mikie
AGA Sprout
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Post by mikie on Mar 4, 2023 16:37:59 GMT -5
Hi people!
My first time here and hope to learn.
Today my 1 ag that I've owned for ages decided to die. I disassembled it and found a few nasties on the control board. I was hoping I could figure out how to just connect the pump and light and put it on a timer. I purchased another one so I can continue growing, but I'd really like to resurrect this old one.
Perhaps there's a diy in here somewhere?
Thanks all and enjoy!
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Post by lynnee on Mar 5, 2023 0:15:48 GMT -5
Welcome mikie! The place to find the sort of information you're looking for is the forum's Information Center/How-tos etc. section. To get you started, here is a link to a post that mentions a useful YouTube video about connecting regular CFLs to older AG models that use AG's proprietary CFLs. aerogardenaddicts.com/post/58707/threadRejiggering AGs isn't my thing, but there are others here who are quite interested in doing it. Hopefully some of them will be able to offer you specific suggestions.  |
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veng1
AGA Sprout
My logo is from a spectroradiometer I designed to measure a Sprout.
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Post by veng1 on Mar 6, 2023 11:52:16 GMT -5
You might want to consider LED lights. Note that the longevity of AG LED panels seem to be a little sketchy. I personally wouldn't buy them unless they were hugely on sale. There is an excellent discussion and some recommendations here:
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Post by hazelfyrebird on Mar 7, 2023 20:12:04 GMT -5
I don't know how technical you are, but I did find this Instructable. Haven't tried it, so no idea if it's any good. |
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veng1
AGA Sprout
My logo is from a spectroradiometer I designed to measure a Sprout.
Posts: 51
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Post by veng1 on Mar 8, 2023 9:09:04 GMT -5
If you are technically inclined, this works very well and there is a forum that is excellent. It will run on any Pi that you can get your hands on supposedly. It may run slowly on a Zero but it is fine on a Pi 3 or 4.
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