12/12 light cycle disruption

[babystarbud]

hi there,

ive got a bit of a problem, my timer broke a day into 12/12 ( im about 5 days in now ) so ive been turning on and off manually till i get time off work to pick up a new ( and more reliable ) timer lol


due to my working pattern theyve been getting about 13 hrs of dark to 11 of light. now, i thoght my timer had fused or somthing, as it would stay "on" no matter what i switched it to, so i left it plugged into the light. at some point during my light cycle today, it mysteriously started working again, turning the lights off.....so rather than 11 hours of light, today they got 5 hours of light and 6 of "dusk" due to door of room being open.

i guess i just continue as normal? too much dark isnt as bad as too much light, right?

babystarbud Reviewed by babystarbud on 08-07-2006. 12/12 light cycle disruption hi there, ive got a bit of a problem, my timer broke a day into 12/12 ( im about 5 days in now ) so ive been turning on and off manually till i get time off work to pick up a new ( and more reliable ) timer lol due to my working pattern theyve been getting about 13 hrs of dark to 11 of light. now, i thoght my timer had fused or somthing, as it would stay "on" no matter what i switched it to, so i left it plugged into the light. at some point during my light cycle today, it mysteriously Rating: 5

[HARDDON]

Too much dark is just as bad as too little when flowering.

The biggest problem too much dark presents is the massive reduction in yeild.

Also, too much dark will accelerate the budding process and cause your stuff to mature way too early, potency wise, and you still have little buds.

Since you are in day five, I would ASAP get a timer and get them on schedule. Since it takes 3- 5 days to infuse the genetic clock, you are right on the cusp of the point of no return.

Either restore to 18/6 till you get your timers problems fixed or continue to mannualy operate. But you are at the CRITICAL MOMENT of time either way.

Now I HAVE INDEED done a 10 day plant taken from 12/12 and restored to veg without any problems. She continues to grow hairs though and she is growing well...but in vegetative mode.

I even topped her and new growth is happeneing so all is not lost. Just make you act quickly on your move one way or the other.

[babystarbud]

thanks for the quick reply, it cleared up a few things for me...

im gonna stay on with 12/12, ive removed the timer from the set up and will stay on manual switching untill tomorrow when i can get a new timer.

i dunnowhat went on with my timer though, i thought it was stuck "on" because i overloaded it. it was still ticking around, but the switches had no effect...it was always on. ( it was also hooked up to my extractor fan and passive fan ) now its suddenly working again? anyways, its obviousley un-reliable. any tips on choosing a reliable timer?

i guess not running more than one appliance per timer is a good bit of advice if you have a cheap timer?

[Racerx]

thanks for the quick reply, it cleared up a few things for me...

im gonna stay on with 12/12, ive removed the timer from the set up and will stay on manual switching untill tomorrow when i can get a new timer.

i dunnowhat went on with my timer though, i thought it was stuck "on" because i overloaded it. it was still ticking around, but the switches had no effect...it was always on. ( it was also hooked up to my extractor fan and passive fan ) now its suddenly working again? anyways, its obviousley un-reliable. any tips on choosing a reliable timer?

i guess not running more than one appliance per timer is a good bit of advice if you have a cheap timer?

Ive always used the cheap $10 timers you find a Home Depot or grow shops (cheaper at Home Depot obviously). Long as they have a ground, they seem to be pretty reliable. Id trust one of them over a $20 digital. Ive left for over a week multiple times.

[HARDDON]

One appliance is all you want to run off a single timer.

You can do multiple appliances but the sudden SURGE of juice can indeed burn the little diodes inside.

Use multiple timers...one for the fans, one for the lights etc...

I dont go over 1K watts off one timer.