Cfl reflector help
- Thread starter tommyb88
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Hey tommy! Whats the true wattage on your bulbs? Jus curious, anyway I had bought 3 105w lightbulbs(bigger than my forearm). And I was baffled on how to even hang them.
It actually cost me about $6 to hang them. I did it pretty ghetto, but it works, and is still working now.. I used aluminum baking pans as reflectors.. check it out:
here was the end result:
Hope it helps bro..
dro
It actually cost me about $6 to hang them. I did it pretty ghetto, but it works, and is still working now.. I used aluminum baking pans as reflectors.. check it out:
here was the end result:
Hope it helps bro..
dro
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- #3
haha.. tommy the aluminum pans costed me $1.09 each and work jus as good if not better than the faded but dimpled hoods that are sold commercially..
Dude i smoked a big joint and brainstormed
My bulbs had U-tubes, and in the original packing there was a lil styrofoam insert they put into the bulbs...
What i did was cut to size & tie the lil styrofoam insert to the bottom of the bulb. The styrofoam inserts let me hang the lights without them touching the bar. Then I tied the bulb to the bar with shoelaces, and tied electrical tape over the shoelaces to be secure and snugg.
After that I cut the left and right of the aluminum pan(so it looks like a lightwing reflector) and i taped it to the bar over the light. Its suppa ghetto, i know, but its cheap and you will get great bud outta it
Dude i smoked a big joint and brainstormed
My bulbs had U-tubes, and in the original packing there was a lil styrofoam insert they put into the bulbs...
What i did was cut to size & tie the lil styrofoam insert to the bottom of the bulb. The styrofoam inserts let me hang the lights without them touching the bar. Then I tied the bulb to the bar with shoelaces, and tied electrical tape over the shoelaces to be secure and snugg.
After that I cut the left and right of the aluminum pan(so it looks like a lightwing reflector) and i taped it to the bar over the light. Its suppa ghetto, i know, but its cheap and you will get great bud outta it
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- #5
i was thinking about using shoe laces or string but was worried about them getting to hot and being a fire hazard, defo goin get sum alliminum pans tho cant beleve i didnt think of it so simple haha
FrostyBuds
New Member
check out this thread CFL Light Tutorial and post 19, he took a piece of 6 or 8 inch ventilation ducting and cut it open and kinda made it semi-flat. There is a ton of ideas in there that are cheap!
redfox30
New Member
You can make a reflector out of an aluminum turkey pan from the grocery store. If you want to get fancy, use some white enamel spray paint.
When you get a chance, look at the CFL TUTORIAL LINK in my Signature.
Thare are a few there.
Thare are a few there.
