Down with T5 Tek lights! New T6 Fluoros... - Growroom Lighting - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

**guineapig** · 09-14-2005, 04:17 PM

Dear Fluorescent Light Fanatics,

There is some new technology that is now available that will make those super-expensive T5 Tek Light ballasts and bulbs obsolete both in terms of price and lumen output. Until now, if you wanted the Super High Output of a T5 Tek light you would have to pay around 200 to 300 dollars for a 2 to 6 bulb ballast. You could buy cool white T5 tubes or warm daylight T5 tubes and those were the only two colour options available and you liked it. You wound up living in a van down by the river because you spent your rent money on these ridiculously expensive ballasts....

Allright Fluoro Fanatics.....get ready to say

Remember the T8 electronic fluorescent ballasts that are available for 50 dollars at the Home Despot? Well now these T8 ballasts can be retro-fit with a brand new generation of fluorescent light-bulbs called "T6" bulbs (I know this can be confusing....bear with me if UB a newby) that provides a 10 to 40 percent lumen increase over ordinary T8 bulbs. This effectively turns any old T8 electronic ballast (50 dollars) into a T5 Tek light ballast (200-300 dollars).

But wait......it gets better

The new generation of T6 bulbs come in a huge variety of spectra from warm daylight to 10,000K blue bulbs which are optimal for cuttings. You can mix and match colours if you want and perform werid experiments too. The sky is the limit! Okay get ready.....here is the website. Let me just say that I am not affiliated with any company whatsoever. But to my knowledge this guy is the first dude to offer these new bulbs on the entire Internet and believe me I have looked around. I have not seen these bulbs in Home Despot or any Aquarium store either.....so click this link:

https://www.naturallighting.com/store...?&parent_id=54

to see more information on T6 bulbs. Down with T5 bulbs and ballasts! Long live the T6 retro-fit bulbs in a T8 electronic ballast! (I know it is confusing)

-kind regards gp

**guineapig** · 09-15-2005, 08:12 AM

well...i think it is worth reading....thanks gp for the post -gp

sysprog · 09-15-2005, 11:44 PM

Interseting, I don't use the T5. But this new affordable option might be worth looking into for any new cabs being put together...

fastrak1 · 09-16-2005, 07:03 AM

Hey guineapig...
Are you aware of any T8 equipment that would have as many as 8 bulbs like some of the T5 Tek?
Thanks
fastrak1

**guineapig** · 09-16-2005, 07:53 PM

well i have not personally seen an 8-bulb T8 ballast......but I do know that each 4-bulb ballast costs one-quarter of the cost of a T5 4-bulb Tek ballast.....so you could even buy two T8 ballasts for half the cost!

Also, the other huge benefit here is the variety of spectra that t8 bulbs come in.....it is really incredible.....10,000K bulbs for cloning and vegetative are superior to the "cool white" bulbs.....the shortest internodes of any fluorescent.....and you can mix and match! Someone could potentially make lots of money selling a unit to hydro stores if they get on the ball right now.....but i just like spreading the information for free! -kiind regards, gp

09-16-2005, 09:21 PM

Thanks GP!! Good info as I was about to buy a few more T5s. I use two, 4 bulb 24" T5 lights for mothers and they work great.

GroNut

fastrak1 · 09-23-2005, 08:58 AM

So GroNut...
What says you about the lamps to use for keeping Mothers around...
Warm, Cool, or a mix?
Thanks
fastrak1

11-01-2005, 09:14 PM

On 10/11/2005 8:58:26 AM "Naturallighting.com" <larry@naturallighting.com> wrote:

The T6 lamp will work with electronic ballasts, 32 watt up to 55 watt.
Lumen output will be about 3200 with a 32 watt T8 ballast. You would have
to replace ballast with T5 HO55 watt to operate at max wattage of 4500
lumens.

larry

On 10/10/05 10:23 PM, "StrainWhore" wrote:

> I have T8/T12 (can accept both) electronic "shop light" style lighting
> fixtures. Do I need to make any modifications to the ballasts to use the 'T6
> Fluorescent Lamp, 55 Watt, Full Spectrum [T64855]' bulbs in my fixtures?
>
> It seems to me that pulling 55 watts out of a fixture designed for 40/32 watts might be bad?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you

11-01-2005, 10:17 PM

u guys are crazy

use HID or shoplights, or t8 fixtures, seriously... i use some high-lumen hardwired 2 prong push-in base compacts, just because i got a good deal, you guys are best suited to use t8's stacked..... if the pin spacing on the t6 fits the t8 socket and the wattage doesn't exceed whats on the ballast you should be ok.

never heard of using higher wattages than what it is rated for...well i have but it really is WRONG..especially when manipulating the fixtures for use in our hobby.

play it safe and KISS (keep it simple shithead)

cj

cj

11-01-2005, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastrak1

So GroNut...
What says you about the lamps to use for keeping Mothers around...
Warm, Cool, or a mix?
Thanks
fastrak1

Sorry...missed this for a while.
I use the full spec. 6500 for vegging.

peace

09-14-2005, 04:17 PM	#1
guineapig Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In spite of my rage I am still just a rodent in a cage Posts: 4,601	Down with T5 Tek lights! New T6 Fluoros... Dear Fluorescent Light Fanatics, There is some new technology that is now available that will make those super-expensive T5 Tek Light ballasts and bulbs obsolete both in terms of price and lumen output. Until now, if you wanted the Super High Output of a T5 Tek light you would have to pay around 200 to 300 dollars for a 2 to 6 bulb ballast. You could buy cool white T5 tubes or warm daylight T5 tubes and those were the only two colour options available and you liked it. You wound up living in a van down by the river because you spent your rent money on these ridiculously expensive ballasts.... Allright Fluoro Fanatics.....get ready to say Remember the T8 electronic fluorescent ballasts that are available for 50 dollars at the Home Despot? Well now these T8 ballasts can be retro-fit with a brand new generation of fluorescent light-bulbs called "T6" bulbs (I know this can be confusing....bear with me if UB a newby) that provides a 10 to 40 percent lumen increase over ordinary T8 bulbs. This effectively turns any old T8 electronic ballast (50 dollars) into a T5 Tek light ballast (200-300 dollars). But wait......it gets better The new generation of T6 bulbs come in a huge variety of spectra from warm daylight to 10,000K blue bulbs which are optimal for cuttings. You can mix and match colours if you want and perform werid experiments too. The sky is the limit! Okay get ready.....here is the website. Let me just say that I am not affiliated with any company whatsoever. But to my knowledge this guy is the first dude to offer these new bulbs on the entire Internet and believe me I have looked around. I have not seen these bulbs in Home Despot or any Aquarium store either.....so click this link: https://www.naturallighting.com/store...?&parent_id=54 to see more information on T6 bulbs. Down with T5 bulbs and ballasts! Long live the T6 retro-fit bulbs in a T8 electronic ballast! (I know it is confusing) -kind regards gp Last edited by guineapig; 09-14-2005 at 04:24 PM..
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09-15-2005, 11:44 PM	#3
sysprog Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 124	Interseting, I don't use the T5. But this new affordable option might be worth looking into for any new cabs being put together... __________________ Don't be a threadcrapper. Support Medical Marijuana. MMJ is nature's medicine for sufferers of Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis and others. Increase awareness! God helps those who help themselves.
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09-16-2005, 07:03 AM	#4
fastrak1 New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5	T8 equipment Hey guineapig... Are you aware of any T8 equipment that would have as many as 8 bulbs like some of the T5 Tek? Thanks fastrak1
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09-23-2005, 08:58 AM	#7
fastrak1 New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5	Colors for Mothers So GroNut... What says you about the lamps to use for keeping Mothers around... Warm, Cool, or a mix? Thanks fastrak1
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09-15-2005, 08:12 AM	#2
guineapig Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In spite of my rage I am still just a rodent in a cage Posts: 4,601	well...i think it is worth reading....thanks gp for the post -gp
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09-16-2005, 07:53 PM	#5
guineapig Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In spite of my rage I am still just a rodent in a cage Posts: 4,601	well i have not personally seen an 8-bulb T8 ballast......but I do know that each 4-bulb ballast costs one-quarter of the cost of a T5 4-bulb Tek ballast.....so you could even buy two T8 ballasts for half the cost! Also, the other huge benefit here is the variety of spectra that t8 bulbs come in.....it is really incredible.....10,000K bulbs for cloning and vegetative are superior to the "cool white" bulbs.....the shortest internodes of any fluorescent.....and you can mix and match! Someone could potentially make lots of money selling a unit to hydro stores if they get on the ball right now.....but i just like spreading the information for free! -kiind regards, gp
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09-16-2005, 09:21 PM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks GP!! Good info as I was about to buy a few more T5s. I use two, 4 bulb 24" T5 lights for mothers and they work great. GroNut
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11-01-2005, 09:14 PM	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	On 10/11/2005 8:58:26 AM "Naturallighting.com" <larry@naturallighting.com> wrote: The T6 lamp will work with electronic ballasts, 32 watt up to 55 watt. Lumen output will be about 3200 with a 32 watt T8 ballast. You would have to replace ballast with T5 HO55 watt to operate at max wattage of 4500 lumens. larry On 10/10/05 10:23 PM, "StrainWhore" wrote: > I have T8/T12 (can accept both) electronic "shop light" style lighting > fixtures. Do I need to make any modifications to the ballasts to use the 'T6 > Fluorescent Lamp, 55 Watt, Full Spectrum [T64855]' bulbs in my fixtures? > > It seems to me that pulling 55 watts out of a fixture designed for 40/32 watts might be bad? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thank you
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11-01-2005, 10:17 PM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	u guys are crazy use HID or shoplights, or t8 fixtures, seriously... i use some high-lumen hardwired 2 prong push-in base compacts, just because i got a good deal, you guys are best suited to use t8's stacked..... if the pin spacing on the t6 fits the t8 socket and the wattage doesn't exceed whats on the ballast you should be ok. never heard of using higher wattages than what it is rated for...well i have but it really is WRONG..especially when manipulating the fixtures for use in our hobby. play it safe and KISS (keep it simple shithead) cj cj
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