View Full Version : what is the kind of light is this?
hydrocannabis
11-24-2007, 05:36 AM
I have the ballest for this kind of light but I can't rember what kind of light it is.
I wanted to look it up on the internet to see about how much they would cost me. and maybe goto homedepot and buy one. but I don't know what kind of light they call it.
I had onefor 3 years. it worked great but then after 3 years of useing it. it burnt out on me.
and now I wanted to get a new one. cuz I could save more room in my flowering cab.
thanks for UR help.
Cannabic
11-24-2007, 05:44 AM
I don't see a pic or link
hydrocannabis
11-24-2007, 07:28 AM
oops.
PharmaCan
11-24-2007, 06:03 PM
I don't know what you call them either, but Lowe's has bulbs very similar to yours - in the electrical section, near the 2' flouro tubes. They are also 65w, no ballast, mogul base - but the bulb is fatter and not quite as long.
PC :smokin:
trynagethigh
11-24-2007, 07:06 PM
Hydro it looks like a 65 watt bulb from a light I saw at Home Depot made by Lights of America. Sorry if Im not too specific but are you referring to the bulb itself as in brand, type, Kelvin? If so its considered a compact flourescent, its just bigger (and brighter) than the compacts you see at walmart or other places. Not trying to insult your intelligence here if I am giving basics, its just I dont quite understand your question completely. Can you be a little more specific with what exactly you want to know?...:thumbsup:Heres a link to one I found that looks like yours. 150 Watt Compact Fluorscent (http://www.1000bulbs.com/150-Watt-Compact-Fluorscent/)
hydrocannabis
11-24-2007, 07:57 PM
wow tryangethigh U nailed it.
thats what I was talking about.
So I guess the light I would need is the 150 watt compact flourescent.
thanks to everyone that helped me on this.
growbe
11-24-2007, 08:10 PM
The pic on the right is called an envirolight or a form there of, and has a ballast built into the bulb. The pic on the left has the ballast built into the reflector and has a bulb that does not have a ballast. This is the light from home depot. Do not buy an envirolight as it will not work unless your hood does not have a ballast.
You need the bulb that matches that ballast so if the ballast is 65 then get that one.
klondike_bar
11-24-2007, 09:32 PM
theres no ballasts....?
those bulbs have built-in ballast. (its why the base is so freaking huge)
growbe
11-24-2007, 09:57 PM
^^^^ HUH?
BobBong
11-24-2007, 10:25 PM
^^^^ HUH?
The ballast is built into the bulb. It's fluorescent light, with standard tub styles the ballast is usually in the fixture. The CFL has the ballast simply wired right into the bulb. making it "Compact".
hope this helps,
Bob.
hydrocannabis
11-24-2007, 10:27 PM
ok so here is a better look at what I was wanting to use.
1st pic is of the whole light.
2ed pic is of what the light sayd on it.
and the 3ed pic if of the kind of light bulb I had fot it back when I was useing.
the main reason I wanted to use this agen is cuz of how GOOD it worked.
useing the envirolight on my first plant 6-7 years ago she gorew to 6 feet tall bu the time of harvest.
so I am gunna try to get one in the next few weeks.
hydrocannabis
11-24-2007, 10:33 PM
ok so here is a better look at what I was wanting to use.
1st pic is of the whole light.
2ed pic is of what the light sayd on it.
and the 3ed pic if of the kind of light bulb I had fot it back when I was useing. the 1 in red is the 1 I useto have.
the main reason I wanted to use this agen is cuz of how GOOD it worked.
useing the envirolight on my first plant 6-7 years ago she gorew to 6 feet tall bu the time of harvest.
so I am gunna try to get one in the next few weeks.
PharmaCan
11-24-2007, 11:10 PM
So, what you have is a cfl with a mogul base and built-in ballast. HomedePot etc. don't sell those. You'll have to go to a hydro shop or buy one online. If you want to buy online, Google "1,000 Bulbs". If they have the bulb you want, it'll be hard to beat their price.
PC :smokin:
klondike_bar
11-25-2007, 12:08 AM
the black bulb in pic 3 is a monster! what is that, 500watts!?
trynagethigh
11-25-2007, 12:09 AM
you can alsofind them on Ebay for pretty decent prices too...ive even found an HPS light setup and grow chamber on craigslist...youd be amazed..:thumbsup:
stinkyattic
11-25-2007, 11:25 AM
Those high-wattage screw-in flouros don't always come with built-in ballasts.
Those first 2 pics you posted, the bulbs on the left appear to be the sort that require an external ballast (stupid home dePOT doesn't sell just the ballasts for those, you have to buy a whole cheesy security light lol), and the one on the right does.
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