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40oz



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first grow, building a discreet cabinet & lighting questions. (help me shop?)
#14565016 - 06/05/11 03:01 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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hi peeps! i just got my medical card a few days ago, so I'm celebrating properly!
the cabinet: I'm building a cabinet that's 4' foot wide (46" inside dimensions), by about 5 feet tall give or take, & 20 inches deep. the veg compartment will be on the bottom deck about 1.5 feet tall. the face of the cabinet will have mock drawers & knobs but will actually be a door. the total vertical measurement of the entire cabinet will be 7 feet tall: the remaining space above the grow compartments will have shelves to store food & pantry items to help the illusion of discreetness.
the power: unfortunately, my house is old & was wired pretty crappy. all of the main rooms & common areas were wired on the same 15amp circuit. needless to say the breaker is maxed out & the breaker trips when you plug in the vacuum or even a hair blow dryer. to alleviate some of the load, i bought an additional breaker (cost me $60 total >_<) & will attempt to add it to the breaker box to divert the power use in the garage, so the garage will be on its' own circuit. (the power use in the garage is pretty high) however, i just bought a mini-fridge & an 810w UPC backup for my pc so I'm not too sure how much power I'll have left. if all else fails, i can run an extension cord from the laundry rooms dedicated circuit but that would spoil discreetness...i would like to avoid that if i can.
the lighting: veg deck: I'm leaning towards a 4 foot t5 flouro if the length of the fixture can squeeze the inside dimension of 46" inches.
flower deck: I'm leaning towards either a 400 or 600 watt mh/hps system, depending on what you guys say i should do given the power constraints. i do want a "cool tube" type lighting fixture, though. (also, by how many degrees would the room temperature rise in an 11'x14'?) (i can only vent into the room & use a window fan to bring in new/cool air)
ballast: i want a quality digital ballast that is completely silent, but not overly expensive. i was looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/120V-240V-400W-Lumatek-Hydrofarm-Ballast-400-Watt-/120727860389?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1bf0f4a5#ht_2955wt_1022 & this fixture: http://cgi.ebay.com/Xtrasun-6-Air-Coolable-Reflector-Hydrofarm-Cooled-NEW-/120693500648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c19e4aae8#ht_2889wt_966
i notice that the cords on the ballast are proprietary, but I'm pretty sure i can mod the cords to allow any lighting fixture for the ballast. (anyone do this yet?) (however this might negate the warranty unless i open up the ballast & solder a new cord from the contact points & re-solder the proprietary cord back on if any problems arise)
I'm not very schooled on what's good so if you guys could also give me a bulb(s?), inline blower & carbon scrubber recommendation, preferably as quiet running as possible, yet not too expensive.
so that's that! the build of the cab begins now from the floor up, should (hopefully) be a fun project.
any help would be great! thanks friends! =D
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SomeGuy
I feel better now :)


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Re: first grow, building a discreet cabinet & lighting questions. (help me shop?) [Re: 40oz]
#14573188 - 06/07/11 07:47 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm just getting back into it myself, so I can't offer much in the way of cult., but I can tell you this; watts/volts=amps. the inverse is true. How's that help? Like this. house ac=120 volts x your 15 amp breaker=1740 watts....to trip the breaker. The inverse; say you have a 500 watt bulb, running 120 volts;= 500/120=4.2 amps also, up there in the same band with your username ect. you see the growery? Thats the sister-site. Sign up, and start reading
Edited by SomeGuy (06/07/11 08:11 AM)
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jokefox
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Re: first grow, building a discreet cabinet & lighting questions. (help me shop?) [Re: SomeGuy]
#14574774 - 06/07/11 02:29 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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you see the growery? Thats the sister-site. Sign up, and start reading
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