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Thanks Microwido because I have also bought HTGsupply's DIY ballast kit..
this one here.. the 400watter..
http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=45693
Not gona lie though ill be pretty POed and disappointed if I try and fire up my CMH bulb and It doesnt lite... Maybe its possible to buy a little stronger Igniter possibly?
Azeotrope- what you think about that ballast i got there? ... Any comments?
all mighty one of the CMH bulbs
this one here.. the 400watter..
http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=45693
Not gona lie though ill be pretty POed and disappointed if I try and fire up my CMH bulb and It doesnt lite... Maybe its possible to buy a little stronger Igniter possibly?
Azeotrope- what you think about that ballast i got there? ... Any comments?
all mighty one of the CMH bulbs 
To no one in particular and to anyone that's wondered how to wire an HPS ballast, the instructions linked to the link above are the best I've ever seen.Military said:
i was thinking maybe too much for seedlings...also i have what bog said in back of my head. he believes in a 3:1 ratio in lighting between veg and flowering, so like 80W for veg and 250 for flowering. his way is not the only way though, but as everyone knows, he is the master...at least IMO.
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Is the sun too much for any part of the cycle. I have run 1:1ratio many times before and sometimes go from the veg chamber to the flower as a fresh re-fill of the flower chamber. I start off with a 3day veg and the cmh gets them ripping!!!! They grow like crazy!
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starting first day of flower today
these plants love the cmh.
simba
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floppy u adv tech ships worldwide..
Vin,
ya your ok with cmh from seedling to Harvest..
as far as HTG ballast not Firing the CMH (dont take out of context or read into)
i dont think there bad ballasts as a whole..
i basically think u got a weaker ignitor and a Stronger Starting CMH, Neither bad..but just not greatest combo.. or maybe your Wire nuts are a lil loose..
Electricity is a Btch.. so inconstant..
ya as far as eballast there are 3 companies that make them and they are good.. Just way over priced.. IE a GE CMH ballast goes for 300-350 thats 7 times more expensive than hps ballast.. IE you could have 7 400 HPS Mag ballasts for the price of one Electronic..
now with that said if you are running that GE multi Watt CMH ballast. you can start with 150 watt and move up to 400 as the plant matures.. However that is for the Super energy conscious grower.. with $$ to throw around..
Vin u wont look back..
Vin,
ya your ok with cmh from seedling to Harvest..
as far as HTG ballast not Firing the CMH (dont take out of context or read into)
i dont think there bad ballasts as a whole..
i basically think u got a weaker ignitor and a Stronger Starting CMH, Neither bad..but just not greatest combo.. or maybe your Wire nuts are a lil loose..
Electricity is a Btch.. so inconstant..
ya as far as eballast there are 3 companies that make them and they are good.. Just way over priced.. IE a GE CMH ballast goes for 300-350 thats 7 times more expensive than hps ballast.. IE you could have 7 400 HPS Mag ballasts for the price of one Electronic..
now with that said if you are running that GE multi Watt CMH ballast. you can start with 150 watt and move up to 400 as the plant matures.. However that is for the Super energy conscious grower.. with $$ to throw around..
Vin u wont look back..
thanks. the ballast i'm looking at isn't HTG's but is sold by them an Agrostar magnetic. i did alittle research on hre and only found 1 complaint. several positives. let me know what u guys think about that ballast....
....and i don't think i will look back...the charts comparing the HPS to CMH really did it 4 me....
....and i don't think i will look back...the charts comparing the HPS to CMH really did it 4 me....
I found that it helps to offset the seedling's pots a little bit...not straight down under the CMH bulb...until they get use to strong UV light. This probably varies with different reflectors.vindiesel said:
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nice. it's either the 250 agrostar or HTG's own 250 ballast 4 me. probably agrostar. even HTG says it is better than their own. prob both about same....
sleepy i see u are impressed with that chart as i was....it's like big real nice tits against no tits w/ fuzzy nipples....
sleepy i see u are impressed with that chart as i was....it's like big real nice tits against no tits w/ fuzzy nipples....
NICE .. Ordered me CMH what.. 2 days ago... GUESS WHAT I GOT MINE TODAY!!!!!!!!
YIPPY!!! Cant use it till about .. what.. middle/end of March though Sad days lol
O well.. Ima def going to grow out my current CAB with the CFLs in it and check out my mass yield.. Hoping for 150grams Well see though, Looks possible so far
Cant wait to get the CMH grow going to see what the HUGE different it is from the CFLs
YIPPY!!! Cant use it till about .. what.. middle/end of March though
Sad days lol O well.. Ima def going to grow out my current CAB with the CFLs in it and check out my mass yield.. Hoping for 150grams
Well see though, Looks possible so far Cant wait to get the CMH grow going to see what the HUGE different it is from the CFLs
You can use the CMH (or HPS) from germ to finish. Sprouting under the full strength of the sun is a seeds function. You'll want to increase distance from canopy at the beginning to keep from baking them. Say 12-18 inches rather than 4-8.
