growDaddy said:shiggs, you should check out the IC 150hps forum. some good info.
Bush Grower said:I'm back from my month long vacation in paradise... it's hard to get used to the texas heat again. I'll be getting my grow show started soon... my house is almost to the point where I can move in..
And whoever was asking about HTGSupply... they're highly recommended by me. I'm too paranoid to go to grow stores so I order just about everything from there. They have really good prices on their own products. (They make or atleast distribute products under their HTG name a lot cheaper than namebrand grow products.)
BZZZZAP!shiggs said:Im already looking at getting a 250w from HTG. I've been looking around online and they really have the best prices on lamps. $52 for a 250 and $54 for a 400, come on are you kidding me. How could I not buy from them. I can build a hood and remote the lamp for next to nothing.
I got a nice shock from my craigslist 150 that I bought. I was running to make sure there was nothing wrong and ran my hand down the lead from the ballast to the wall plug and all the sudden the familiar tingle of electricity was shooting through my hand. Needless to say, I now know why it was only $30. Seems there was a hot spot or a short in a section of cord and it melted the insulation off. It's an easy fix, if I had my soldering iron. Im going to remote it anyway, so no biggie.
I hope everyone is staying cool today. We need more days like yesterday.