simple cfl set up with pics

[djdew23]

to day i made up a simple 3 light cfl set up out of scrap wood and a bathroom light fixture you can get at kmart lowes walmart and homedepot for around 10 bucks and a normal light cord can be made into a 6 light with y sockets hope this helps some one out or some one inproves on the design let me know what you guys think OK heres the planes for what i made and a list of what i used and the tools i used

to make the slants on the side i used a 2x4 the top was measured and cut at 4 1/8" the bottom is 8 1/8" which gives the angle

the sides i used a piece of plywood 1/2" thick its what i had handy you can use thinner thicker or use osb or mdy or the white plastic bathroom paneling. what ever you choose to use and i covered it with the dull side of the foil. the size was 21" long and 7 1/4" tall


now the base i screwed the fixture onto and to the 2x4 ends. you cane use the 2x4 or a 1x4 board what ever you want to use as long as its 3 1/2" to 4" wide. that piece is 21" long. remember to drill a hole to stick the wires threw

OK to the tools i used. i used a skill saw but if you don't own one a hand saw will work just takes longer. homedepot and lowes can cut your wood as well if you don't have a saw for a small fee. second tool was a drill. to screw every thing together and drill the hole for the wires. i used 1 1/8" drywall screws to screw it all together but can be nailed as well.

the light is just a cheap 3 light bathroom fixture that you can get at target homedepot lowes walmart kmart can be found for $8 to $11 pretty cheap. the cord i used was for a lamp they can also be got at the stores listed above for $2 to $4. you can make this into a 6 light by buying 3 y sockets as well

please ask? ill be glade to help out

[S2THEM]

can u take a pic of how u did the wiring

[djdew23]

thats all thats to it just make sure you wire the pos to the pos and nutrule to the nutrule

[easy slug]

did you wrap it in aluminum?

[djdew23]

Originally Posted by easy slug

did you wrap it in aluminum?

the side the lights are on i did the other side is left just wood exept for ware its folded over

[GawZ]

not bad... how many watts are those cfl's? you should definitely get the y adapters and add 3 more bulbs...

[djdew23]

the bulbs are 26w id add the y sockets but i dont need more light at this time that was a see how it turned out project since i was board . ive changed my light set up so much in the last few weeks. my last one i had set up was a total of 24 cfls each bulb is 1750 lumes i had 12 in 4100k and 12 in 2700k for a total of 42000 lumes . wich would of worked fine but then i changed it to 12 floro tubes on the walls 4 on each wall each tube puts out 3200 lumes each for a total of 38400 lumes on the walls then for the top i have 12 cfls for a total of 21000 so all together i have 59400 lumes going. im going to leave this set up go i might use that light for starting plants or just give it to a buddy to use not sure yet but thanks for the coments

[Shadowstalker]

i like it +rep

[BrazyJay]

the only improvement on the design i see is u shoulve used mylar (can be bought in the form of an emergency blanket from walmart/camping stores for 2 dollars and they are like 13 feet long and 6 feet wide)... otherwise +rep

[djdew23]

thanks for the tip i will buy a blanket at walmart in a few days change it over and repost pics

[dudefromaz]

yep nice setup for starting clones or seeds + rep for you!