Seattle Bong Ripper
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- Jun 6, 2008
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I am upgrading to a new small closet set-up, considering a 20x36 inch tent with a 400w cooltube and either a 4" or 6" cent fan. Soil.
I am torn as to which ballast to get. theres not really that many posts about mag ballast here, everyone seems to like the cooler, quieter dimmable digital ones, which would be nice, but i dont really want to deal with cable interference drawing attention, and i know if i try to make a grounded aluminum shield for it, ill **** up and end up burning my place down or something.
I want the reliability of a mag ballast, but am concerned with the heat (and noise, but im assuming i wont notice that over the fan) coming from the ballast, as i have never had one. how hot do mags get? too hot to touch? is it safe to leave on the carpet, or should i mount it on the wall? if the dog sniffs it, will it burn his nose? if i accidentally leave a piece of clothing on it, will it catch fire? i wanna grow some fire, not start a fire:icon_smile:
thanks for reading, as i stated before i searched but could not find much info on mag ballasts at all as posts here (and other sites) always gear back to BULB heat instead of BALLAST heat
I am torn as to which ballast to get. theres not really that many posts about mag ballast here, everyone seems to like the cooler, quieter dimmable digital ones, which would be nice, but i dont really want to deal with cable interference drawing attention, and i know if i try to make a grounded aluminum shield for it, ill **** up and end up burning my place down or something.
I want the reliability of a mag ballast, but am concerned with the heat (and noise, but im assuming i wont notice that over the fan) coming from the ballast, as i have never had one. how hot do mags get? too hot to touch? is it safe to leave on the carpet, or should i mount it on the wall? if the dog sniffs it, will it burn his nose? if i accidentally leave a piece of clothing on it, will it catch fire? i wanna grow some fire, not start a fire:icon_smile:
thanks for reading, as i stated before i searched but could not find much info on mag ballasts at all as posts here (and other sites) always gear back to BULB heat instead of BALLAST heat