LIGHT ORIENTATION

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ok ...lol...call me a dummy but just HOW do you hang lights to get maximum benefit? side by side or end to end ?

rm= 8x12 and is 9ft high
i have 1 600W HPS 2 400W HPS 2 400W MH

ive read cervantes and have seen his study on reflectors. im still confused as there are only graphs and no actuall instruction on HOW or WHY???

please help ...LOL i just cant mess this up !
thank you

[harmonicminor]

what you need is a Nebula Reflector :-).
no but seriously place the lights in parralell just so the outer edges of the area that is illuminated overlap a little

[Ziggy Stardust]

lol...dude! i shoulda emailed you right off. ok ok...im havin trouble understandin paralell is that end to along the long axis? or side by side on the long axis?

and what about my 600 should that be on one end or in the middle?

soooooo hows the reflector doin?i was thinkin that if it was constructed out of foylon and aluminium with rachet mech like a lawn chair (to adjust the angle) then adjustable height like a cane with the extruding buttons (at both the height and angle positions) then all youd have to to is make "expanders" to join other reflectors together...see if it was made like that then when ya ship it it can be sent inna pizza box like pkg...hmmmmm?


ps. whadda ya think about my room?

[harmonicminor]

side by side on the long axis but it doesn't really matter though. yes I would put the 600 in the middle.
I think you have a good idea with the reflector construction. I have limited materials and tools to work with though so I may never be able to build it.
nice room man :thumbsup: here is a pic of mine I use 1 1000 watt hps with a hortilux bulb

[Ziggy Stardust]

thank you

look the alum tubing bending (when i was racing we used to bend alum with sand - filling the tube with sand THEN bend so it wouldnt kink) cant be too hard the only thing i see as being a problem is the locking rachet to adjust the angle but that too cant be too expensive to emulate as a lawn chair costs only like 5 bucks like i said make one good looking proto type pose it next to a plant) "in action" so to speak flashy website and sell PLANS until you get enough $$ to make em yourself

[Zandor]

I would place the light a few inches off the floor (in an open space) then raise it slowly to see how well it covers. Most hoods are not square in their reflective pattern. The placement of the bulb and if it has a second reflector can make a difference. Air-cooled hoods are different then non air-cooled hoods too. Learn the difference in your hood and place it that way. You want the best out of the light for your plants. Try that or use a light meter.

[Ziggy Stardust]

thank u Z