Light question

[Jaspmf]

So this fella I know from work is a ganj grower..
Apparently he's moving to Georgia in a week or something

Offered to sell me a ballast and another light w/ a reflector.


Anyways the ballast is pretty gangster looking. No shell, just a capacitor looking dealio w/ giant ?magnets? around it?

It's marked 400w Metal Hallide ballast yaddah yadah.

Anyways I know nothing about ballasts, electricity..but I know ballasts are moderately expensive.

He's offering both to me for 50 bones.

The other light is just a 150 watt flood w/ one of those cone reflector's, and a built in switch. Nothing special.

Anyways it seems like a descent deal? Might be nice to supplement the 600 sodium w/ some MH too. Maybe expand the tent a bit.

I don't know much about leccy like i said, and the ballast is what I described plus a buncha wires...doesn't come w/ a socket.
I imagine the socket part would be cheap...
As are reflectors.


Whatch'all think?

Thanks folks

[Jaspmf]

Anybody? TY for moving btw. Didnt think of grassroots...DUH

[DrDee]

Jas,
The ghetto ballst isn't worth $50. You can buy the kit new for less then that. Wiring isn't that difficult. Tell him you'll give him $25 for both. He's trying to scam you for gas money...
Dee

[Dank Side Of The Shroom]

id pass on that myself. if you want to get into growing or need more lights get something of quality so u dont burn ur house down.

[Jaspmf]

Cool yo, thanks for the responses.

I already have a 600w that's switchable and errything.

Just thought it might be cool to supplement the HPS w/ some MH @ the same time.

I'll prob just buy a quality MH sometime in the near future when I expand the tent a bit.

Thanks for takin your time to respond guys.

Cheers.

[Vincent]

Originally Posted by Jaspmf

Cool yo, thanks for the responses.

I already have a 600w that's switchable and errything.

Just thought it might be cool to supplement the HPS w/ some MH @ the same time.

I'll prob just buy a quality MH sometime in the near future when I expand the tent a bit.

Thanks for takin your time to respond guys.

Cheers.

If you want to supplement your grow with some MH at the same time as the HPS then you might want to look into a switchable ballast if you think about vegging them with MH and then switch them over to HPS on the first day of flowering. Orrrr.... you could get a dual lamp where you can have a MH and an HPS in the same cover, of course you need a proper ballast for each, but you could have the best of both worlds seeing that you have MH, more of the blue spectrum and HPS more of the red spectrum which would be ideal for your plants.

I'm going to look into switchable ballasts that can run MH and HPS. Good Grass Growing man!

[prism]

Buy Quality UL Listed Equipment. Fires kill. We had 3 fireman killed by a lightfire in a guys home who had like 7 plants around here last year. Very sad to say the least.

Definitely not good for the hobby.

Probably totally preventable...

[Jaspmf]

Originally Posted by Jaspmf

I already have a 600w that's switchable and errything.

Vincent

I already have a switchable.
But when you have a switchable it's one or the other.

I'll be buying a 250 MH or something so that I can have both going @ the same time.

From what I know plants like something around a 2:1 HPS/MH ratio during flower.

Although obviously I could do either or, or a different ratio.

[Jaspmf]

Originally Posted by prism1234

Buy Quality UL Listed Equipment. Fires kill. We had 3 fireman killed by a lightfire in a guys home who had like 7 plants around here last year. Very sad to say the least.

Definitely not good for the hobby.

Probably totally preventable...

Word prism.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO GET A CONTACTOR FOR YOUR LIGHT/TIMER SETUPS!!!!

yeah, thats the only reason I wasn't like yeah I'll take it straight away.

Burning down your (and possibly your neighbors) house isn't cool.