Here's their latest 200W model, purchased after they went "dark" for a time a few months earlier. The case does get a little too hot for my taste, I'm thinking of either getting small fans to blow across the lights or install 40mm fans on the exhaust ports to facilitate air movement.
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Test run with and without optics (check out color temps, all are 4000K):
Two of the units were a bit banged up at the corners, but nothing that would compromise safety or performance. Just a few more pieces and this grow is good to go! And I got a migraine from staring at the mylar too long, being light sensitive and all. Going to need sunglasses when working under these lights.
I might have to stop looking at the LED thread for the next few months to prevent buyer's remorse - there are a TON of new community lights coming that I unfortunately couldn't wait for any longer.
I am happy that you have had such good luck with your mars panel but with cheap chinese diodes and drivers you take your chances. my luck with the mars hydro has not been good. I don't think anyone here is trying to convince you or anyone else to give up lights that they are happy with.my florescent give me 0.75GPW with a basic soil grow and I am very happy with them but I am curious enough about LEDs to play with them.as rapidly as this technology is evolving it probably won't be long before those high end chips find their way into cheap Chinese Cobs.DIY gives us the opportunity to play with those high end diodes without breaking the bank but I don't think anyone is suggesting that people give up lights they are happy with and switch to leds. at this point they are still just a novelty to me but I see technology coming on to the market that looks very promising.I have no doubt that someday in the not too distant future LEDs will become the best option for growing plants.and good quality led grow light will become affordable for the PU grower.
But I am saying fuck HPS and HPS is for retarded people lol. J\K but I will say just diy and my lights are way better than HID lights
For about $275, you can build a CXB3070 CD bin setup that will produce about 96 PAR Watts. Consider loss and you will be sitting high 80s which means you will be running a bit over 19 PAR Watts per Sq. Ft. More than enough for your setup.
HPS were the best option 40 years ago when growers started using them but they get way to hot for a small cabinet or closet grow. I am very happy with my 2G11 CFLs and it appears that many people here have gotten good results with LEDs.some people have had bad luck with early led grow lights and are careful about trying them again.LEDs do provide a better SPD for plant growth than HPS lamps and when driven soft enough high quality diodes can match hps for luminous efficiency and beat them for radiant efficiency but it is still difficult to get the broad spectrum violet and blue light that MH and florescent provide.my bulbs are 2 years old running 12/12 all that time and they still produce 0.75 GPW.I am using commercial grade bulbs and my light meter shows that they are at 95% of the output they had when new 2 years ago.people get use to growing with a certain kind of light and plants adapt to the light their grown under.I'm sure you will find others who are just as happy with their HIDs or florescent as you are with your DIY LEDs.my mars hydro is collecting dust while I wait for replacement diodes again.some people have had good luck with these cheap chinese grow lights others have not. I am considering ripping those cheap chinese diodes and drivers out of my mars hydro and replacing them with 5 cobs driven at 700ma with a meanwell driver. I think the cooling system they use can handle vero 18s at 100 watts total power and that would give me a usable light.
Bonjour
Thanks, i dont plan on filling that space as i will have fans and an carbon filter in there too.Plant will be around 45cm by 45cm scrog,bubbler but still wondering if i should even go ahead with it as i have a room mate and im renting.
Overpriced if you want Cree CXB for a good price try http://kingbriteled.en.alibaba.com/ they also sell Meanwell drivers and COB holders
Yes but you can add them if you want to.
