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Old 04-03-2006, 04:45 AM
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looks great!
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:29 PM
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Got the VHO sockets enad of last week, so yesterday and today I finished the project.

this is the buisness side with everything installed



All the wiring junctions. I made all the cords equal lenght to the ballasts now (they were unequal lengths due to the socket locations and how I had routed them), and spliced the two fans onto a single cord instead of seperate.



Here it is installed in the cabinet.



And here is what I am replacing. I think this new one looks much improved.



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Old 04-04-2006, 11:32 PM
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That thing is sweet.
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Old 04-05-2006, 12:41 AM
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that setup looks awesome, congrats. looks like alot of planning, but darn cheap by the sounds of it
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Old 04-05-2006, 01:17 AM
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Not too bad for cost. The most expensive part is the VHO bulbs, but I needed 1 new PC anyway. Well under a hundred for the rest. Of course I all ready had all the really expensive parts; ballasts, fans, MH sockets and bulbs, etc.
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Old 04-05-2006, 03:50 PM
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Very sweet! Can anyone tell me where to pick up a 120V fan like that? I've tried Radio Shack/Source in Northland mall and that's about it
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Old 04-05-2006, 05:37 PM
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The fans came with my MH upgrade kit from J&L. The kit had the ballasts, reflector, sockets cords and fans. They do sell the fans seperately as well.
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Old 04-05-2006, 07:29 PM
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Thanks, I'll check out J&L I was hoping Home Depot/Rona/CT might have em, dah well.
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Old 04-05-2006, 09:47 PM
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I got 2 4" 120v fans from Radioshack... here in calgary... they work great, good quality.
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:25 PM
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I was just over at Princess Auto, and saw that they have the 4" 120v fans there too.
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10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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