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bchashman · 06-01-2004, 06:26 PM

a good friend of mine uses these crazy flouresent lights. they are on a 2 feet by 4 feet rack. there are 12 tubes per light rack. when he flowers he puts in two different uv bulbs and leeps the rest the same? he has great results. he keeps the lights about four inches from the plants at all times. there is no heat and they hardly use any power. has anyone else used this method? how were the results? is it worth it?

zeppelindood · 06-01-2004, 06:34 PM

sounds like my vegetation room

bchashman · 06-01-2004, 06:47 PM

he uses it the whole time? start to finish he got it from suncell a small canadian company.

bchashman · 06-01-2004, 06:52 PM

www.suncell.ca that is where he bought them. sorry if i am not allowed to put this address on there!

Sinfuldreams · 06-01-2004, 07:03 PM

SunCell looks pertty good too.
They Bulbs work with a Magnetic Type Ballest the bulbs cycle much faster than with regular floro's, Supposedly the plants don't like the 60hz ( ? ) Cycle of normal floros but the faster cycle of the Mag is too high for the plant to notice.

There are other floro set ups. But Sun Cell is the only one I know of with this type of Magnetic Floro.

Floros work, might take a bit longer is all.
They are comming out with some Kick Ass CFLs 250 - 275 watts. As soon as they reach 400 watts look out HPS.

06-01-2004, 07:12 PM

Those ballast you are speaking of are actually electronic ballast. Magnetic ballast give the hum and the light flicker.

These floro's are overdriven to create 1.7 times the light with little heat ! here is a link showing how to overdrive floros
https://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...229472000.html

That suncell box is supposed to be 100% Silent too!

bchashman · 06-01-2004, 07:17 PM

the sun cell is ultra quite my frien runs four of them two stacks of two. and you can hardly here anything. they look like fileing cabnets. no smell either. adding co2 is easy as hell. is this new techology?

TheIO · 06-01-2004, 07:24 PM

overdriving lights, now that is interesting!

06-01-2004, 07:25 PM

I guess its kind of new, but they also cost alot. $2,500+ for 1 unit..ouch. I could build something that looks better and works as well for alot cheaper.

I have seen the video on www.pottv.com...look under the growshow and episode #10 "The suncell growbox"

bchashman · 06-01-2004, 07:55 PM

yeah they do cost alot and the light would work well if there was no box i would think! no heat is cool!

06-01-2004, 06:26 PM	#1
bchashman New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: B.C Posts: 7	flouresent light a good friend of mine uses these crazy flouresent lights. they are on a 2 feet by 4 feet rack. there are 12 tubes per light rack. when he flowers he puts in two different uv bulbs and leeps the rest the same? he has great results. he keeps the lights about four inches from the plants at all times. there is no heat and they hardly use any power. has anyone else used this method? how were the results? is it worth it?
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06-01-2004, 06:34 PM	#2
zeppelindood Captain Expando Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In The Light Posts: 5,080	sounds like my vegetation room __________________ "Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not... fuck with us."
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06-01-2004, 06:47 PM	#3
bchashman New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: B.C Posts: 7	light he uses it the whole time? start to finish he got it from suncell a small canadian company.
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06-01-2004, 06:52 PM	#4
bchashman New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: B.C Posts: 7	light store www.suncell.ca that is where he bought them. sorry if i am not allowed to put this address on there!
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06-01-2004, 07:03 PM	#5
Sinfuldreams Basement Garden Gnome Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,581	SunCell looks pertty good too. They Bulbs work with a Magnetic Type Ballest the bulbs cycle much faster than with regular floro's, Supposedly the plants don't like the 60hz ( ? ) Cycle of normal floros but the faster cycle of the Mag is too high for the plant to notice. There are other floro set ups. But Sun Cell is the only one I know of with this type of Magnetic Floro. Floros work, might take a bit longer is all. They are comming out with some Kick Ass CFLs 250 - 275 watts. As soon as they reach 400 watts look out HPS. __________________ Amateur Hour (Ron Mael) Lawns grow plush in the hinterlands It's the perfect little setting for the one night stands Now the drapes are drawn and the lights are out It's the time to put in practice what you've dreamed about Sinfuldreams: <<< Can Only Speak of Future Whoring Nattynattygurrl : I Aspire to Whore
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06-01-2004, 07:12 PM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Those ballast you are speaking of are actually electronic ballast. Magnetic ballast give the hum and the light flicker. These floro's are overdriven to create 1.7 times the light with little heat ! here is a link showing how to overdrive floros https://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...229472000.html That suncell box is supposed to be 100% Silent too!
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06-01-2004, 07:17 PM	#7
bchashman New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: B.C Posts: 7	the sun cell is ultra quite my frien runs four of them two stacks of two. and you can hardly here anything. they look like fileing cabnets. no smell either. adding co2 is easy as hell. is this new techology?
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06-01-2004, 07:24 PM	#8
TheIO Dirt Farmer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North West Posts: 234	overdriving lights, now that is interesting! __________________ "Everything to excess. Moderation is for monks." - Lazarus Long
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06-01-2004, 07:25 PM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	I guess its kind of new, but they also cost alot. $2,500+ for 1 unit..ouch. I could build something that looks better and works as well for alot cheaper. I have seen the video on www.pottv.com...look under the growshow and episode #10 "The suncell growbox"
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06-01-2004, 07:55 PM	#10
bchashman New Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: B.C Posts: 7	i agree yeah they do cost alot and the light would work well if there was no box i would think! no heat is cool!
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