Everyone is going to discredit your comparison due to the reflective tentIncorrect.
(15x) Vero 29 3500k @ 1.4a 937 watts
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This chart is courtesy of Grower's House Review.
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You are probably absolutely right about that.Everyone is going to discredit your comparison due to the reflective tent
does 1100 count?And we are full circle back to the original post lol
Have you actually finished a run under a 1000W DE HPS?
i only have cmh square waveYouve done the actual testing ? You tested square wave de and cob? Youve been busy and spending a lot of money.
yeah you trolled me, LOLI trolled him?!!, ok, whatever, not gonna start an argument .
you mean the places that rule the industry that ALL carry a copy of gavitas, YET, DON"T have LED units. HMMMMM??????????????is that the custy mag at the grow shops?
after you visit the hydrofarm, sunlight supply, GH, advanced nutrients, and canna booths do you just go home then?
LMK if and when that happens, UNTIL then, quit blowing smoke up peoples asses saying they are as good or better than DE, because as of RIGHT NOW, they are not, AGREED?Now that temp and current droop are rapidly improving soon there won't be a need for monster panels (panels that are 16 square foot) to replace high wattage HPS anymore.
The CLU550 from Citizen is already a 240 watt monster cob. (up too 500+ watt if you drive a higher current through it)
2 500 COB panels each with 2 cobs won't take up too much space.
But most led growers don't go further than Cree or Bridgelux because they belief they're the only worthy ones.
And microgrowers/small growbox growers don't have any need for monster cobs.
Quit crying.LMK if and when that happens, UNTIL then, quit blowing smoke up peoples asses saying they are as good or better than DE, because as of RIGHT NOW, they are not, AGREED?
you are the only ones crying, you can't compare to DE, deal with itQuit crying.
If people have the space and room for those big azz panels then there's no problem with it, which is an if.
So it's entirely circumstantial. Most circumstances most likely still favour the proven DE Gavitas in big grows.
The CLU550 from Citizen may already be slightly better but there's not much telling since nobody does diy unless it's Bridgelux/Cree and very rarely Nichia and nobody has made Citizen cob growpanels yet.
And even if they are slightly better LED companies always ask for a 200% profit from their products and thus will be too expensive and a plug and play Gavita sounds much more attractive than an unproven DIY lego cob kit.
And I don't blame anyone for that
You can't even give a rational response.you are the only ones crying, you can't compare to DE, deal with it
now cry and throw a bunch of worthless numbers at me,LOL
LED Cobs can produce 50-60+% electrical efficiency. More cost up front but as long as the lamp is owned for 3-4 years the worst that can happen is breaking even, and after that it's all gravy, more light for less watts (cost).
Perhaps more important the lack of infra-red heat means the light density can be cranked up without dealing with high canopy temps.
3000-4000K spectrum is blue and red heavy which corresponds with both the chlorophyll response and the Mcree curve, possible evidence it's a superior spectrum range.
Less heat in the system reduces AC requirements.
Directional output and optics can facilitate 99% PAR output reaching the canopy.
Set and forget, for years. No messing with bulbs and minimal attention needed on optical maintenance.
Efficiency doesn't suffer as the wattage is scaled down meaning arrays can provide even coverage over any area. Even intensity can be maintained in low height conditions and narrow width areas.
Dimming the total output potential during veg and/or early stage flower further increases electrical efficiency.