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Blue61 (06-03-21), GEORGE (06-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), M_C (06-03-21), Skunkpunch (06-03-21)
I'm actually glad to see that you are taking the time & trouble to do things correctly mate... my first grow wasn't as well thought out
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Blue61 (06-03-21), GEORGE (06-03-21), Karsa (08-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (06-03-21), Skunkpunch (06-03-21)
I bough two 600mm ones when they first came out, i thought they were fantastic as i was always smashing me head on those bastard metal parabolics, and the hassle bolting them together made these seem a no brainer.
That was until i came home one day and found both lights were off, I checked bulbs, checked fuses, relay contactor, fuses on that everything, so took them both apart, ffs wtf, both live wires had twisted loose due to the oscillating fan i had in the room gently moving them, thus both areas around the live wires were brown/burnt only my home electrics tripping out prevented a fire, so a proper shit design, maybe with two hanging hooks they would be fine, also the plastic hanging loop didn't gel well with from the offset.
imnice
GEORGE (06-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), M_C (07-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (06-03-21), Skunkpunch (06-03-21)
I'm sure I've missed plenty and will find out soon, but I'm trying.
And the award for last post I wanted to read, but glad I did goes to...
Really sorry to hear that, Imnice. Damn glad your breakers/fuses did their job. Man...
Appreciate you sharing this. Big time. I hadn't even thought of mechanical failure caused by motion. I'm gonna have to crack it open now (unplugged) and make sure connections look secure from the start. Will figure a way to hang it more securely. Think I know what you mean about the loop; it's got a swivel thing going on.
Thanks again, man. Huge.
GEORGE (06-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (07-03-21), Skunkpunch (07-03-21)
plastic lock washers won't do anything to change the design fault, it needs for example an allen bolt through the loop bolted to say a rectangle piece of metal with a hanging point each end to stop the potential swivelling of the reflector with the slightest air movement, thing is they are super light so this does not help matters.
imnice
GEORGE (07-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (07-03-21), Skunkpunch (07-03-21)
GEORGE (07-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (07-03-21), Skunkpunch (07-03-21)
I wasn't sure what it looked like in there until now.
In my expert electrical opinion, everything seems attached.
I get what you're saying, Imnice; a couple hanging hooks through that single point loop doesn't seem like it'd do much.
I'm thinking two thinnish eyebolts could be screwed through opposing sides of the loop, like mouse ears, creating two anchor points, or three if needed. Gonna think on less invasive solutions. But yeah, not the best design.
Blue61 (09-03-21), GEORGE (07-03-21), imnice (07-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Skunkpunch (07-03-21)
Blue61 (09-03-21), GEORGE (07-03-21), Karsa (08-03-21), Mac (10-03-21), Sir Digby Chicken Caesar (08-03-21), Skunkpunch (07-03-21)
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