What did you accomplish today?

Aeroknow said:

Actually, come to think of it, i always had a problem picking up the giants games on knbr 680 AM. Was most likely all the magnetic ballasts. Lol what a trip.
In my truck near those homes i grew in i could pick up the game. I get home and nope.

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Magnetic don't do it man. Just the cheapo digital I think.

Bob Zmuda said:

Magnetic don't do it man. Just the cheapo digital I think.

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Oh, gotcha.

I had very bad experience with the first two digital ballasts i bought. Stayed the fuck away from them until DE's

Aeroknow said:

Oh, gotcha.

I had very bad experience with the first two digital ballasts i bought. Stayed the fuck away from them until DE's

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Magnetics are workhorses man. They don't quit!

Heavy as fuck and hotter than tits though!

Bob Zmuda said:

Magnetics are workhorses man. They don't quit!

Heavy as fuck and hotter than tits though!

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Wanna buy some?

Hella cheap bro

I'll even put in some new caps for ya

Aeroknow said:

Wanna buy some?

Hella cheap bro

I'll even put in some new caps for ya

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Haha. No thanks. Digi all the way now.

These mother fucking phantom DE ballasts.

I've had none of the new model fail on me(the ones with USB) but I've had most of the first gen ones fail right after one year.

3yr warranty but what a fucking pain in the ass

Aeroknow said:

These mother fucking phantom DE ballasts.

I've had none of the new model fail on me(the ones with USB) but I've had most of the first gen ones fail after one year.

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I had an expensive "digilux" ballast take a total shit on me after a few months.

It was actually coming on for a few hours THEN in the middle of the night it would turn on and off intermittently. I couldn't figure out what my buds were doing.

Weirdest crop I ever grew. Had to hash 3 pounds.

Bob Zmuda said:

Magnetics are workhorses man. They don't quit!

Heavy as fuck and hotter than tits though!

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you know what though bro, and I've been rockin magnetics for a long time up until the switch to DE's.

They aren't DE's

Bigger footprint with DE's = way more efficient. More height needed though

1 - 1000w DE has a footprint of 25 sqft, whereas a 1000 SE is only 16 sqft.

Happy longest day of the year RIUers.

Bob Zmuda said:

Magnetics are workhorses man. They don't quit!

Heavy as fuck and hotter than tits though!

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Yup. And when they fail, hella easy to fix.

These fucking DE ballasts are usually fixed to the hood. Can't just throw any ol' spare ballast in there for a temp fix

4 of these cheapass ballasts worked for 4years one time with no issue, was the cheapest thing available, 1K models.. wiith Hortilux.. good shit.. I think they were also knock offs from some chinese company.

i also got 3- galaxy DE dial ballasts running 630w DE cmh bulbs. So far so good.

I run the power box de Digi dimmable 1000 . 4 seasons and I love it.

Oh yeah, hey @Bob Zmuda

So those 630 w sunlight setups i won't flower under them anymore. I only keep one bulb in them and use them as veg lamps.

Super small buds with them things rocking both bulbs. Fuck that shit. Been meaning to get back to you.

Johnei said:

4 of these cheapass ballasts worked for 4years one time with no issue, was the cheapest thing available, 1K models.. wiith Hortilux.. good shit.. I think they were also knock offs from some chinese company.
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Now that's one Cheapass ballast fo sho bro. Same parts no biggie though. gonna work just as good as any other mag type ballast.
Oh if i only had pics of the old diamond ballasts i was first rocking 25 yrs ago. Fucking garbage cans compared to when hydrofarm came out with their first ballasts

Aeroknow said:

Oh yeah, hey @Bob Zmuda

So those 630 w sunlight setups i won't flower under them anymore. I only keep one bulb in them and use them as veg lamps.

Super small buds with them things rocking both bulbs. Fuck that shit. Been meaning to get back to you.

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Damn! Glad I didn't grab a couple.

Thanks for the heads up man.

Good old HPS thowys for this guy.

Bob Zmuda said:

Damn! Glad I didn't grab a couple.

Thanks for the heads up man.

Good old HPS thowys for this guy.

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2lb's per light with these DE's is like 1.5 with SE's though. Just saying. 3lb per light potential. Done it.
1/3 less wattage in the rooms. Gotta love it i guess. Fuck PGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These were the fuckers that got the cable company to show up.

Gonna grind that stump tommorow thanks pge
So much shit to do to even sink the 30 Italian cypress. Sinking the plants is gonna be the easy part. In 4-5 yrs it's gonna look killer though. Gonna get that shade back. Thanks pge. View attachment 3964294