I bought a 1000w HPS, Newfangled shade

[Pam]

I was wondering what you all think?

 

 

 

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...s_promot_widget

Edited October 29, 2007 by Granny

[Kryties]

The reflector looks like something NASA would cook up, either that or I swear I saw something similar on one of those Japanese AI robots

[Gazza2001au]

to be honest granny thats a pretty shit shade

[Pam]

I liked it enough to buy it, but I hope that all the hype about it is true. I know little to nothing about hot spots, my other light is an all in one Sun System. That has the hammered reflector.

It was a decent price for a new setup, they usually run over $300.

I really hope it's not too good to be true...

[Gazza2001au]

$300 US holly shit u just hope it comes with the control box lower left hand side of the auction as it is a propperly designed box for use indoors the other box in most of the pictures look just narsty and a fire hazard at that

[Pam]

Thank you! When it arrives I'll take a pic of the ballast ( it's the ballast that's the control box right?)

I'm hoping for the best.

[Gazza2001au]

yep the ballast is part of the control box

[Al B. Fuct]

The best efficiency for a reflector for HPS bottles is the double parabola or 'batwing' type.

 

http://www.adjustawings.com/images/adjustawing_am_machine.gif

 

Batwings both duct heat away from the tube and distribute light as evenly as possible owing to the point just above the lamp tube. However, batwings are not small and usually not cheap. If you're clever in the workshop, you can cook one up yourself.

[Indycar]

Hehe, depends on how big the grow room/cab is granny. If it's tiny, it's not all that important. But if ya wanna maximize on the 1000w in a decent sized room, what Al B has posted is about the best one's around.

 

Hope it serves ya well granny.

 

[Pam]

That's the part I worried about. The auction said that this one is better both becuse it's shiny rather than hammered, and because it has "wings" on the ends which are supposed to reflect more light than the batwing...

 

My box is 1.5 sq meters. So I do need the biggest light... (remember, I do exactly what SS tells me, he found my crazy ass on High Times and took a chance bringing me here. and he said I need a 1000w...!)

 

Ok so does this mean I got another crappy light??? Can't find a parabolic here, that's what I was looking for when I spotted this one, it seemed the closest thing.

 

The batwing in the pic looks pretty simple, can I put it together with pop rivets? Just in case this one sux ass? I already have the corner shaped aluminum, and wire. all I would need is some flexable sheet.

Edited October 31, 2007 by Granny