A Friend looking for good LED Lighting options?

[punit]

Hi Guys,

I have a friend looking to get back into the growing after about 10+yrs and he is thinking about going LED this time around. He is trying to find out who makes/sells good quality LED lights that he can look into? He last used the MH and HPS lights but has sold them when he took a break years back. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Renfro]

HLG (not HGL) and Timber are my favs.

Spider Farmer is good.

Remember to run a little warmer canopy temp with LED due to the lack of IR.

 

[Renfro]

Watch out for cheaply made Chinese fakes. Some can be ok but most are garbage with fake diodes.

 

[FlowerPower001]

HLG, Fluence, or DIY with Bridgelux and all really good options.

 

[SourDeezz]

Along with DIY PLC strips

 

[PopeyeSpinach]

Been running HLGs since april 17' and like them very much. My profile pic is some sour diesel grown under HLG boards

 

[Cwrighty9420]

What would you recommend to replace a 600watt hps?

 

[PopeyeSpinach]

This

 

[Cwrighty9420]

This

$850!!!!!! Wow lol

seems like a lot of money for something I could potentially have taken away from me and destroyed...

 

[Gullett79]

If he's willing to go DIY and build his own rig, he can get these. They had been almost 30 apiece. I just ordered 20 of them.

https://www.arrow.com/en/products/sl-b8u7n90l1ww/samsung-electronics

 

[PJ Diaz]

$850!!!!!! Wow lol

seems like a lot of money for something I could potentially have taken away from me and destroyed...

Save $150, and DIY with two of these instead, which gives you basically the same thing: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/260w-qb-v2-rspec-led-kit

Plus you can use the "riu10" discount code for 10% off, and also free shipping, so you'd be looking at $628..

 

[PopeyeSpinach]

Condider this one , its equivalent to a 200w MH and it's a turnkey light. You can get two of them I have 400w

 

[Cwrighty9420]

Save $150, and DIY with two of these instead, which gives you basically the same thing: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/260w-qb-v2-rspec-led-kit

Plus you can use the "riu10" discount code for 10% off, and also free shipping, so you'd be looking at $628..

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This seems slightly more reasonable but still I need to replace 2 x 600 watts in total but was just asking for the specs for 1

my current lights are cheap as chips but definately an investment worth thinking about

 

[Cwrighty9420]

dammit lol

 

[Gullett79]

This seems slightly more reasonable but still I need to replace 2 x 600 watts in total but was just asking for the specs for 1

my current lights are cheap as chips but definately an investment worth thinking about

If you're able to diy, you could order 20 or so SL-B8V7N90L1WW 3000k or SL-B8U7N90L1WW 3500k Samsung strips from Arrow.com and 2 Meanwell HLG-600H-48A or B drivers along with some aluminum channel for a frame and have your 1200+/- for 700 or 800 including the extra bits to finish it out.

 

[SheeshM]

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dammit lol

I'm no expert on LED but you may want to read up on the "K" rating before buying a 4000k. I have the HLG 550 V2 3000k and it works really well for seed to harvest. My understanding is that 4000k will work for flowering but 3000k is better for flowering.

 

[PJ Diaz]

This seems slightly more reasonable but still I need to replace 2 x 600 watts in total but was just asking for the specs for 1

my current lights are cheap as chips but definately an investment worth thinking about

Yeah, I hear you. I converted my single 600w HPS tent to LED a month or so ago. I went the DIY route, and it cost me around $500 all done. I picked 4 of the HLG QB96's for a total of 480watts to replace the 600w hps.

 

[Cwrighty9420]

Yeah, I hear you. I converted my single 600w HPS tent to LED a month or so ago. I went the DIY route, and it cost me around $500 all done. I picked 4 of the HLG QB96's for a total of 480watts to replace the 600w hps.

Noticed a difference in regards to electricity?

and also temps during summer

 

[PJ Diaz]

Noticed a difference in regards to electricity?

and also temps during summer

Only been running them a month, so too soon to see those differences. I will say, the plants are looking happy under them so far..

 

[MarsHydrofactory]

Hi Guys,

I have a friend looking to get back into the growing after about 10+yrs and he is thinking about going LED this time around. He is trying to find out who makes/sells good quality LED lights that he can look into? He last used the MH and HPS lights but has sold them when he took a break years back. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Recommend to Marshydro ts or sp