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12-16-2008, 02:26 AM #1OPJunior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
Hi
I am planning on growing one mother plant and getting clones off of her over time. I was wondering, since im a little low on cash, if it would be possible to home-make a lighting ballast.
feedback is very much appreciated
:rastasmoke:goldendomewreck Reviewed by goldendomewreck on . DIY lighting ballast? Hi I am planning on growing one mother plant and getting clones off of her over time. I was wondering, since im a little low on cash, if it would be possible to home-make a lighting ballast. feedback is very much appreciated :rastasmoke: Rating: 5
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12-16-2008, 02:45 AM #2Senior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
Very risky, if you don't know what you are doing. Be safe, get one that is UL rated....:thumbsup:
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12-16-2008, 07:25 PM #3Senior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
They are actually very easy to build. They only have 3 parts. The amp,ignitor and capacitor. You can find lots of kits online to build them.
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12-16-2008, 10:33 PM #4Senior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
By the time you spend the money on the parts alone not counting the time involved in building one you could buy a digital ballast from Elite. 5yrs ago when I built mine that was not the case. If your talking about "building" one, doing the copper winding and attatching the magnet then that would be nuts. Do a search for "magnetic ballast" or "ballast kit" and just take a look at those prices. Then check Elitehydro.com in their electronic ballasts tag, I bought the Lumatek but they have other less expensive brands as well. I spent many hours researching the same thing just a month ago before I bought the digi. You might be able to find a really cheap supplier for a mag kit that I could not though.
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Close the window, your\'e lett in\' the stank out!
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12-16-2008, 11:38 PM #5Senior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
You can build a magnetic ballast for about $100. You'll spend triple that for a digital.
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12-17-2008, 12:28 AM #6Senior Member
DIY lighting ballast?
Killerweed, I listed the site right in my response bro. Let me remedy the confusion....Quantum 600w dimable electronic $177.....Lumatek elec ballasts:250w $115, 400w $133 600w $175...1000 $325. Even if it's a 1000w that Goldendome wants, why would a guy buy a ballast kit for $100 when a new xtrasun is $140 and a 400w is $91?.......$75 more than a mag kit for the highly desired 600w= no brainer
I love when my pocket smells like a skunk shit a jolly rancher on a pine tree.
Close the window, your\'e lett in\' the stank out!
Oohhhh, boom goes the dynamite!
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