Check this out!!!

[klondike_bar]

sounds overly technical. spoiled rich people showing me and my crappy spiral bulbs up with fanchy-shmancy electic ballasts, timers, hps and mh for different periods in the same grow......SCREW YOU!

[PharmaCan]

sounds overly technical. spoiled rich people showing me and my crappy spiral bulbs up with fanchy-shmancy electic ballasts, timers, hps and mh for different periods in the same grow......SCREW YOU!

What is it lately with new users coming on here and telling large groups of people to get screwed?

FYI, klondike, few of the growers here are "spoiled rich people". Most of us work for a living and budget our money to buy the gear we need for a good grow.

PC :smokin:

[klondike_bar]

ok...clearly the smiley face didnt help indicate a joke.... when someone mentions buying a 100$ bulb, it flies over my head. when someone mentions a several hundered dollar system to run thier huge pile of bulbs that are each worth my whole crop....wooow...

i wana farm wherei can grow enuf to rival jamaica....

[bmwboy713]

the ballasts would actually last longer, ballasts are designed to turn off and on the way we use them. we turn them on hot and start them up cold. but i couldn't quite get clear how the freedom technology works, i'll have to email them again. but what it does is mask the times for when the lights switch on example 6pm everday etc. this the pattern they are referring to. it is a big issue in the upcoming months and years if you running 5 or more lights

[PharmaCan]

ok...clearly the smiley face didnt help indicate a joke.... when someone mentions buying a 100$ bulb, it flies over my head. when someone mentions a several hundered dollar system to run thier huge pile of bulbs that are each worth my whole crop....wooow...

i wana farm wherei can grow enuf to rival jamaica....

When you think about what you spend on pot, though, suddenly all the gear doesn't seem quite so expensive. Try buying your crop from yourself. Just split it up into 1/8's and every time you take an 1/8 put $50-$75 in your drawer. You'll be surprised how quickly you'll have the money to upgrade your stuff.

In any event, most of the people posting on this forum don't have twelve or even six lights. Many states and the Federal gov't have stricter penalties if you have over a certain number of plants. With the feds it's 99 plants - state laws vary from state to state. But the bottom line is that there's a line in the law and, if you cross that line you just might end up spending a good chunk of your life in prison.

the ballasts would actually last longer, ballasts are designed to turn off and on the way we use them. we turn them on hot and start them up cold.

Man, I wish I had some of what you're smokin 'cuz this statement makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

PC :smokin:

[klondike_bar]

wait...what is that about ballasts s'posed to mean???

[spongebobsmokepants]

So...... BMW boy how many lights are you currently running? are u a commercial grower?
I personally grow for fun and to provide for my needs.:thumbsup:

[bmwboy713]

8 lights run now, but i want to use this to upgrade to 16 without having to call an electricial to add breakers and all the other things. I had one come in before and they really hit you hard and its a huge hassle. I already bought a bunch of used hood and some new bulbs. just waiting for the HID SMART to hi stores. they said late december i should be able to buy it in my area.