Fire it up, vertical orientation only. The tiny glass shards are typical of the 860's & 330's I received, along with a bit of green where the base & glass meet. I'd watch it closely for the first half hour or so as some of the 330's strobed insanely when warmed up. Obviously not good. They're protected lamps, open fixture rated, so the chances of anything going horribly wrong are small.
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Fire it up, vertical orientation only. The tiny glass shards are typical of the 860's & 330's I received, along with a bit of green where the base & glass meet. I'd watch it closely for the first half hour or so as some of the 330's strobed insanely when warmed up. Obviously not good. They're protected lamps, open fixture rated, so the chances of anything going horribly wrong are small.
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Hey everyone,
So I've been doing a lot of reading on CDM and am getting ready to make the plunge. I'm still deciding between the combo kit from Advanced Lighting or the kit from GEL.
What are the differences between the Allstart CDM mogul bulb Advanced Lighting provides and the PGZ18 bulb GEL provides? Is one newer, better in some way, etc?
My understanding is that the GEL ballast is better but the combo kit from Advanced Lighting is about $70 cheaper.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
So I've been doing a lot of reading on CDM and am getting ready to make the plunge. I'm still deciding between the combo kit from Advanced Lighting or the kit from GEL.
What are the differences between the Allstart CDM mogul bulb Advanced Lighting provides and the PGZ18 bulb GEL provides? Is one newer, better in some way, etc?
My understanding is that the GEL ballast is better but the combo kit from Advanced Lighting is about $70 cheaper.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Luther Burbank
Advanced Lighting seems to be having some issues. It took almost a month for them to mail me my bulb, and only two days of that was spent in the actual mail. A week after I paid a shipping label was created and it sat there unsent for a further 3 weeks. I called and e-mailed about it a couple weeks before they mailed it but received no call back and no e-mail back. It is the sort of service that does not leave one confident.
Cannologist
New member
I read the first 100 pages of this thread a year ago, and I've read the last 30-40 pages the last few days, but I still have questions...
I have 2500W to spend on CMH - what equals 8 x 315watts and a high investment in both bulbs and ballasts. What do I have to choose from in bigger bulbs?
I have 2500W to spend on CMH - what equals 8 x 315watts and a high investment in both bulbs and ballasts. What do I have to choose from in bigger bulbs?
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Luther Burbank
860w is the big one, I don't know if there's anything between the 315w and the 860w. You could go over a little and get 3 860w lamps.
Cannologist
New member
I have 3000w when using 80% of the circuit, so I think 3 x 860 would be ok.
Are these bulbs also found in agro/regular, and open/closed fixture models?
Where can I find these bulbs, and ballast, preferable in Europe?
Are these bulbs also found in agro/regular, and open/closed fixture models?
Where can I find these bulbs, and ballast, preferable in Europe?
Yeah he hasn't responded to any of my voicemails or emails. I am a little worried about receiving my package in a somewhat timely manner and any potential support issues.
That being said, it is over $70 cheaper per unit (especially when you buy more than 1 unit). I may be willing to deal with some of the lack of customer support issues if the only difference is the GEL ballast being better. If the bulbs that GEL provides are better, then I would probably just go with them.
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Luther Burbank
My 860 fired up flawlessly. Glad to have it, plants are looking noticably happier 24h into switching. My very old HPS bulb was ready to be phased out. Heat output seeme fine atm but we'll see in high summer.
how much did those run you?
They are spendy, but worth it. Power bill went down immediately.
Great customer service. The guy will meet me on the weekends or stop by my house if I have questions or issues.
www.summit-lighting.com
Please tell them Jubei sent you.
Great customer service. The guy will meet me on the weekends or stop by my house if I have questions or issues.
www.summit-lighting.com
Please tell them Jubei sent you.
I've been running the same Phillips 400 CMH I think 8 years but I havn't been growing indoors the whole time! I'm totally out of touch on the new bulbs & ballast! I wanna run indoor this year, my bulbs are gonna burn out, & I'm running out of bulbs. I've used them as suplimental lighting 4k CMH. How should I proceed with the change out?
Since this thread has grown to such monumental proportions and goes in many directions, I put together a thread dedicated to the 315w and it's variants - it's linked in the top line of my sig. I don't have any recent experience with the other lamps and options, so hopefully some other contributors can help you out.
Fishywater
Member
So, I emailed them 3 times and called and left a message this morning.
Are they still in business?
I'd really like to give them some $$$???
duno if it has been pointed out yet, but Rives started a new thread specifically for the 315w Elite CDM :
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=299165
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=299165
Cannologist
New member
Where can I buy an open fixture 860W for vertical use?
Have you tried to read any of this thread , if you bothered to read the last few pages you would not have to ask
