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Clean, Easy Cool Tube Tutorial
- Thread starter Lemon
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Bedlam
Member
hey man, i'm trying to do this DIY, along with quazi's convert-150w-security-light to remote balast mod. eventually, when next year starts up, i want to switch to a 400w light. would i have to prepare a different socket for the more powerful light? is there a way to make this less permanent so i could do that? thanks.
if your 150 uses a mogul base, then any other wattage hps bulb will fit in it.
mogul base = bigger threads
standard base = smaller threads (the same size that a regular incandescent or cfl screws into.
i sure hope i am making sense.
mogul base = bigger threads
standard base = smaller threads (the same size that a regular incandescent or cfl screws into.
i sure hope i am making sense.
mister420green
Member
LEMON!!! You are the shit. How creative. I know you didn't invent it, but dude, that came out incredible. I'm gonna have to do this with my next setup in Jan. I can't tell you enough how much people amaze me on this site. We have people that can do shit like this and a fucking numbskull for a president that can't even cover up a war. We just need to have growers run the country.
Captain Parker
New member
I found one of these bake tubes at a second hand store. As soon as I seen it and the words, "Pyrex" I knew what *I* was going to use it for. I had wanted to build a cool tube for awhile, but could never find hurricane lamps at reasonable prices (I'm cheap).
I seen the bake tube kit, and figured I could make various conversions from the hurricane lamp cool tube DIY write ups. But to my surprise, you already had one specifically for the pyrex tube I got.
I'm going to use my 400w HPS flowering for this (I still use daylight CFL's for veggie time with great success).
Anyways, I wanted to send you a whole bag of kudos and good karma for this write-up, thank you.
BTW, the Pyrex Bake tube (same as yours 3 3/4 O.D.) I found at the second hand store for only $1 (I did mention I was cheap). Only one they had, I may never see one again in my life - hope I never break it.
I seen the bake tube kit, and figured I could make various conversions from the hurricane lamp cool tube DIY write ups. But to my surprise, you already had one specifically for the pyrex tube I got.
I'm going to use my 400w HPS flowering for this (I still use daylight CFL's for veggie time with great success).
Anyways, I wanted to send you a whole bag of kudos and good karma for this write-up, thank you.
BTW, the Pyrex Bake tube (same as yours 3 3/4 O.D.) I found at the second hand store for only $1 (I did mention I was cheap). Only one they had, I may never see one again in my life - hope I never break it.
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SmokeToLive
This is pretty awesome dude. I'm going to do this. 
Already ordered my Pyrex tube.
Already ordered my Pyrex tube.Crash-n-Burn
Member
Man, you just saved me $100. I don't know how I've managed to miss this thread...
I found a bake-a-round at a thrift store for FOUR BUCKS!
+rep for you, Lemon.
I found a bake-a-round at a thrift store for FOUR BUCKS!
+rep for you, Lemon.
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SmokeToLive
Mine wasn't quite the same as the project above, but I had to make due with insufficient parts. However, it still turned out very well.
growMEDS
Member
I found this:
Glass Tube:
Diameter Approx. 3.5"
Length Approx. 14"
On another site it said 4" x 13 3/4"
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noone4u
raphaelwilliams
New member
Great tutorial. Thanks for putting this up!! I know this post is kind of old, are there any updates for building this differently?
