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AWESOME tip for my fellow micro growers!!!!

Maddhatter

Member
the cab is very nice and clean!!! and seems it will have PLENTY of ventilation no doubt! for running 5 fans like yourself the PC powersource is an awesome way to power them all with very minimal wiring and electrical knowlage needed... i personally used to run a powersupply with my old grow you can check my thread and see whats up, but a 400w powersupply is over kill for something that needs about 4w per fan. when i think of stealth and was doing a stealth i thought of every aspect and even thought to keep the electric cost stealthy too :p

regardless you have a very nice cab and +rep for sure!

we need to see some plants in there!!!!!! them sprouts need to hurry up!!! i got dibs on a front row seat!
 
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detoneSmoker

when i think of stealth and was doing a stealth i thought of every aspect and even thought to keep the electric cost stealthy too :p

regardless you have a very nice cab and +rep for sure!

we need to see some plants in there!!!!!! them sprouts need to hurry up!!! i got dibs on a front row seat!


Man I leave to much shit running to notice a difference in my electric bill lol. Thanks for rep!!!
 

trichogg

Member
Detone,

You not the only one running the computer supply on the stash garden, I have them running on both my cabs and like you said there way legit bruh..
Everybody always has there own opinion and there is no wrong way. Safety is the main goal & I was tired of all those cell phone plugs on a electric strip "eyesore."
Now were all cleaned up & you have 3 diffrent voltages.
Yellow=12v,Orange=5v, etc. you also have negative voltages, what they are used for dunno but the 1 plug for 6 fans is legit my man. I don't know where the price jumps in electricity, as a matter of fact mines is lower than last cycle without supply as junction & same perpetual run.

I thought I was the only one runnin the hacked supply Lmao. Keep your supply fan running also to keep it cool inside, cool equals less energy consumption also.

Keep yah Thumbz in tha greenz.

Trich.
 
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detoneSmoker

Detone,

You not the only one running the computer supply on the stash garden, I have them running on both my cabs and like you said there way legit bruh..
Everybody always has there own opinion and there is no wrong way. Safety is the main goal & I was tired of all those cell phone plugs on a electric strip "eyesore."
Now were all cleaned up & you have 3 diffrent voltages.
Yellow=12v,Orange=5v, etc. you also have negative voltages, what they are used for dunno but the 1 plug for 6 fans is legit my man. I don't know where the price jumps in electricity, as a matter of fact mines is lower than last cycle without supply as junction & same perpetual run.

I thought I was the only one runnin the hacked supply Lmao. Keep your supply fan running also to keep it cool inside, cool equals less energy consumption also.

Keep yah Thumbz in tha greenz.

Trich.

I 100% agree on theres no wrong way.....like i said psu's are just plan safer and in my opinion CHEAPER! Thanks for stopping by trich.
 
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detoneSmoker

So I took a xbox 360 inter cooler apart and it has three very small fans that are surprisingly awesome!
 

sso

Active member
Veteran
you can actually get one of those 12v transformers made to run car appliances indoor.

i think i got it at the camping section at some hardware store.

pretty cheap, probably more cheap than the computer stuff, plenty of amps on it too. just cut off the thingy that sticks into the car cigarette lighter and voila got 2 wires to connect to whatever fan you want going.
 
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detoneSmoker

you can actually get one of those 12v transformers made to run car appliances indoor.

i think i got it at the camping section at some hardware store.

pretty cheap, probably more cheap than the computer stuff, plenty of amps on it too. just cut off the thingy that sticks into the car cigarette lighter and voila got 2 wires to connect to whatever fan you want going.

How much?
 
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