verticial mover's

anyone seen one around and where to get one?????i wont my light to go up and down not side to side and would i be able to use a cool tube yea think...

Well, you can get something like this... High Tech Garden Supply. Probably what you're looking for there, I just went to home depot and bought car tie downs for 5 bucks. They work great too there's a pic of mine here https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/106500-first-grow-cfl-hps-8-a-11.html#post1309181

yes and no...i need a mover that will go up and down non stop for the hole 12hr the lights are on...im on a staduim grow. its that or get 2 lights on one horizontial mover...

sooo what's wrong with using those movers?

DKskater75 said:

sooo what's wrong with using those movers?

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from my uderstanding of the mover is that manual ( i need it too move non stop. lights need to go up and down while im not in room and need's to be adjustable for travel. unless these one's do that then im laughing...

ohhh gotcha. so you need something that will move the lights up and down automatically?

DKskater75 said:

ohhh gotcha. so you need something that will move the lights up and down automatically?

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you betcha

hmm well ive never heard of anything like that, sorry man...

DKskater75 said:

hmm well ive never heard of anything like that, sorry man...

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you've been a big help thanks anyways

anyone else out there know about a light mover that goes vertical????

well thanks i try lol, searched around for something to no avail, might have to rig up somethin yourself...

It really shouldn't be tough to rig up something for up/down movement.. Just a pully on a motor.. What kind of weight do you need it to lift, and how important is noise level? I'm thinking an old paper shredder, and a PWM circuit controlled by a 555 would be a good candidate..

born2killspam said:

It really shouldn't be tough to rig up something for up/down movement.. Just a pully on a motor.. What kind of weight do you need it to lift, and how important is noise level? I'm thinking an old paper shredder, and a PWM circuit controlled by a 555 would be a good candidate..

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okay that all sounds good but i lost you a bit.i need to have 4 1kw lights go up and down, im not sure what those things are 555 pwm :S anyways i was thinking if i could get a pulley system easy to do. i just need to have the pulley stop at one point and go back and stop.... how do i do it.

DKskater75 said:

Well, you can get something like this... High Tech Garden Supply.

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i could use one of these. just need a sensor of some sort to stop and go back...any idea's
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couldnt you just have them on a timer to lower it a certain distance and then shut off?

you could use a horizontal light mover and kinda modify it? i dunno, i never heard of a vertical mover. use a horizontal one tho...

DKskater75 said:

couldnt you just have them on a timer to lower it a certain distance and then shut off?

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yea i geuss so but would be best if i could make them go up and down all day...

well dont they make timers that can turn on and off every so often? say up and down every hour or something...

PWM is pulse width modulation.. Its a common technique for controlling motors accurately, and getting the most torque.. It does depend on what motor you're using though.. A big ass DC motor would make the easiest starting point..
A 555 is just a timer chip.. They can be salvaged from alot of electronics, or purchased for a few nickels.. That would just be to control pauses between movement though.. If its not a stepper motor you'd want some kind of physical trigger to terminate movement.. You can't trust a motor to just crank a certain amount in a given time..
See what motors you can find to work with.. That would be the 1st step..

is it possible to use a horizontal vertical?

I was thinking that too, but my guess is it won't be strong enough to lift upwards unless they were designed with overkill..
How heavy are the hoods for these 1K's?