70w hps club

[stihgnobevoli]

looks like a 70w hps thats frosted. my 50w is frosted and actualy seems to be brighter than my 70w. anyway ive grown 2x with the 50w frosted 3 if you count the very first one i didnt finish. worked fine for me.

 

[Mk3Jetta]

^ thats good to know about the frosted bulbs.

I have never seen frosted HPS bulbs. I would think the frosting mite reduce some lumens but I have no idea on that.

 

[Mala Tempora]

Well thanks for the comments guys. I'll pick one up anyway and see how it goes. I'd have thought the frosting would reduce lumens too, but I don't know whether it would by a significant amount or not. I guess I'll find out soon.

 

[Mk3Jetta]

You could always buy a new clear bulb also.

GL Mala Tempora! Keep us updated with the lamp.

 

[kweb1989]

bulb question

bulb question

Hello 70watters...
Quick question about these bulbs and possible even 150watts if you can help....
I was looking at Lowes at lights and i noticed there are MH and HPS bulbs whick were 70 watts and 150watts. They screw into medium (standard household) sockets.
**Do these bulbs need a ballast for how low the wattage is or can i use them in on my new socket i wired up.... i am a complete newbie atm so any links and help would greatly be appreciated.

 

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

Need ballast my friend! I've seen these work (buddies cabinet). I'll see if he'll let me post a pic!

 

[jonkanoo]

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[mrred]

products.google.com search for 70w hps ballast or 70 hps ballast then sort by price

 

[algrow12]

Thought I would post a update on my little pc grow tell me what you think 7 weeks on the small one and 5 weeks on the bigger one

 

[mrred]

looks good but next round of plants i'd get them closer to the bulb by making a reflector you can lower or get something to raise the plants up

 

[Panconqueso]

Hello everyone

the final dry yield was 62 grams, 10 more than the last grow !!

Hope to reach the 70 g in the next one



Cheers

 

[Mk3Jetta]

Damn! Panconqueso thats awesome! I'll update the first post with your new yield.

anyone else gonna post some yields????

heres Layla at day 50.



this is her cola.

 

[jonkanoo]

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[Mk3Jetta]

lookin good jonkanoo!!!

i've seen you post the word jajajaja...What does it mean?

 

[realistik]

A little 70w LST work...

And the other:

 

[Strativa]

Has anyone wired a capacitor into their 70 watt ballast? I would really like to do this as i am interested in keeping energy as minimal as possible. What rating would the capacitor have to be? I just can't find this info. Thanks.

 

[Strativa]

no one?

 

[mrred]

make sure you dont already have one first,what you think might be the ignitor might be the cap, i think any 70w hps cap will work

 

[Mala Tempora]

Let's keep this thread alive guys!

I love seeing the pictures and harvest results of 70w grows. I've ordered my 70w hps now and I can't wait to get it up and running in my mini fridge.

I think this is the fridge that I have: http://suppliers.jimtrade.com/142/141304/53986.htm

A friend of mine found it in an old barn when he bought a new house, and he was going to throw it away. I said, "Hey, I might be able to get that working again. Do you mind if I take it?" and he agreed. I have no idea how old it is, but it smelt of old fish and has a few suspicious brown stains inside. That's all gone now though.

It's a couple of feet high, about a foot deep and a foot wide. I've gutted the thing so the only thing remaining is the shell and the door, and I've replaced the back of the fridge (which originally was expanding foam and plastic, about 3 inches deep) with a 1.5cm sheet of plywood. It seems perfect for a 70w. The only problem I have is that with such a limited amount of space I'm not sure how I'll fit a carbon filter in there.

 

[thehappyguy]

Put the filter on the outside? I was originally going to have everything self-contained in my cab, but i decided that mounting the filter on the outside wouldn't be the worst thing to happen.