What's the interest in growing with retail store LED bulbs?

[nfhiggs]

Also I thought your supposed to use 65 Watts foot square? Your using 31 Watts a square foot

65 W per sq ft is way high for LEDS. 30-35 is what's more appropriate.

 

[NoTillPhil]

When using LED that is getting only 120/lm/w I think pushing up the watts per square ft would be a good idea. I'm not positive but I think the 30-35 per is based on more efficient LED lights. Again, not sure on this. There is a thread on IC where PAR values can be found and compared.

 

[nfhiggs]

When using LED that is getting only 120/lm/w I think pushing up the watts per square ft would be a good idea. I'm not positive but I think the 30-35 per is based on more efficient LED lights. Again, not sure on this. There is a thread on IC where PAR values can be found and compared.

Yes, but more than doubling that to 65 is still WAY more than is needed.

 

[NoTillPhil]

Yes, but more than doubling that to 65 is still WAY more than is needed.

Agreed.

 

[Flanigan]

65 W per sq ft is way high for LEDS. 30-35 is what's more appropriate.

That's what I heard

 

[Flanigan]

yeah theyre all the same. jam a screwdriver straight thru that plastic globe and out the otherside and pop it off. the leds are on a flat plate down in the base

 

[Flanigan]

The white round piece on the end you plug in? In the picture?

 

[NoTillPhil]

 

[Flanigan]

I figured it out I think and damn its bright!

 

[Flanigan]

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Thanks I got it right before your picture and OMG its bright so are you saying that 60 is like 120 hops?

 

[Crouching gardener]

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/202488-e26-base-household-led-bulbs-as-effective-diy-grow-lights

There is some good info for ya.

 

[Flanigan]

Thanks I got it right before your picture and OMG its bright so are you saying that 60 is like 120 hops?

Hps? I meant

 

[Flanigan]

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Thanks again. I have 3 more to go for 240 Watts I guess equal to 480 Hps?

 

[Flanigan]

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/202488-e26-base-household-led-bulbs-as-effective-diy-grow-lights

There is some good info for ya.

 

[Crouching gardener]

I veg and flower with 100w equivalent led bulbs they do fairly good. I am currently getting a strip build going. They are some good bulbs to learn on and get started with leds.

 

[Flanigan]

Thanks very much. This is awesome.

 

[NoTillPhil]

Not really. A good HPS bulb will get more like 150/lm/w

It will also be a single source. Meaning, less lumens per watt is required with multiple bulbs because there is better distribution of those lumens.

I know I probably drive some guys crazy constantly referencing lumens instead of PAR or PPFD but when I started growing lumens were the only reference used.

 

[Flanigan]

I veg and flower with 100w equivalent led bulbs they do fairly good. I am currently getting a strip build going. They are some good bulbs to learn on and get started with leds.

Thanks very much, I ordered 3 think different autos that were supposed to be here Monday with a photo blueberry I was going to clone the hell out of.in happy they arrive today 2 days early but no blueberry. Ak-47 auto Dem instead so now I have 4 autos I just started germinating in a wet wash rag.

 

[Flanigan]

Where are you?

South Alabama around Dothan but it doesn't get near as bad as like when I lived in Ohio but still cold enough to kill from October 15-20-march 15-30th nights.

 

[nfhiggs]

Thanks again. I have 3 more to go for 240 Watts I guess equal to 480 Hps?

The "equivalent watts" is no relation to HPS at all. It just the lumen equivalent of "old style" 60W incandescent bulbs. Do not even consider that number. Just go by the actual wattage (5W)