12-volt lights ???

[the image reaper]

this is an odd question, I'm sure ... whats the feasibility for growing indoors under 12-volt lights ... possibly car headlights ?? ... this is for a stealth grow with no available AC electricity ... I'm curious which sort of 12-volt light would be best ... conventional, halogen, etc. ... ??? :stoned:

the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on 02-20-2006. 12-volt lights ??? this is an odd question, I'm sure ... whats the feasibility for growing indoors under 12-volt lights ... possibly car headlights ?? ... this is for a stealth grow with no available AC electricity ... I'm curious which sort of 12-volt light would be best ... conventional, halogen, etc. ... ??? :stoned: Rating: 5

[DreamnBiGbud]

LED

[justaseed]

you're gonna grow with batteries for power?

[Crispyfried]

I'd look for lights that support solar panels.

[mountainman]

Here's an idea, just buy a power inverter from an auto store and it will convert your 12V source to 120V AC power. Then you can use whatever lighting you want, rather than dinking around with LED lights. LED's aren't very good for growing, they're quite uneconomical to get started with.

Just make sure that you get a power inverter that is rated for the wattage you intend to use.

[the image reaper]

nope, I wasnt even considering LED lights... strictly auto headlight=type 12-volt lamps ... any thoughts there, as to wavelengths, etc .... ?

[the image reaper]

guess I should explain ... this is a stealth-grow cabinet in a motorhome ... electrical hookups are not possible, and inverters not practical (inverters drain batteries FAST) ... would be powered by solar-panel recharged deep-cycle batteries ...

[BigBlock]

... would be powered by solar-panel recharged deep-cycle batteries ...

This is what is not possible nor practical. Do you have any idea how much solar panels cost, and how many you would need for this? Thousands, and thousands, and thousands of dollars worth. No, you cannot use a car headlight to grow marijuana. They are halogen, and you'd need thousands of watts to grow anything useful, and the heat would be MASSIVE. It would also not be possible to run this much from batteries. If this was possible everybody would be growing their weed in an old trailer out in the woods. They aren't.

[mrabrego]

I may be smoking too much, but i believe i have come across some 12v cfl's on ebay. I seriously doubt they are viable for growing though.

[BigBlock]

I may be smoking too much, but i believe i have come across some 12v cfl's on ebay. I seriously doubt they are viable for growing though.

They'd work the same for growing as any other CFL, but since they cost way, way more, it would be better just to use an inverter and normal CFLs. Even so, the wattage needed would be way more than is practical with solar panels.