Lighting HLG 600 Rspec

[OG-GeMann]

I need help with height and brightness {no markings on dimmer to see brightness percentage} height is now at 24" it was at 20". T get it higher from tops I would have to make shorter cables and I really dont want to do that. Now the dimmer i am thinking I am at 70% if this is correct there are 10 clicks at full brightness so i am going by 10% each click just assuming I could be wrong. They are in 2-3 weeks in flower 51 days from seed.

 

[Couch_Lock]

The included two V shaped CABLES that HLG attaches to their lights I immediately removed, noticing it severely limited how high I could ratchet up the light.

Then I drove to Home Depot and bought 4 ratcheting cable hooks with cords and attached each one (four in total) to the 4 corner hooks on top of my HLG 550 V2 Rspec.

This gave me back at least a foot (12 inches) in height. Those two V shaped cables most companies slap on their lights severely limit how high u can ratchet up your light.

Keep in mind, for safety sake, you want the top of your HLG light at least 12 inches away from your tent ceiling.

All 4 cable hooks are attached individually to a ratcheting device with its own cord, like this:

 

[Couch_Lock]

You need two packs of these (cost about $7 per pack) :

Hydro Crunch 1/8 in. Heavy Duty Ratchet Hanger Adjustable Grow Light Rope Clip Carabiner Light Hanger Pair D940003500 - The Home Depot

Hydro Crunch Heavy Duty Ratchet Hanger is perfect for hanging grow fixtures, carbon filters, and other heavy items in your grow room. The braided polypropylene rope and ratcheting mechanism provide easy

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[OG-GeMann]

The included two V shaped CABLES that HLG attaches to their lights I immediately removed, noticing it severely limited how high I could ratchet up the light.

Then I drove to Home Depot and bought 4 ratcheting cable hooks with cords and attached each one (four in total) to the 4 corner hooks on top of my HLG 550 V2 Rspec.

This gave me back at least a foot (12 inches) in height. Those two V shaped cables most companies slap on their lights severely limit how high u can ratchet up your light.

Keep in mind, for safety sake, you want the top of your HLG light at least 12 inches away from your tent ceiling.

All 4 cable hooks are attached individually to a ratcheting device with its own cord, like this:

Just the advice I needed thank you, I will be doing this soon. Now I need some help with the dimmer and the settings

 

[pg2052]

I have the HLG 260xl -- I was getting pretty frustrated with not knowing what the dimmer was doing, so I bought one of these. Inexpensive and really helpful, imo.

Amazon product ASIN B07DPJ3RGB

 

[pg2052]

Also, once I could see the watts coming from the wall, I realized that even fully cranked I was only at about 180 Watts. So I reached out to customer service and they told me that there is a second built-in potentiometer under a black rubber plug. So I turned that all the way up (with screwdriver) and then I could take it close to 290. Not sure if the 650 is constructed the same way, but just an FYI.