Timing for UV tubes.

[GreenVision]

Hi again all. Apologies for all the questions lately, lots of changes and if you dont ask you wont know.

 

 

The first loft grow is coming to an end and I defo' need to go back to LED. Love my CMH, but no, heat is having none of it. Even with my 12" fan capeable of tearing a black hole in space it wont shift that amount HID lighting heat from the loft room, I went crazy with the insulation.

 

So I'm treating myself to some Migro LED's, and I'm going to try out the UV bulb with them, see how I get on. They're £70 so why not.

 

It says 2 hours per light cycle, would it be safe to plug a Grasslin into the contactor to time this 2 hout cycle? So I have the contactor 8 way powering the 6 LED's normal light cycle and in one of the spare 2 outlets I plug a Grasslin into it and set it for two hours...??? It seems safe enough, or would it be better to run it from the extension lead I have the contactor plugged into?

 

As always many thanks.

[GSZZ]

23 minutes ago, GreenVision said:

I plug a Grasslin into it

 

The Grasslin timer wont keep time properly as power wont be going to it when the actual contactor is turned off. 

 

23 minutes ago, GreenVision said:

extension lead I have the contactor plugged into?

 

Naughty!  

[GreenVision]

Just now, GSZZ said:

actual contactor is turned off. 

 

 

Sorry I should of explained this better, I can see how that looks reading it back, the contactor has two seperate plugs /outlets for heaters, was thinking as they are just a power outlet (I dont think they are wired to the internal timer on the contactor) I could plug the Grasslin into one of those as I dont really use them?

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, GSZZ said:

Naughty!

 

 

Its not as bad as it sounds. The Extension leads I use aren't your average picnic basket. Thermal cutouts, built in RCD, oversized cable and sheath equvilant to 30amp T&E, plug housing it almost heat proof. Were a little over £50 a throw. Used a lot on site when 110 isn't available

 

I'm well to fire cautious to plug a big 8 way contactor into an Argos home-brand