the complex questions of a perplexed noob

You are too funny Brook and KP, LOL. 8 heads, sounds like an ancient mythological plant. I think it will be there around Mon or Tue. Remember I said that it is kind of ghetto, at least the person I got it from had it wired up so, but at the same time these things are rather bullet proof to a certain degree. I just don't want you changing your set up around only to find out that this thing wont turn over. Doubt that will be the case, but never the less, I would feel like SH-- if I put you in that predicament. So with that said, just play your hand accordingly.
Love you though, want to help out, and I hope that this does.
Adieu

lol bear, it does sound unbeleivable...

kp, lets see this hydra plant (ha! a funny!):thumbsup:

love ya bear! you're so sweet:)

love, brooke:p

I'm so sweet? It must be all the honey us bears eat.
Adieu

lol bear, we'll call this one the blueberry hydra! then we'll do a hydro gro and have hydra hydro:)
about the thingy... no worries on the ghettoism...i'm like mc'guiver's daughter:) i'll rig up n e thing:thumbsup: i'm all set to completly rewire if necessary. and it'll prob be necessary, bc of the distance from where the bulb will be and where the ballast will be. seriously thinking about double wiring. switch the ballast over to another room, and do two flowerboxes at one time (lights go off in one, they come on in the other:))

and if it doesnt' work when i fire it up, i'll take it apart and MAKE it work lol.

it's an mh ballast right? so bc it has an ignitor, you can use hps? just checking. trying to see if i need n e parts... let me know what you think about the alternating room relay...

to brooke, sorry hon, don't have a cam... if i did, i'd probably be famous.:) but, it looks like two of the heads aren't going to make it...:( they are sickly burnt looking, like they died and were reincarnated or something...) so we are down to a six headed monster.

i've got a dying clone... one looks like it deff won't make it. one of the newest ones. no biggie, the other 5 are doing great!

well, just thought id drop a line:)

love, kp:p

Yep, it is a MH ballast with a HPS igniter on it, but your MH bulb will lose some hours working with the igniter. Also, that link I posted on how to wire your ballast has instructions on a double room relay I believe. These things can get pretty hot, I am about to put a pan under the 400w because I have it going 24-7 right now and the thing is extremely hot to the touch.
Brook if you stop in here, miss you.
Adieu

not trying to sound like a know it all, ladies, but wouldn't it be easier and probably cheaper to buy an HPS ballast and put a switch on the ignitor so you can put MH bulbs in it? just my .02 :)

She can still do that with the MH I believe, and that is a good idea. If I am wrong, feel free to correct me. Also, she is getting this one for free.
Adieu

hi guys, thanx, i'm late, gotta go, love ya's

love, kp:p

if you get an MH ballast, it doesn't have an ignitor so you have to get the HPS ignitor and work it into the wiring and still switch it so it doesn't come on when you have a MH bulb in. that's what i've gathered from this forum.

if you go back a couple of posts, you'll see that this ballast has an ignitor wired into it already...



well... hey guys, did ya give up on me? been working for 16 hours straight. ne way, girls are good, i'm tired... luv ya:)

love, kp