New Grower CFL Bulbs and Timers - warning on bulb label +

[namvet25]

Kindred,to each his own but I would leave the cats nuts alone and go for a lady.:smokebuds:

 

[Duck Commander]

I found lots of 2700k up to 50 watt and on the back it stated not to use with a timer. I asked the guy what would happen and he said it would flicker and the timer had to be compatible with CFLs. I decided to walk out. Would not want a bulb to explode in the tent or cause a crazy lighting issue.


Thanks for input and other suggestions.

That explains why my cheap timer went POP puffffffff now its goosed and need a new one arrgghhh

 

[astronomy420a]

ihave run my cfl's on the cheapest $8.00 timer for a year! also no problems it is mechanical not digital!:smokebuds:

 

[Mr Piggy]

Link , I found below. May help others with CFL.

http://www.pcgrowcase.com/cflgrow.htm

Never, ever, EVER deal with that company. I ordered one of their shitty grow boxes when I first wanted to start growing and should have reported them. The piece of shit grow box they sent me was the cheapest plywood available, literally held together with hot glue. Yup, as in that shitty hot glue gun you burned yourself with in middlechool. I only got a refund by threatening to post pictures of their craftsmanship on the web. I should have posted anyway, didn't get all my money back. Needless to say they used the cheapest of everything available and ship you nothing but a broken fire hazard. Yes, it was broken to pieces when it arrived.

I can not stress enough the lying, predatory, asshole nature of these fucktards.

 

[KindredSpirit]

Kindred,to each his own but I would leave the cats nuts alone and go for a lady.:smokebuds:

Never, ever, EVER deal with that company. I ordered one of their shitty grow boxes when I first wanted to start growing and should have reported them. The piece of shit grow box they sent me was the cheapest plywood available, literally held together with hot glue. Yup, as in that shitty hot glue gun you burned yourself with in middlechool. I only got a refund by threatening to post pictures of their craftsmanship on the web. I should have posted anyway, didn't get all my money back. Needless to say they used the cheapest of everything available and ship you nothing but a broken fire hazard. Yes, it was broken to pieces when it arrived.

I can not stress enough the lying, predatory, asshole nature of these fucktards.

Thanks for givin everyone the heads up bro :smokebuds:

 

[stylez]

I have been using timers with my cfls and never had a problem either. And like someone else said Lowes is where I got mine. [QUOTE=Alan Smithee;230431]I just got back from a national hardware store. Was looking for 6500k and 2700k CFL as supplemental lighting. Thought I would run three bulbs to one extension cord and then to the digital timer being used for 240w BlackStar.

The person assisting (not much of a problem solver etc.) me told me they had nothing beyond 5000k and this store had every bulb you can imagine.

I found lots of 2700k up to 50 watt and on the back it stated not to use with a timer. I asked the guy what would happen and he said it would flicker and the timer had to be compatible with CFLs. I decided to walk out. Would not want a bulb to explode in the tent or cause a crazy lighting issue.

Any thoughts on this. Is it a fact or just a liability precaution. Also, are the 6500 bulbs difficult to find in big hardware stores.

Thanks for input and other suggestions.[/QUOTE]

 

[stylez]

My buddy ordered a box from there with the same problems. Made cheap as hell but expensive as shit. NEVER BUY FROM PCGROWCASE. Sorry piggy wanted to make everyone read it one more time. One love:smokebuds:

Never, ever, EVER deal with that company. I ordered one of their shitty grow boxes when I first wanted to start growing and should have reported them. The piece of shit grow box they sent me was the cheapest plywood available, literally held together with hot glue. Yup, as in that shitty hot glue gun you burned yourself with in middlechool. I only got a refund by threatening to post pictures of their craftsmanship on the web. I should have posted anyway, didn't get all my money back. Needless to say they used the cheapest of everything available and ship you nothing but a broken fire hazard. Yes, it was broken to pieces when it arrived.

I can not stress enough the lying, predatory, asshole nature of these fucktards.

 

[Duck Commander]

ihave run my cfl's on the cheapest $8.00 timer for a year! also no problems it is mechanical not digital!:smokebuds:

Mine is non-digital too but dont understand whyit went boom Si

 

[overgrowem]

I just got back from a national hardware store. Was looking for 6500k and 2700k CFL as supplemental lighting. Thought I would run three bulbs to one extension cord and then to the digital timer being used for 240w BlackStar.

The person assisting (not much of a problem solver etc.) me told me they had nothing beyond 5000k and this store had every bulb you can imagine.

I found lots of 2700k up to 50 watt and on the back it stated not to use with a timer. I asked the guy what would happen and he said it would flicker and the timer had to be compatible with CFLs. I decided to walk out. Would not want a bulb to explode in the tent or cause a crazy lighting issue.

Any thoughts on this. Is it a fact or just a liability precaution. Also, are the 6500 bulbs difficult to find in big hardware stores.

Thanks for input and other suggestions.

45 watt 6500ks avail. on Ebay now. $19.90 for 4,free shipping
.

 

[JM]

the hydrofarm timer wont lose sched on power loss either.


I think the timers that dont handle CFL's well are the ones with inductive pickups in them... as the cfls generate a lot of high voltage noise and or feedback based on they way voltage is stepped up to light a cfl bulb... spend the money on a time guys... is it worth the difference of $12 between a cheap one and a good one if your house burns down and you get caught?