Give Your Light Systems Incredible Power!

The Ecotechnics Powerstar + Powerstar Pro is phenomenal. Most growers choose to use high-intensity discharge lighting in the Growrooms purely because HID lighting is one of the most effective possible form of lighting for horticultural use.

What is the Ecotechnics Powerstar + Powerstar Pro used for?

HID lamps normally require quite large amounts of current to flow when they are first turned on. The amount of power required to start the lamp can be up to twice the normal running power and will increase as the lamp gets older. Most growers tend to use a 24-hour timer to set the day length in their grow rooms. However, most 24 hour timers are do not allow high current switching. Likewise, they normally fail very quickly when used with HID lighting loads.

Most growers decide to use High-Intensity Discharge lighting in their grow rooms HID lighting as it is the most effective possible form of lighting for horticultural use.

How to use the Ecotechnics Powerstar + Powerstar Pro

The Ecotechnics PowerStar allows the timed switching of horticultural lighting and appliances. In use, the Powerstar Contactor is very simple and should provide years of trouble-free use.

Start by locating the contactor in a suitable position in your grow room, then plug lights and appliances into the 4-way power outlet. Set the timer as you would a normal timer. Insert the timer plug into a 24-hour timer. Finally, plug the timer and power plug into a mains socket and switch on.