If you're using 1000W of electricity, take a guess at how much heat you're producing. Even with a 100% efficient lamp with 0 IR, you're putting 1000W of radiant heat into your grow area. 10% efficient lamp? You're putting 10% radiant heat and 90% conductive heat in your grow area. 1000W
If you're using a 600W HPS lamp, it's putting 600W of heat in your grow area.
If you're using a 600W LED lamp, it's putting 600W of heat in your grow area.
I think a lot of my problem is understanding that heat and i hope i have shown a progression in heat threads and led threads upto this point.
Heat transfers through conduction into objects touching, convection into the air and radiation as light and beyond.
Convection into air that is swiftly dealt with through ventilation should never build in reality.
Radiation is dealt with by the most effective organic cooling process in nature, transpiration or the movement of heat through water is highly efficient, nature is much more brutal with radiation ir and photons than any hps set at correct distance as referenced.
Conduction is all over but cooled greatly by the air flow of tents.
So if i measure the air above my hps its not hot and barely warm if i put my hand there, below is hot in the light but leaf be handling this allday long.
Im not saying leds are wrong here but broken down im still scratching my head as to what heat, my tents barely warm out of the light and many prefer this upper tent position for thermometer placement as they appreciate the same heat science as me and placing a thermometer under the light is impossible to get correct air temps really. Air temp reading must not be influenced by the sun in geography or your weather readings.
We need a broader discussion of leds v hps, led growers a mile away from hps growers in the same state saying its too hot for hps yet the hps guy is killing it allday long same setup and conditions.
Things cause arguments here but theres enough for a grower to seriously question the led advice and science here. Ironically led manufacturers now appreciate the effects of lots of ir and non essential par/pfd spectrums afrer years of saying they werent needed, i however have never struck out this big....