Advanced timer techniques.

[gmanwho]

Abit back i read an article about timing techniques. in this article, which i cant find at the moment. the setup required atleast 4 lights. the timers would alternate lighting to say lamp 1 & 3, then the 2nd timer would turn lamp 2 & 4 on, seconds later lamp 1 & 3 would turn off. And repeat this cycle every 2 hours as lights where on.

With proper room & light setup the plants that are on off cycle would never receive darkness, just low level lighting, therefore never actually "sleeping".

negative effects where a 20 % reduction in yield, but half the amount of heat, and half the amount of electricity used. In the summer, this can be a HUGE help.

Anyone try this?????

Was wondering if anyone has tried this also. My stoner mind was thinking what if............... in veg, using a 24 hour timer in veg, 2 hrs on, 2 off. Some possible negative effects could be herming or induced early flowering i thought. but similar benefits could be heat reduction and half the amount of electricity used.


HUmmm anyone try anything like this or similar....


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[reaperz]

do you men in a 12 hour cycle 2 off 2 on, then aftern 12 after all lights switch off for 12 horus then the process starts again or is it always 2 hours on two hours off for each pair of lamps

 

[Guest]

This might get problematic for the ballast and light bulb turning on and off several times a day. Dont think you will have any problems with hermies. They might get a bit more stressed than if you ran it on 12/12 or 24/0.
Its bright times of the day and dark times of the day (outside) and mother earth seems to be doing "ok".

With some mylar and a tight operation this might work out very well for some of you.

 

[gmanwho]

do you men in a 12 hour cycle 2 off 2 on, then aftern 12 after all lights switch off for 12 horus then the process starts again or is it always 2 hours on two hours off for each pair of lamps

During flower, is exactly what you first said. 2 on & 2 off during the 12hr, then 12hr of darkness.

Veg im wondering doing a 24 veg time, but doing 1 lamp 2 on, 2 off etc.

My veg cab gets so warm in these summer months..messes up everything. i like high 70's, low 80's, not high 80's like now. Starts to heat my water to much.


The first part with alternating lights in flower i know works, or atleast the article claimed it worked well. Some dutch gardeners doing attic grows.

This could be like an area to cover with 10 lamps, but only using the power of 5. thats serious.

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[reaperz]

sounds like it has potensial but im more concerned with the drop in yeild? only 20% think we need an independant tester to verify that ,do you have some kind of source i could read?

could be possible to have two 250watts linked up in a cubboard instead of the usual one increasing yeild while using the same power.(factoring in the 20% reduction) it would be like flowering with a 400watt but with only 250watt heat issue.

i assume you could do the same in veg but 18/6 is perfectly reasonable and allows the plants to have a nap time(everyone needs their nap time)

perhaps you could build a flip flop box and save on having to buy another ballast=1 ballast two bulbs. every two hours the flip flop flips the current from one bulb to the other.

150 more watts by using a flip flop and an extra bulb

$80 for the homemade flip flop box(if i read correctly)
$30 for the extra 250watt bulb

$110 for 150 more grams potentially

sounds like a sound investment

 

[gmanwho]

Reaoerz:

A flip flop box sounds interesting. I will read up on it,i am already getting ideas of creating a "flip flop box" , using a spare 60 amp contact relay i already have. The wheels in my head are always turning.

As for that article, it may have been a high times published article. And dictated here.
I still cant find it. It also could have been over at gardenscure, Not sure. i will search again.


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[reaperz]

this seems like a pretty fool proof way of increasing your yeild without spending loads of money, just build a homemade flip flop buy a reflector and you up and away(dont need to factor in a new bulb since the original bulb is used half as long and will last twice as long)

example: $80 homemade flip flop and $40 reflector you can increase yeild by 30% permenently if that isnt an solid investment i dont know what is

maybe putting 2 250watt's in a cooltube in a cubboard so many possibilities so little time

here it is
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=59511&highlight=passive