Will this reflector help or hinder

Medical User

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Will this help or hinder. I'm referring to the reflector I made with coke cans. there will be 6
of these they are 55 watts each 3800 lumens plus a true 200 watt made for flowering bulb thoughts... Comments. Directions... please... Annnnd, GO!

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vostok

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You need a couple of tiny holes to let the excess heat out, polish it up, but it could be well to small until you try it out, but keep a small fan in there too, plants gotta breath Yo ...lol
 

Medical User

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Well here's the plan.

My friend is in need of this box so i need to get the build goin.

2.5' x 2.5.' x 7' Closet in his house. going to have 6x 55 Watt just like the one in the pic. With reflectors.

Will THIS work?
 

Medical User

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You need a couple of tiny holes to let the excess heat out, polish it up, but it could be well to small until you try it out, but keep a small fan in there too, plants gotta breath Yo ...lol
Cant tell from the pic, but, the back of the reflector by the base of the bulb is non-existent almost, 3 pins hold the reflector to the bulb without tape. what I want to know is will this reflector work or is leaving the bulb bare and just having a white peg board base to reflect off of better or is this.
 

vostok

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Better not piddle about with one reflector this can be done later ...look into constructing a CFL array of 6-8 lights, many about or google, some great peaces out there too
 

Medical User

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Better not piddle about with one reflector this can be done later ...look into constructing a CFL array of 6-8 lights, many about or google, some great peaces out there too
I must have not explained myself ... There will be an array of 6 of these , the original design was for flood type bulbs,, then flood type bulbs were unavailable, so i got 6x 55 watt spiral cfls mounted vertically and DIYd these reflectors
 
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