Infamous $20 HPS

[st00ner]

Anyone have the link for it, the only one I could find was broken.

Also, what would be my cheapest option as far as a ballast goes?

I am looking to purchase two.

 

[city]

http://www.e-conolight.com/Product/EProductDetail.asp?ProductFamilyID=7&FGNumber=E-MT6H151G

This is the one. i just ordered the other day they should be here in about a week

 

[st00ner]

http://www.e-conolight.com/Product/EProductDetail.asp?ProductFamilyID=7&FGNumber=E-MT6H151G

This is the one. i just ordered the other day they should be here in about a week

Do I need anything else for it to work besides just the light? I mean does it come with a ballast?

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Do I need anything else for it to work besides just the light? I mean does it come with a ballast?

That is the whole thing. The only thing you will need is a cord and maybe some kind of reflector.

 

[Rogue]

Just an FYI they sell a 15 " reflector made to fit it for $18.90.

So you could get it complete with reflector for $38.90

Just found a 6' cord for it as well complete with hook to hang it for $7.90. Link Fixed

 

[papabeach1]

are you asking for the link for 3 marine glasses along with 70 watt hps bulbs in one hood? I have looked around here for it.. look like someone deleted it?
personally I ll go for 4 flood lights attached with CFM on every corners on my bubbleponic not sure yet...

but if that is what you talking about.. it don't need ballast !!! and can be found in lowes/home depot?

 

[HydroManiac]

I know this guy haha

 

[DomsChron]

Just an FYI they sell a 15 " reflector made to fit it for $18.90.

So you could get it complete with reflector for $38.90

Just found a 6' cord for it as well complete with hook to hang it for $7.90.

The chord says only for the CFL's man

just sayin...


P.s. What the hell is the guy that posted before me on LOL!

 

[Alistair]

I was at Lowe's the other day and I saw 400 watt metal halides for $20.00. For that you would an external ballast, though. I saw HPS lamps too, but I didn't see what the wattage was. They were small lamps, so I'm thinking that they were 70-150 watts.

 

[Wiseguy_Chef]

whent to that web site, did not find no 20 dollor hps. cheapest thing i found was one of them u need to hard wire.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

whent to that web site, did not find no 20 dollor hps. cheapest thing i found was one of them u need to hard wire.

Did you go here?

http://www.e-conolight.com/Product/EProductDetail.asp?ProductFamilyID=7&FGNumber=E-MT6H151G

All of these lights need to be wired, but not necessarily hard wired, you can put a cord with a plug on it instead of hard wiring it in.

 

[Alistair]

I went back to Lowe's the other day to buy some paint and I took another look at the lights that they have and not only do they have 400 watt MH lamps for $20.00, they also have 400 watt HPS lamps for the same price. They have quite a variety of HID's at different wattages.

 

[Wiseguy_Chef]

really all i ever seen there are the bulbs, never seen a ballist. oh well i am buying me a 250 watt hps, for just over a 100 bucks, an the bulb will be free...........

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

I went back to Lowe's the other day to buy some paint and I took another look at the lights that they have and not only do they have 400 watt MH lamps for $20.00, they also have 400 watt HPS lamps for the same price. They have quite a variety of HID's at different wattages.

You're just talking about the bulbs for $20, right?

 

[slowmo77]

when you click the link go to the vapor light section, then its the last light on the right, second choice down says 150watt hps. all you have to do is find a lamp cord and wire it up, plug it in a hang your light.

 

[Wiseguy_Chef]

ok so with that thing, f it i am going to order the 300 watt hps right now, all i gotta do, its get a wire from say homedepo, do i need a 3 wire with a 3 prong? an that third prong is the green wire right? or ground. so i put that one to extra prong right on the plug. an then on the other end i "ground it on a mettle screw right?

 

[slowmo77]

all you need is a two prong plug, the light has 3 wires black,white, copper. black goes to black white to white and i removed the copper from my light its not really needed. its just a ground fault wire the light will work safely without it. hope this helps

 

[city]

well now i have a ?. I am no sparky for sure. so i got my lights yesterday and took one apart. it has the ballast inside. now i want to do what Hemp did making a cool tube. so how should i wire the light socket to the ballast making it remote and wiring the ballast to a cord.
Please be specific. what kind of wire do i need and what kind of cord, how should i set the ballast. this stuff would be helpfull i dont want to burn the house down.
thanks all. pics would help too.

 

[slowmo77]

if you look under the rubber around the socket you'll find two screws to seperate the ballast from the socket. then i used an old drop cord to wire the socket back to the ballast usin wire yellow wire nuts and electrical tape for safety.

as for a power cord i used the remaining peice of power cord with the plug on the end and wired it to power the ballasts. if you need me to i can take pics of how i did it and post them..

as for a cool tube you'd have to ask THG but i will say the lights run very cool with just the glass globe they come with. i can place them within 5 or 6 inches from the plants no problem. hope this helps good luck

 

[Wiseguy_Chef]

yes yes that would be very very help full bro.