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The Hemp Goddess
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This is a cool tube setup with remote ballast made from the 1 piece 150W yard type lights sold at the big box stores. This DIY will be in 2 parts. The first part will be the assembly of the cooltube. The second part will deal with the ballast. I did not use any part of the original light for the cooltube.
These are the things you need.
1. Most of this is self-explanatory. It is important to use side mount sockets. Use wire that is heat resistant.
2. These are 3" plumbing no-hub couplings. I only used the stainless steel sleeve part of this, not the rubber sleeve (I may find another use for the rubber part, but was worried that the light would get too hot for the rubber part).
3. A Pyrex Bake-around. I purchased mine off E-bay.
4. I found this piece while rummaging through a box of light fittings after I assembled mine. This piece could screw onto the end of the threaded piece and take the place of the eyehook.
These are the things you need.
1. Most of this is self-explanatory. It is important to use side mount sockets. Use wire that is heat resistant.
2. These are 3" plumbing no-hub couplings. I only used the stainless steel sleeve part of this, not the rubber sleeve (I may find another use for the rubber part, but was worried that the light would get too hot for the rubber part).
3. A Pyrex Bake-around. I purchased mine off E-bay.
4. I found this piece while rummaging through a box of light fittings after I assembled mine. This piece could screw onto the end of the threaded piece and take the place of the eyehook.