I've just received some equipment that I ordered to provide extra
lighting for our new greenhouse. This should help the winter greens that
we are raising in there grow better.
The hanger kit I ordered to allow the height of the light reflector (and
bulb socket) is labeled "Easy-Roller", made by SeeChance. The sheet of
directions provided by the greenhouse equipment supplier says that each
of these two suspension rollers can support 11 pounds, for a total of 22
pounds. To my delight, the devices themselves say "Max 5 kg", with no
mention of pounds. When the tension is set correctly, the reflector can
be raised (by lifting) or lowered (with a downward pull) to the desired
position and it should stay there.
It turns out that this company is Fuzhou Seechance Holding Co.,Ltd which
is located in Fuzhou, China.
http://www.seechance.cn/index/compId=FrontNavigation_show-menu003&comp_stats=comp-FrontNavigation_show-menu003.html
My dream is to see some company in the U.S. similarly manufacture and
sell such devices labeled in metric units. Sigh.
For the curious (off topic):
I'm going to use a metal halide (MH) lamp for the greens. Next year
when we grow fruiting vegetables (e.g., tomatoes), I will use a high
pressure sodium (HPS) bulb. MH lamps are "bluish" (short wavelength end
of the visible spectrum) and HPS lamps are "yellowish" or "reddish",
(longer wavelengths).
My supplier was ACF Greenhouses:
http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/guide3.shtml
Jim
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James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
(C) 931.212.0267
(H) 931.657.3107
(F) 931.657.3108
