CFL question.

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rootcap

Member

• Feb 18, 2012

• #1

Hey all,

I got wonder, if there any diffrence if i'll use 2 - 85W cfl's instead of 4 - 40W cfl's ???
and if there's a diffrence, which is better setup ?

Thanks.

 

WasntMe

Member

• Feb 18, 2012

• #2

150w HPS, is it doable in your setup?

 

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rootcap

Member

• Feb 18, 2012

• #3

Acctualy no, for HPS i need at least 30-50cm spare, which i dont have.

 

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gloryoskie

• Feb 19, 2012

• #4

4 40's. Better yet 8 23's.

 

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rootcap

Member

• Feb 19, 2012

• #5

thanks.

What will cause less heat ??

 

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gloryoskie

• Feb 22, 2012

• #6

rootcap said:

thanks.

What will cause less heat ??

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In my experience, watts equals heat. Meaning a 150 watt hps creates the same amount of heat as 150 watts of cfl. A remote ballast PL L is often used in small boxes for this very reason as a substitute to hps.

 

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chase

• Feb 22, 2012

• #7

4 ,40 watts beter coverage.

 

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chase

• Feb 22, 2012

• #8

Small cfl set-up.little effort

 

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gloryoskie

• Feb 23, 2012

• #9

That's awesome chase. Somewhere an old dude is looking for his lost walker!