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Shwagbag

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ellydee said:
Cree 75 watt (13.5 watt actual) equivalent daylight 5000k a19 led bulb. ???
$20.00 each at Home Depot
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Those are pretty sweet. But those UFO's are pretty sweet looking too. Apollo seems to be a widely accepted brand in this thread, does anyone have experience with either the HD Cree Bulb or the UFO?

Its nice to see some of these LEDs trickling onto Amazon.

Final question, does anyone know if any of these up and coming companies are publicly traded yet?
 
AdmiralSurf

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Shwagbag said:
Those are pretty sweet. But those UFO's are pretty sweet looking too. Apollo seems to be a widely accepted brand in this thread, does anyone have experience with either the HD Cree Bulb or the UFO?

Its nice to see some of these LEDs trickling onto Amazon.

Final question, does anyone know if any of these up and coming companies are publicly traded yet?
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I'm going to buy one. It's way more LEDs for the money than I'd get with the bulbs. Plus I don't have to dick with building some crazy DIY fixture. It's an experiment and I'm taking only a small risk. I'll make sure to report on it here.
 
AdmiralSurf

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Let's see what $100 gets you. It's Amazon, so I can always send it back if it's total shit. I'll throw it on a kill-a-watt and see what it actually draws. If it grows out seeds without too much stretching, then it's worth it.

Just bought this one. Should show up Monday.
http://amzn.com/B00FGFLCXS
 
PetFlora

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The price is right, pretty decent spectrums, though I would not want IR in the panel. They don't last, and only need to be on a few minutes/hours a day

That aside, you should be very pleased for a long time

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Let's see what $100 gets you. It's Amazon, so I can always send it back if it's total shit. I'll throw it on a kill-a-watt and see what it actually draws. If it grows out seeds without too much stretching, then it's worth it.

Just bought this one. Should show up Monday.
http://amzn.com/B00FGFLCXS
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CaliWorthington

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fightingirish said:
Hi to all you Led users, this is my first post and I am looking for a bit of advice. I am looking at a few gorilla tents and Led`s for my apartment and cant decide what option suits me best.

I am a first time grower and long time smoker with minimal knowledge. My main concerns are heat, as I can not vent outside, would have to be vented in room. It needs to be very stealthy, as in not show up on IR as my place has a lot of choppers about. I did a bit of research but I am finding it hard to digest all the great information here. New Gen led seem to run hotter than the 3w ones.

In a perfect world I would love a Gorilla 8X4 and am looking for Ideas of low heat Led solutions to get me started. I have a budget of 4000$ for everything
So my main problems are deciding the stealthiest option. If a 8x4 cant be stealhty a 4X4 would work too. Just want it to be low on electric consumption, low on heath output, and odour control is a must of course.
The odour part scares me the most. Oh by the way in my country we don`t get apartment inspections

Thank you all for reading and would love for anybody with some knowledge to help me if possible.
Happy Smoking!
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Get some Area 51 LEDs and a Can-Lite filter.
 
Shwagbag

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It makes sense that some costs may be cut in order to make them so affordable. Pretty nice price for a 2 sq foot footprint and a nice little evaluation run. Lenses should be replaceable with a trip to the hardware store and a couple basic tools I would think though.

Please share your journal and/or post pics in this thread. This thread is seriously lacking in that regard. Lots of advice and people buying lights, very little feedback and pictures to support and warrant the purchases.

Show'em if ya gottem!
 
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I found a cheap $130 300w 6500k led. I know this is not actually wattage so how many plants do you think I can veg with this light?
 
Chronikool

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PetFlora said:
The cheap ones tend to burn out sooner, than quality IR diodes. Most lenses are plastic. I have read that they will cloud up fairly quickly
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Is this particular to IR? I guess we shall see when Redcarpetmatches and Caretak3r get their Emerson effect machines rolling....

And the lenses have nothing to do with the diode itself....that must relate to another issue.

Please direct me to a high quality IR diode. :)
 
hyroot

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Chronikool said:
Is this particular to IR? I guess we shall see when Redcarpetmatches and Caretak3r get their Emerson effect machines rolling....

And the lenses have nothing to do with the diode itself....that must relate to another issue.

Please direct me to a high quality IR diode. :)
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check the DIY pfr thread. Red and caretaker found some good ones on ebay
 
Chronikool

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hyroot said:
check the DIY pfr thread. Red and caretaker found some good ones on ebay
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Yes...hence the reference to them... and it will be interesting to see how they get the plants to respond with relatively cheap diodes. I already have some 5w (4 chippers) which you will see in a coming thread....

But i was wanting to know Petflora's idea of a quality IR diode...as i dont think there has been much on the 'DIY IR' front so far...at least in this forum...
 
PetFlora

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See IndaGro pontoons

Chronikool said:
Yes...hence the reference to them... and it will be interesting to see how they get the plants to respond with relatively cheap diodes. I already have some 5w (4 chippers) which you will see in a coming thread....

But i was wanting to know Petflora's idea of a quality IR diode...as i dont think there has been much on the 'DIY IR' front so far...at least in this forum...
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PetFlora

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So, how effective do you think the IR diode will be when the lens covering it is cloudy?
Chronikool said:
Is this particular to IR? I guess we shall see when Redcarpetmatches and Caretak3r get their Emerson effect machines rolling....

And the lenses have nothing to do with the diode itself....that must relate to another issue.

Please direct me to a high quality IR diode. :)
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Hey guys I've been trying super hard to find this answer.
Just looking for a ballpark. A cheap eBay china led says its 300w I believe it's only 230w from what I read. Isn't calling this 300w the same as using the equivalent wattage of a cfl. ie a 150w 5500 cfl is really only 80w and you have to go by the 80w to see how many you need per plant. How do you figure this out for led. I am trying to build the most efficient system of equal wattage and equal price wether it be cfl, led or t5. I have no problem comparing the t5 and the cfl wattage for how many ill need but I can't figure out for an led if It says it's 300w and I go by that I'm good for 3 plants

Btw this is only or vegging I'm going 400w hps to bloom
 
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