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Automating Your Grow Lights With Controllers, Movers, & Meters

Get more from your grow lights. Learn how controllers automate schedules, dimming, and sunrise/sunset with safety shutoffs; how light movers improve coverage; and which meters (PAR, PPFD, lux) to use

Grow Light Reflector Cords and Sockets

There are two main types of reflector cord socket types used on HID lighting fixtures, "standard" and the proprietary "Hydrofarm" type.

How to Install a Double-Ended HID Bulb

Unlike standard "mogul" based bulbs, Double-Ended bulbs do not simply screw into a socket. Instead they, are installed into brackets that must be fully closed after inserting the bulb. It's