super quick question

im on 1000bulbs.com and im wondering what does it mean when it says a cfl is a spring lamp as apposed to 5u or 8u lamp. lastly whats a mogul socket

Can't help with second question, spring means its a spiral bulb and tubes mean its long tubes that go up and down. Like normal household energy saving bulbs

alright well basically now all i need to 2 know is if....


this light bulb http://www.1000bulbs.com/55-Watt-Compact-Fluorescents/34639/


will work in this fixture http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgl/R-100354513/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

5u and 8u means the bulbs are made of u shaped tubes grouped 5u has five u shaped tubes grouped in a circle look up 150watt cfl to see mogul socket is just the size socket needed for the bulb

yes that bulb will work in that but home depot has better fixtures same style but bigger reflector better light spread

stupidclown said:

yes that bulb will work in that but home depot has better fixtures same style but bigger reflector better light spread

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better = more money

im going to take the reflector off anyway i only need the socket and cord

very small grow space

right on, the better one is $1 more but if you're not going to use it then no point

oh and check the lumen rating on some smaller cfls you may get better light with a few small ones. 13watt are tiny and have a high lumen to watt ratio. getting 3 Y splitters and pluging 4 smaller ones into that socket may be way better, but i don't know what your setup is so may not work for you

Spring is the spiral twirly kind cfls, the look lke a spring ya kno? Mogul is just a bigger size socket than regular(standard) sockets that are in ur home. Mogul is also the size u need for a hps bulb, but hps bulbs don't work and are dangerous without a ballast.