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smokey69
04-10-10, 07:30 PM
just gone to check on my cuttings and heard the small sound of buzzing

that sounds like my flowering room in full swing

oh hang on its only 7.30 my lights dont come on till 11pm

oohhh shit its the timer thats gone tits up iv had the time working great from veg 5 weeks

and im now on the 3rd week of flowering and now its fucked

what i want to know which timer to get money no object when it comes to my babys at this stage

in there life lol

do i get another timer or a contacter ?

the timer i had was from b & q it was the 3200 watt rated one im only running around 900 watts including lights , fans etc etc

help:stoned-smilie:

Quang
04-10-10, 07:47 PM
Sound's like you need a contactor/relay .
Was it a pin timer and it stayed on , meaning the pin's fused .
I run an electronic/digi ballast off a cheap pin timer / but for safety reason's i won't recommend you do this .

smokey69
04-10-10, 08:03 PM
hi yeah it was the one that you push pull the small pins for on or off

and now its just stays on no matter where you set the pins

would it be better if i got one of them digi timers

Quang
04-10-10, 08:06 PM
Depend's on how many watt's your light is .
I also use an eight gang contactor , but i know some grower's use digi timer's and they work for them .
What watt's are you using . you can plug fan's etc into cheap pin timer's as it's the high load a ballast draws on start up that welded the pins .

Quang
04-10-10, 08:24 PM
Here's what our green's has to offer
http://www.greenshorticulture.co.uk/Grow-Lights-182/Accessories-287/Maxiswitch-2-Way-Light-Controller-10A--888.asp
or http://cgi.ebay.ie/2-kw-Ecotechnics-powerstar-lighting-contactor-relay-/380178596457?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBu lbs_JN&hash=item5884690269

smokey69
04-10-10, 08:36 PM
im running a 600 watt hps

so its better to run the light off 1 timer

and the rest from another

smokey69
04-10-10, 08:38 PM
thanks for the links dude thats what i gona have to get

Quang
04-10-10, 08:41 PM
With a 600 you'r looking at a contactor smokey . if it has two gang like the ones linked yeah run two .
Was saying to use seperate timer's { cheepo } for other gear / as coil ballast's use a heavy load on start up / i'm guessing you have a digital ballast as you were able to use a pin timer ? a 400W coil fused my pin timer .

smokey69
04-10-10, 09:16 PM
no its a magnet coil ballast that i have at the mo

im going digital ballast the type you can dim with mega lumes

after this grow

Quang
04-10-10, 10:09 PM
Have you a link to that i'm interested indeed , Thank's . I think mine is auto dim but not sure , it's got diagnostic LED that tell me when to change the tube .
On you'r present problem , it's the dark period that work's the magic in flower , the 12H dark and not the day . So you can have a long day as long as you have 12H dark .
Might be a manual time switch AKA you for the moment till you get sorted .
Here's to you gettin it sorted smokey .

smokey69
04-10-10, 10:36 PM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Ballast-Dimmable-Lumatek-/130399138950?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBu lbs_JN&hash=item1e5c64f486

here you go buddy its got the mega/super lumes as well