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amber420 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-28-2003, 06:32 PM

from what i have read the past few weeks, i would really like to have a small scrog grow box. looking at the cheap light link, i am looking for a light like the $40 - 150 hps light for that box. will i have to rewire it to fit my household socket? here is a link to the light.

http://www.e-conolight.com/cgi-bin/s...key=E-hp2h151z

hippie john · #2 (**permalink**) 11-29-2003, 01:58 AM

your gonna need to wire up a male plug onto the wires coming from the fixture.... and probably need to remote ballast it and make a custom light reflector as well....

How do I convert a common home security light into a remote ballast grow light?

amber420 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-29-2003, 04:47 AM

do you think i could do that with just basic knowlege of tools? if it isn't too hard, i will give it a try - but if you have to be an electrician i am just gonna have to find something else.

hippie john · #4 (**permalink**) 11-30-2003, 12:47 AM

nah, its easy.... just need some wire nuts, a screwdriver, and an extension cord or 2.... or just wire the cord to the fixture, mounth it and plug it in, but that might cause heat problems.... just follow the instructions given in the link and you'll do fine

amber420 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-04-2003, 12:00 AM

thanks john...am looking into all of this. will let you know how it goes.

amber420 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-04-2003, 12:04 AM

just wondering, have any ideas on a reflector for this kind of light?

hippie john · #7 (**permalink**) 12-06-2003, 02:02 AM

just a basic curved bit of sheet metal with the bulb centered in it will do fine.... give me the inside dimensions of your box and i'll make you a diagram for cutting and building a 4 sided reflector, can also be air cooled, but that depends on the temperature of where the box is located.....

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#1 (permalink) 11-28-2003, 06:32 PM
amber420 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 96	150 hps for scrog box question(s) from what i have read the past few weeks, i would really like to have a small scrog grow box. looking at the cheap light link, i am looking for a light like the $40 - 150 hps light for that box. will i have to rewire it to fit my household socket? here is a link to the light. http://www.e-conolight.com/cgi-bin/s...key=E-hp2h151z

#2 (permalink) 11-29-2003, 01:58 AM
hippie john Old School Stoner Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 3,846	your gonna need to wire up a male plug onto the wires coming from the fixture.... and probably need to remote ballast it and make a custom light reflector as well.... How do I convert a common home security light into a remote ballast grow light? __________________ Cheap Grow Supplies \|\|\| Grow Box Design Guide Save a tree, wipe your ass with a spotted owl.

#3 (permalink) 11-29-2003, 04:47 AM
amber420 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 96	do you think i could do that with just basic knowlege of tools? if it isn't too hard, i will give it a try - but if you have to be an electrician i am just gonna have to find something else.

#4 (permalink) 11-30-2003, 12:47 AM
hippie john Old School Stoner Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 3,846	nah, its easy.... just need some wire nuts, a screwdriver, and an extension cord or 2.... or just wire the cord to the fixture, mounth it and plug it in, but that might cause heat problems.... just follow the instructions given in the link and you'll do fine __________________ Cheap Grow Supplies \|\|\| Grow Box Design Guide Save a tree, wipe your ass with a spotted owl.

#5 (permalink) 12-04-2003, 12:00 AM
amber420 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 96	thanks john...am looking into all of this. will let you know how it goes.

#6 (permalink) 12-04-2003, 12:04 AM
amber420 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 96	just wondering, have any ideas on a reflector for this kind of light?

#7 (permalink) 12-06-2003, 02:02 AM
hippie john Old School Stoner Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 3,846	just a basic curved bit of sheet metal with the bulb centered in it will do fine.... give me the inside dimensions of your box and i'll make you a diagram for cutting and building a 4 sided reflector, can also be air cooled, but that depends on the temperature of where the box is located..... __________________ Cheap Grow Supplies \|\|\| Grow Box Design Guide Save a tree, wipe your ass with a spotted owl.

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