Minzone Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hey guys Does anyone know we're to obtain the light bulb adapters which can be plugged in a wall socket or power board ? See these a lot in grow boxes tried bunnings with no luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matanuska Thunder Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hydro shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minzone Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ahhh sweet don't think there's one in my area anymore might have to go for a drive Thanks heaps for the reply ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl1n Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hi Min,Umm I would need more info. What sort of light bulb are you talking about? Incandesent, CFL, HPS, MH, fluro tube?Incandesent, CFL use a common household light fitting either bayonet type fitting (with opposing lugs) or an Edison type fitting (Threaded)HPS, MH, fluro tube have their own fittings. HPS and MH generates a hell of a lot of heat, this is why these fittings are primarily porcelain cos if they were plastic they would ignite in flames. Not good.Flurotubes need dual contacts for either end of the tube. If your plan is to use HPS or MH and fitting it to a wall or a box be very careful that there is nothing flammable, no melting plastics. This is why most growers use steel chain to suspend lights. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE HPS OR MH IN A HOUSEHOLD FITTING.Number one: They shouldn't fit.Number two: The porcelain is for safety. Short cuts may safe you a dollar, but shortcuts could burn your house down Also the leads on my fittings (HPS) have a round central terminal so they cannot be plugged into the wall socket. They are designed to run with a Ballast to regulate the power going to the bulb.DO NOT TRY AND MAKE THIS FIT. You can have a fire, you can have an exploding glass light bulb, you can have a short starting a fire in a wall cavity. DO NOT DO IT. This info is all based on what little info you gave me, if you can give us some more info it would help. Merl1n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hash Nibbler Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) If your as stupid as Merlin believes you to be.....take his advice..... or...... If ya just looking for the Adapter Fitting that goes from a ballast plug fitting to a standard fitting so you can use CFL's on your HID leads and shades, ezigrow make em..... most hydro shops carry em. Peace. Nibbler. Edited December 12, 2012 by The Hash Nibbler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nici Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Plug adaptor? yep hydro shop or ebay. Shouldn't be too expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl1n Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 If your as stupid as Merlin believes you to be.....take his advice..... or...... If ya just looking for the Adapter Fitting that goes from a ballast plug fitting to a standard fitting so you can use CFL's on your HID leads and shades, ezigrow make em..... most hydro shops carry em. Peace. Nibbler. Nibbs, I aint sayin they are 'Stupid' at all, Ive just seen ppl do this shit before. This is why with the little info given, I have given caution as the first step and a little info on why to be cautious. No judgement. Just be bloody careful is all. Merl1n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 E40 is the more technical name for the size I assume you're after. Google that shit, 'cos when I googled "big light fitting screw type, etc" a while ago for the same problem, I didn't get very far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minzone Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hey thanks for replies. Went to hydro shop in my area seems they don't carry a lot of CFL related stock only had the full mounting kit by ezi which are 30 each not to bad but the setup I want to run is just using the standalone adapter on a power board found them online for about 10 bucks but I like to support my local economy guess I won't be able too. Sorry merl1n I should have specified. I am after just the regular CFL fitting standard household bulb. Thanks for the info Cerberus I had the same issue thanks for the fitting size might make finding a local supplier abit easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STONEDAJ69 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Mate I was going to post up a few days ago, for roughly $8 each you can go to Big W and buy the stuff for a diy single light setup, then add bulb cost, all you need is a a $3 extension cord Then add the $5 for each individual holder - they have no earth, but due to the fact there's no touchable external metal parts you'll be fine. You can wire these quite easily to have more than one bulb to a cord, however I'd personally move up to the slightly more expensive ones, about $8 per holder, just for ease of wiring and the fact they have an earth. Ill post this then see if I can edit and add in pics. EDIT: Holy motherfuck, it actually worked. I've looked for the bulb holder power adaptors, but it seems they aren't readily available in Aus. I also read a lot of posts about them (more specifically the 3 way sockets I was looking for) being dangerous. I dunno, just sayin what I saw. First pic: The completed, working CFL Second: The complete casing Third: How the casing looks on the inside. These could not be any simpler to wire up. Take the blue plug and screw it in, take the brown plug and screw it in the opposite hole. Take the earth... and forget it exists. EDIT 2: Just took another pic... Pic four is the advanced version. Supplemental lighting, or clone lighting, either way, 4x23W = 92W CFL goodness. Not sure how it happened but my cam was set on sepiatone in the first and last shots **DISCLAIMER** DO NOT PERFORM ANY ELECTRICAL WORK IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL. ALSO: FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS, RIGHT HERE!, IN THIS THREAD.Please keep in mind, I'm no expert, I just like to pretend. Edited December 15, 2012 by captain.charisma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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