Light Mover

[peacock]

Looking for info. on either making (preferred) or buying a light mover.
I'd like to make it adaptable so it can be lengthened and or shortened.
Also, like info. on the density of light. I have a 400 MH (600 Mh be better?), so was planning on
7 feet long and about 3 feet (or less) wide, height of ceiling is 6 feet. Would the light mover work for this plan.
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[Puffin Afatty]

I made a couple after seeing the store bought, I use a shower door rail and rollers to support/slide the light and pulleys to leverage the oscilating fan to move the light about 1 foot left and right. in my 4 foot wide area it worked great. if you wanted to move it farther, I think you could leverage the fan with longer levers :hubba:

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Looking for info. on either making (preferred) or buying a light mover.
I'd like to make it adaptable so it can be lengthened and or shortened.
Also, like info. on the density of light. I have a 400 MH (600 Mh be better?), so was planning on
7 feet long and about 3 feet (or less) wide, height of ceiling is 6 feet. Would the light mover work for this plan.
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I have never seen diy lightmovers---Puffinafatty, would you consider doing a diy? I'm having trouble with my mover and I hate how much they cost.

I think that you need more than 600w for the space you have and if it were me, I would buy a HPS rather than a MH. I am using a 1000w HPS in a space that is slightly smaller than what you have. I have 19.5 sq ft, compared to your 21 sq ft. A light mover is well suited for spaces that are long and narrow.

 

[peacock]

At looking at the store bought light movers, there are two types. One is 6 rpm and the other is 10 rpm. Is there going to be much of a difference in lighting. Any experiences?
I'm thinking of using a 600 watt. Seems they are the cheapest to run and you can have the light real close to the plants, esp. when it is moving.
I will buy both a conversion bulb along with the hps.
It has been brought to my attention that a 600 may not have enough light on a 6 foot light mover.

 

[Pothead420]

i dont know about that!! a 600w says in the book i have that it can handle 12-20 square ft. Approx. a 3'x4'-4'-5' area. that means if you had a 6ft. light mover and a 600w light. than you could have the whole 6' length filled with plants and a width of 4ft.
so you can setup a 6'x4' setup with a 600w and light mover