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El Torcho
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: Spanishfly]
#23754436 - 10/20/16 10:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well, like I said, believe what you wanna believe. I know CMH will work in magnetic HPS ballasts.
And to be honest, I don't really care about that European stuff you got anyways. Have fun with your 327.648 watt lights.
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Spanishfly
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: El Torcho]
#23754446 - 10/20/16 10:31 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh dear - is RACISM now creeping in here?? Time I left this thread or I will get rude and get banned. See you all somewhere else.
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El Torcho
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: Spanishfly]
#23754490 - 10/20/16 10:49 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Technically, xenophobia. But whatevs.
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SloppyJoseph
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: El Torcho]
#23754496 - 10/20/16 10:51 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Not to interrupt but this sub had a tendency to get a little testy in the subject of cannabis... So can we just try and stay Amon topic guys? Sorry.
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Eywa_devotee said: CMH requires a pulse start ballast. It is basically sodium heavy MH chemistry in a sodium vapor arc tube. They normally run off a modified sodium ballast with a slightly bigger kick start capacitor. The CMH bulbs do run well on the cheapo ipower digital ballasts. The only issue is they generally come only in 400V at the max. You would be best off adding a 600W digital sodium/MH. You can get them to your grow for about 120 or so delivered to your door no questions asked.
This is the kind of good dialogue I was looking for thank you Eywa. Your knowledge is appreciated. If I could just ask you a few questions though..
Pulse start meaning magnetic I'm assuming? Or not necessarily but a magnetic HPS is what we are considering pulse start enough to run a CMH bulb.
Only going up to 400W isn't my issue I'm ok with 400w of ceramic under this light, actually my issue is more I can't find nearly anywhere that sells a 400w instead of a 315w. But adding any 600w HID would just require me to manage more heat than I intend to have to deal with in this second space, same room. Small apartment haha.
I have just bought a big bulky, but new and straight from box, white encased plug-n-play magnetic HPS/mh switchable ballast. Works tested before bought, seems like good quality it wasn't too noisy. And I bought a regular air cooled hood good for standard bulbs, no glass. Was wondering if you could confirm my setup works for a 400w CMH. The only place I've been able to really find one is the GE 400w on HTG supply and that for almost $100. Just wanna be sure before I purchase.
Pics when I can
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the_r3dz
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: SloppyJoseph]
#23755004 - 10/20/16 02:09 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Whenever Fly and Torcho get into a thread together 
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SloppyJoseph
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: the_r3dz]
#23755025 - 10/20/16 02:17 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the input redz lol try and be a little more helpful next time damnit 
Anyway here's my stuff. Someone gives me a credible "A-OK" I'm gonna go ahead and order the lamp. I'm just worried about the hood honestly, but if the socket on a 400w is as standard as it looks in pictures then I should be good.


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Spanishfly
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: the_r3dz]
#23764903 - 10/23/16 06:01 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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the_r3dz said: Whenever Fly and Torcho get into a thread together 

LOL - I can´t resist getting back in sometimes for a quick peek. And I just love ET - let me give him a big kiss!!
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: Spanishfly]
#23765382 - 10/23/16 09:10 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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It works great guys. This bulb is bright and beautiful at 400w.
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El Torcho
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Re: Any ceramic light experts? -- Trying to cheat the system [Re: SloppyJoseph]
#23766240 - 10/24/16 09:16 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Spanishfly said: would appear to show that some voluble contributors here are DEAD wrong.
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SloppyJoseph said: It works great guys. This bulb is bright and beautiful at 400w.
Good to hear.
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"Well it sounds trivial, but the key insight is . . . . . you don't know shit" ~Dennis McKenna "There is more to human existence and to reality itself than science can ever give us access to." ~His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama
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