[borntoinsulate]

Hi All
I just saw a garden grown under 4 sun system 315 LEC and I am a believer of those lights. The results were phenomenal. I'm finally getting a go at my own garden and i definitely want to use those bulbs. I want to go bare bulb and vertical though. I'm having a hard time teaching myself how to make the socket setup for the bare bulb vertical though. And where to get the parts and what ballast. Does anyone sell a setup like that or do i have to figure out how to run it myself?
Thanks for any input
Will

[Dawn Patrol]

go buy a Nanolux fixture and a Phillips bulb. If you want to remote the ballast you'll need an extension cord as well. The Nanolux fixture has the bulb oriented vertically, if you want to go bare bulb just don't install the reflector on the fixture.

There are cheaper chinese units for sale but the ballasts aren't easily remoteable and the bulbs are oriented horizontally. The nanolux is a quality fixture at reasonable price.

If anybody has an equal DIY setup I'd love to know about it.

[jonesb]

Could try this

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/...d=lec-lighting

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/...ronic-ballasts

[borntoinsulate]

Originally Posted by Dawn Patrol

go buy a Nanolux fixture and a Phillips bulb. If you want to remote the ballast you'll need an extension cord as well. The Nanolux fixture has the bulb oriented vertically, if you want to go bare bulb just don't install the reflector on the fixture.

There are cheaper chinese units for sale but the ballasts aren't easily remoteable and the bulbs are oriented horizontally. The nanolux is a quality fixture at reasonable price.

If anybody has an equal DIY setup I'd love to know about it.

Thanks for the reply
But what does remoteable mean???

[meadowman]

i run 2 315's stacked. greenbeam ballast (kinda pricey) and they sell the adapter that fits a hid socket.

[gr866]

I run duel stacked Nanolux 315'x, love them.
They are the Nanolux 315W CMH NA, very simple to separate the ballast and fixture. Yes as
Dawn Patrol said you run a remote ballast you have to buy an extension.
GR

[Jhhnn]

Originally Posted by jonesb

Could try this

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/...d=lec-lighting

https://www.sunlightsupply.com/shop/...ronic-ballasts

The socket is def a winner for vert growers at the price. I'm sure the ballast is fine, too, although I've never seen dimming as a useful feature...

[Boyd Crowder]

im going to go with a dual 315 my next round prolly with this ballast
https://www.amazon.com/C-M-H-630-Rem...+Light+ballast

gonna run em in a cooltube or more likely bareback with remote
i cant frickin wait - right now im at 1600w hps and man id love to drop 8-10*
in my room ima run vert as well

i would love to see others vertical setups using these cmh'
heres my current setup

[Jhhnn]

Originally Posted by Boyd Crowder

im going to go with a dual 315 my next round prolly with this ballast
https://www.amazon.com/C-M-H-630-Rem...+Light+ballast
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gonna run em in a cooltube or more likely bareback with remote
i cant frickin wait - right now im at 1600w hps and man id love to drop 8-10*
in my room ima run vert as well

i would love to see others vertical setups using these cmh'
heres my current setup

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I'm sure your temps will come down somewhat if you replace the 1000w with two 315's. If yield suffers, it'll be slight & probably not at all. If you replace the 600w with another 315 temps will go down more but I think yield will be noticeably less. 315's are really good but not twice as good watt for watt, I think.

I run our little personal grow when we're awake, not overnight, work with the plants when the light is on. I'm consequently very averse to open lamps. They'll burn the shit out of you if you get careless. Instantly.

[967]

I'm also thinking of using a 315 along with a 600w HPS (usually rock a 250w mh conversion bulb, just cos it's sitting there unused otherwise) my question is (sorry, not to hijack) would one be suitable, along with a 600w sodium in a 4x4 tent? Temps will be fine just wondering about light intensity and bleaching etc

Chur