How To Build a CFL Grow Light Fixture - CHEAP!

uses readily available materials...good job

cool. I would buy a 99 cent can of white spray paint and spray it white. much better reflect.

is it possible to get a 100 watt cfl bulb with a bc cap the ones opposite to the screw in ones the ones with the two little pins at the base of the bulb..??one more thing when you see the bulbs called energy saver bulbs,are they cfls??
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Thanks for your input. I'm looking in to a modification of this simple fixture that will be just as simple as the original to make. I made 2 of these to grow hydroponic lettuce and beans and it's been working excellent. I'll see what I can come up with to improve and post results...any ideas welcome.

There is one flaw (i only made it to 3:28) that i see with this design. The end needs to be cut off, then it needs some bending. This reflector will reflect alot of light back into the glass of the bulb where it will be absorbed, instead of putting it to the canopy. Make it shaped like an M with a small center and rounded outer sides, it will be much more effective.

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Nice job! Very creative, looking forward to more vids in the future..
Shay.

lol thanks

Yes, that would knock a few bucks off it. I see appliances thrown away in my neighborhood but never have anything to cut a cord with when I come across something. "Helen, That man is stealing the cord off of the blender we threw away!".

hey instead of using the lamp cord can you use cut off radio cord or fan cord etc.?

muss the socket by equal to the bulb