that, Then thought it was the light, So I shot it up to the nearest shop and had them test it and everything was fine. Freaking out now because my girls have been in almost 2 days of darkness (while in 6th week flower) and frantically searching the net I find that the Lumatek 400w silver ballast (my model) was recalled because it's crap or whatever. So I had contact the seller because it was purchased through amazon and they were talking crazy. That my warranty was only 3 months, I'm like bullshit... the makers have a 3 year and 1 year on the lights and they say call you!

Either way after long dark day, they said they'll send me a new (old model) and i'll have to contact Lumatek for the new exchange, but on their site it says contact the seller for exchange. "Sigh" I'll let you know how it goes...

-From the web site-
Lumatek ballasts are now internally RF shielded and can be used with standard System Cord sets as available in each country worldwide. Lumatek ballasts produce the least amount of EMI (electro- magnetic interference) of any electronic ballast and conform to all international Electro-magnetic emission standards. This applies to all blue and purple models of the Lumatek. The older silver models which employed earlier technology (at the time industry leading) can be upgraded for current models (and the highest EMI standards) at reduced purchase costs; for details please contact Lumatek directly.
<- its like a loop of bullshit, Seller say Contact Lumatek.... -> we say call the seller


Also really wish I could medicate, but I gave it up for lent as part of my "fast". Man I cant wait til the Easter.
 
Well my PH turning orange, yellow and red haired. I don't worry about cold it was 26 degree last night, you see I have no choice.lol I heard a kid tell the bud tender at the med. store that he didn't get high on outdoor weed. What??? It wasn't very pretty so it couldn't be good. So he paid 50 an eight for the pretty weed and I paid 50 an quarter for the strong weed. Another kid I smoked a joint with did believe it was outdoor. These kids are clueless. Grow them heavy...rw
Yea good medicine is good medicine, but sometimes I do want my purple to be purple.
 

roofwayne

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I agree. I do get the pretty tasty weed, but I seem to build a tolerance to it fast. That sucks about your ballast, I would be freaking out too. Maybe it will help turn it purple, just trying to look on the bright side. I hope you get your light back quick...rw
 

omgdatsik

Active Member
Personally I would've gone a bought one straight away and got a refund on the broken one. Sucks man, hope it all works out!

In this situation would it not be better to have even the smallest amount of light in the room for the 12/12? Don't think I'd be too happy leaving them in total darkness for so long
 
Personally I would've gone a bought one straight away and got a refund on the broken one. Sucks man, hope it all works out!

In this situation would it not be better to have even the smallest amount of light in the room for the 12/12? Don't think I'd be too happy leaving them in total darkness for so long
I didnt have the money to buy a new one, the best I could do was bitch to the amazon so much they over nighted a new set, which should still be here around 6, So another half day of darkness. I have about 100Ws of CLF's that I want to turn on but what do you mean darkness is better then some/little light?
 
I agree. I do get the pretty tasty weed, but I seem to build a tolerance to it fast. That sucks about your ballast, I would be freaking out too. Maybe it will help turn it purple, just trying to look on the bright side. I hope you get your light back quick...rw
RW... no! purple would not help me in this situation silly goose. Well some purple medicine would, but I cant even smoke until mednight.

I mean Midnight.
 

roofwayne

Well-Known Member
Glad you are going get your light back. Yes, I can be goofy. I just try to stay positive. Good luck...rw
 
So I ended up going back to the shop and the guy cut me a really good deal on a 1000W /w a Air cooled reflector and magnetic ballast:clap:, my wife got it for me :3. Went home and got it all set up. It's running nice and fine, and as for the old one that's coming in Monday I'm giving it to a friend. He's using CFL's so he's happy to hear about my run around lol. Anyway the girls are looking way better after a day in the 1000w light, but i can already see some bleaching on the taller fan leaves. I guess its ok as long as it's the fan leaves but I'm watch really close. I have no more room to life the lighting but it'll work out:-P
 
Oh, and as for photos... bad thing is the 1000W light gliches my Iphone camera T_T so I have to find another way to good get shots of the girls.
 
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