missed a couple minutes ...

[WeeDMaN]

its the second day of the 12 /12 rotation and I already forgot to turn the light off Im about 13 minutes off, so Im thinking of jus starting to put it at 9:08 now. Will this work or am I skrewed?

[meangreen]

Why dont ya put the light on a timer?

[WeeDMaN]

its a ballast in the ceiling how what I do this, I m new to growing Ive never used any of these.

[meangreen]

Find the source and replace with a male end and plug into a outlet with a timer.

[deadonceagain]

i dought one day of 13 mintues off will make that much of a difference, my firend has forgot to turn his light off for a couple hours and it was fine

[meangreen]

Thats not the point,the point is to get it on a timer to avoid further problems while in flower,as to many disruptions will cause problems,this I promise.

[WeeDMaN]

I think I should get a floruscent tube set( of 2 is 3,000 lumens), and plug it into the wall and put a timer on that. I jus gotta get some cash together first.

[hands of light]

i dont use a timer,i just put them on a cycle wen i know i,m gonna be around like 7-7 or something like that,timers are recomended,but it just means more cost,13 mins will not be noticed by your plants its only when the light cycle is interupted that problems may arise or if the grow area is not lightproof

[WeeDMaN]

ya I have it so I turn it off at 8:55, its just I was super blazed n had takin tome Tylenol 3 with codiene erlier becuz of my pain in my cheakbone and teeth, and I was so high I forgot ! lol, even tho I jus thought about turning it off 10-15 min before.

[tiedye420]

WEEDMAN THIS IS SERIOUS.
you need to get the ballast out of the ceiling, and put a tail on it (male end- gounded)
you can start fires %$ckin around.
Plug a timer into the wall- and the male end into the timer. We are talkin 15 bucks at the most to make you fire safe.
And with your light schedule off like it is now- you'll see hermies within a week's time anyways.
you dont want to play with hermies- it's taken me 30 years to learn the ropes there.
Dont go there,trust me.

[hands of light]

not true

[hands of light]

,no way one day of 13 mins extra light is gonna produce hermies,only if the dark period is interupted during the 12 hrs,turning your light on or off 13 mins earlier, will not produce hermies i guarantee it,i do agree with you on the fire risk tho not having your ballast set up correctly out of the grow area is asking for trouble ,ive also got smoke detectors in the grow room for added safety

[meangreen]

,no way one day of 13 mins extra light is gonna produce hermies,only if the dark period is interupted during the 12 hrs,turning your light on or off 13 mins earlier, will not produce hermies i guarantee itOne time may not but without a timer and re-occuring fuck ups will,you cannot keep dispupting the total time without negitive effects.

[hands of light]

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[WeeDMaN]

Not to worry guys, Im setting up a 3000 Lumen Florescent Tubes lamp today, with an electric timer on it.

[meangreen]

Are ya done,anybody with experience automates there lighting to avoid such problems as forgetting to turn on or off in a effort to keep schedules constant.

[WeeDMaN]

On my timer, it has 2 buttons, Time and Mode, Time is obviosly the number of hours and mode is on or off(lamp), but I push time as many times as it takes to get to 12, wait a minute then push mode to turn it on of off, now if I change the time # to 12, then mode off(at 8:55) then it will turn the light on in 12 hours, and off in another 12 hours constantly right? I think I have this figured out now but I jus wanna make sure.

[tiedye420]

besides all the bull being slung
Isnt it the second day he forgot the time?
Wasn't my statement regarding him continuuing to do so for a week, one week?
Get off it hands your off topic and slamming mean for bullshit nothing.
grow up dudue.

[tiedye420]

I guess you gotta play with it- my timers are all intermatic/dial type timers...Even the big one- it can push 4000 watts no problem though.

[deadonceagain]

,no way one day of 13 mins extra light is gonna produce hermies,only if the dark period is interupted during the 12 hrs,turning your light on or off 13 mins earlier, will not produce hermies i guarantee it,i do agree with you on the fire risk tho not having your ballast set up correctly out of the grow area is asking for trouble ,ive also got smoke detectors in the grow room for added safetyok ive never heard of hermies wtf is that

[rangerdanger]

You need a timer.
Fer Pete's sake they only cost 5 bux.
Even if your memory is sharp as a Ginzu, you may not be home to turn the light on and off.
1 time may not ruin your crop, but 3 will.

[tiedye420]

Hermies are hermaphrodites,
A plant with dual genders. both male and female ya know.
They cause unwanted seeds in most cases, unless you spot them fast enough.
tiedye

[WeeDMaN]

ya real seedy weed, altho you have lots of seeds after, it takes along time to take that many seeds out sometimes and the seeds mass jus happens to be a pain in the ass.

[hands of light]

my apologies for being such an ass hole,meangreen ,tiedye,post removed

[LAB RAT]

Ah peace once more

[meangreen]

Apology accepted,I know I can be slightly brash at times with posts,but no harm intended.

[tiedye420]

Now everyone toke this bong and get along....
tiedyes fried my brain.