STELTHY's P.C Mini Project (HPS) !!!

I managed to get a really small cheap & quiet air-pump for my mini-DWC Res.. .. and I have a couple of mates with old 'Server/Full-P.C Cases' that I'll be checking out later today! I've bought my 70W HPS lamp and a couple of HPS bulbs and just waiting on them being delivered.. Hopefully I'll have some more pics up shortly. - STELTHY

i cant wait! hows your budget holding out? i figure no matter how small the grow theres always gonna be a bit over 120 or so dollars, as you always need fans and ballasts that dont move much price wise

Ok some good news and some bad news !! Good news is... I got a P.C case - for free !! .... Bad news is its not wide enough to fit the Bake-A-Round tube in it !!! So I figured I could do 1 of 2 things : Either change the design of the case to house a vertical SCROG ... But that'll come with a whole host of problems or... I could do 2 separate cases Which is exactly what I plan to do !!! - STELTHY

My mate said he had a large P.C case for me! So I went round to pick it up... turns out that its a case I gave him almost 10 years ago lol it does look pretty nakered but still... any how after measuring the case I was pissed that it wasn't quite the right size! But you know me... That won't stop me ... However I had a brain-wave ...

My mates always moaning he's skint and rarely has any bud of his own... and I have just about enough old equipment laying around to sort him out - With a 125W CFL etc.. (which will fit in that case) Also I got my 70W HPS lamp, and didn't really wanna part with it So.... I have decided to make a CFL/DWC P.C case for my mate... and in return he can give me half his 1st harvest as Payment! ... And I will keep looking for a slightly wider PC case and still make the 70W HPS/DWC PC case, like I intended !!

I plan to document both P.C Cases in this thread so all you guys can see me build both types of case and it makes my project last longer as well as getting me some extra bud later in the day.. as payment for my work

Any-how I have some more pics to upload... and then I will crack-on with my mates case... That way I can get his case back to him asap, rendering me with more space to work in with my new case (when I find one) he can start his grow and be self sufficient for weed, and I can get my weed sooner

So, a slight twist has been added to my thread, but its gonna be fun .. a CFL Case, and.. an HPS Case - STELTHY

Here's my 70W HPS Security light, Fucker's gave me a shitty coated lamp with it ...Good job I bought some other 70W HPS lamps on-line, they should come through soon !!


(Piece of shit HPS) - [Wrong Type]




Good news thought is the ballast is reallty easy to remove and I may even cut the housing down and keep the ballast as it is Cos the housing is made from Fire Retardant ~ Plastic So its a piece of piss to cut through with a hack-saw !!



I also got a couple of air-line accessories for the DWC Res..


Ha result I just looked at the HPS ballast a little closer and it turns out it can also 'fire up' MH Lamps !!! Sweet !! - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Hey Past Times : At what height did you 'top' your P.C case girl? and @ what height did you put her into Flower ?? - STELTHY

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Hey dude. Been a little while since I have been on. Nice case. Was it tough to gut it? Mine was miserable, shit just bolted everywhere.

As far as the topping I waited until it had 3 strong nodes, and topped just above the third. was probably 5 inches tall back to 4 inches. the lowest part of the screen was about 6 inches above the pot. I gave it about a week to recover. The side branches just started touching the screen. Then flowered. The growth spurt in the first few weeks of flowering filled the screen.

how wide of a case do you need to fit all the hps stuff?

Well thats good news! My 2X 70W Phillips HPS lamps have just arrived I can't remember which was supposed to be the better one lol but I am sure I'll figure it out soon enough






I thought I'd do a size comparison between my diddy 70W HPS Lamps and my new 400W DigiLux HPS


I'am going to get on with stripping the PC case now, more updates coming soon - STELTHY

Ok, so I took the sides off... Nice n easy - STELTHY

Stripping the cages n crap out was a bit of a mission...



Perseverance eh !!



Then.................................







The inevitable happened !! .. Lol yeah - it fuckin' hurt !!! I cut my thumb on a propper sharp edge .. Never-mind lol ... - STELTHY

Any-how I continued...



...Until the case was completely stripped, I re-assembled it and taa-dah! - Here it is! I am now going to have some lunch n chill for a bit then get on with cleaning it and getting rid of any more sharp edges etc.. ready for another day when I gain some more materials - STELTHY

Looking awsome mate, you really should look at doing custom grow cabs for people.

Ahh, the blood offering has been made, your guaranteed a nice harvest now. Just dont do anything to piss off the gods, or youll end up with hermies. hahahhaah.

I really like the dbl stack puter towers. Using a drill to drill out the heads of the rivets would prove most excellent over beating with a hammer.

I been thinkn bout running a mini dwc also. I think it would be better than soil if you have to be gone for a long day or something.

Nice job on the case tho. I want to get one of those 27" server towers I see other people use. With that im sure temps will not be a problem.
My case runs between 10-13 degrees hotter than my ambient temp, from what iv observed so far.

BudBaby said:

Looking awsome mate, you really should look at doing custom grow cabs for people.

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I would like to do that one day its kinda a hobby at the moment.. But I have so many alternative ideas for cabs that haven't been done before so in time, it would be cool to maybe do some kind of business venture.. But I dont want to show off my ideas atm cos they are so unique.. I have shown the building of a few Cabs.. and I have been pleased with them all.. But I have some 'Ultimate Cab's' that are still yet to be built and some other pretty cool tricks up my sleeve !!! - STELTHY

unohu69 said:

Ahh, the blood offering has been made, your guaranteed a nice harvest now. Just dont do anything to piss off the gods, or youll end up with hermies. hahahhaah.

I really like the dbl stack puter towers. Using a drill to drill out the heads of the rivets would prove most excellent over beating with a hammer.

I been thinkn bout running a mini dwc also. I think it would be better than soil if you have to be gone for a long day or something.

Nice job on the case tho. I want to get one of those 27" server towers I see other people use. With that im sure temps will not be a problem.
My case runs between 10-13 degrees hotter than my ambient temp, from what iv observed so far.

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A nice Havest would be nice lol... Yeah I have alot of respect for the CANNA-God's a using a drill would have been a lot easier, but I just went straight in for the kill those rivets were a bitch at 1st, but then I figured I could place a flat-head Screw Driver on them and then smack the Screw-Driver with a hammer to 'pop' them off Much easier !! Mini-DWC does seem the way to go.. As funny as it sounds I hate they way plants grow in dirt/mud etc... DWC/Hydro is so much cleaner.. and providing you have good aeration and keep the Res topped up - watering is no longer an issue and the plants grow bigger and better and faster too Yeah I want a bad-boy Server Case for my 70W HPS .. (I'am still searching) .. with the combined use of a cool-tube temps defo wont be a problem - STELTHY

past times said:

Hey dude. Been a little while since I have been on. Nice case. Was it tough to gut it? Mine was miserable, shit just bolted everywhere.

As far as the topping I waited until it had 3 strong nodes, and topped just above the third. was probably 5 inches tall back to 4 inches. the lowest part of the screen was about 6 inches above the pot. I gave it about a week to recover. The side branches just started touching the screen. Then flowered. The growth spurt in the first few weeks of flowering filled the screen.

how wide of a case do you need to fit all the hps stuff?

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Yeah it was a mo-fo to gut, lol cut my thumb pretty deep lol oh well! Cheer's for letting me know about the height you topped your's at and when you put yours into Flower! That will help alot when it comes to keeping my girl contained

Ideally I am looking for a Case thats approx: 24" Tall, 10-12" Wide, 24" Deep and if its on wheels thats an added bonus ... another of my mates had a Sever Case for me, but it wasn't very tall and had a dodge case that went right over the top.. so I turned it down and figured something more suitable would turn up sooner or later.. (still looking).. I dont want to have to pay a lot for one so a 2nd hand one in good condition would be perfect! - STELTHY

Can anyone help me ??? :- I'am looking for a 70W 6500K Metal Halide lamp (med. screw fit) bulb, I'am looking to get the best/most suitable MH in a 70W.. Best answers = +REP! cheers - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Can anyone help me ??? :- I'am looking for a 70W 6500K Metal Halide lamp (med. screw fit) bulb, I'am looking to get the best/most suitable MH in a 70W.. Best answers = +REP! cheers - STELTHY

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Try Philips or one that is around 4200k.

that light is going to be a beast inside that small case ! nice !

Toolage 87 said:

Try Philips or one that is around 4200k.

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Is it not possible to get a 6500K 70W MH lamp ?? Will the 4200K still give better results than just an HPS ie/ tighter internodes, more compact growth etc...?? - STELTHY

I managed to find a large Mogual socket for the 125W/150W/250W CFL for my mates P.C CFL Case, am scraping the barrel getting rid of all my old crap lol... But this is exactly what I was looking for..



I detached the Mogual from the metal plate which was held on by.................More F'in rivets lol, luckily I didn't cut myself this time , However I have no small nuts n bolts so I'll still have to wait for another day to install it.. But in a way thats a good thing cos it gives me time to sketch out a few different positions in where to place it etc

More still to come - STELTHY