Helical / Cfl light?

[Bonez87x]

Can some one help clear this up for me? Its a GE brand Helical 26w 120vac 60Hz 390mA lightbulb, and judging by pictures it appears to be the same, but I dont know if this is really a cfl or not. I have like 6 of these and was wondering there ability to be used for growing.

Bonez87x Reviewed by Bonez87x on 09-20-2005. Helical / Cfl light? http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3747/09200514074zo.th.jpg Can some one help clear this up for me? Its a GE brand Helical 26w 120vac 60Hz 390mA lightbulb, and judging by pictures it appears to be the same, but I dont know if this is really a cfl or not. I have like 6 of these and was wondering there ability to be used for growing. Rating: 5

[HARDDON]

Looks CFL to me.

I say give it a whirl.

Just make sure you use all 6.

[Bonez87x]

aight, thanks for the fast reply harddon, these bulbs are relitivly cheap.

[HARDDON]

aight, thanks for the fast reply harddon, these bulbs are relitivly cheap.

Thats why you need all 6

[rysk8er420]

If youre gonna use 6 26w CFL bulbs, you might as well go out and buy some 75-100w ones at wal-mart for like 10 bucks, theyll be so much brighter and they dont even get hot.

[HARDDON]

If youre gonna use 6 26w CFL bulbs, you might as well go out and buy some 75-100w ones at wal-mart for like 10 bucks, theyll be so much brighter and they dont even get hot.

A common mistake.

You do not buy 75 - 100W CFL' at wal-mart for 10 bucks. You may buy 27W =100W but not true watts.

Or may 35W=100W.

But they are not the wattage you need for tomato plants. Also, their Kelvin temps tend to range around 3500......not enuff

[Marc Benson]

"buy some 75-100w ones at wal-mart"

What Harddon said.

[rysk8er420]

well for a cheap buy, they worked for me quite well, until i transplanted my plants into 5 gallon containers. They are now 8 1/2', 7', 7 1/2', and 6' so i would say as starter bulbs for a noob grower they work well.

Obviously i am aware there are much better light sources, i just bought what was available to me at the time and it worked.

[Marc Benson]

well for a cheap buy, they worked for me quite well, until i transplanted my plants into 5 gallon containers. They are now 8 1/2', 7', 7 1/2', and 6' so i would say as starter bulbs for a noob grower they work well.

Obviously i am aware there are much better light sources, i just bought what was available to me at the time and it worked.

No one said they won't work. Just that your suggestions that they were the wattages you said was wrong.

"their Kelvin temps tend to range around 3500."

Warm White - 2700K
Cool White - 4100K
Bright White - 5000K
Daylight - 5100K

[HARDDON]

well for a cheap buy, they worked for me quite well, until i transplanted my plants into 5 gallon containers. They are now 8 1/2', 7', 7 1/2', and 6' so i would say as starter bulbs for a noob grower they work well.

Obviously i am aware there are much better light sources, i just bought what was available to me at the time and it worked.

OH and I bet they are just filled with buds and secondary bud sites

Hell why waste the juice?

Just light some candles