Led lighting

Flatrate

Flatrate

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When I went looking for an LED light sometime ago, I looked all over for information. I kept coming up with HLG and Timber, both fine choices. Yeah at first I thought the prices were crazy, but I ended up with my first Timber. As @PadawanWarrior suggested a 4VS should light the ever living hell out of a 3X3, and you will probably never want to run it full blast.
 
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piratebug

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Let's see... 3 x 3 equals 9 sf, and you want a minimum of 30 watts per sf, which means you need at least 270 watts to light up that area effectively, so for me nothing HLG offers in there 4 packs 120/132/144 would cover that space unless you over power those lights using a little bigger driver than the standard 240 that is mostly used to power those 4 packs! But over powering any samsung tech leds is always a bad idea, in fact even running them at their max allowed voltage is still not a good idea because that too is not where the maximum lighting and penetrating effectiveness can be achieved.
 
IrkinBollikans

IrkinBollikans

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piratebug said:
Let's see... 3 x 3 equals 9 sf, and you want a minimum of 30 watts per sf, which means you need at least 270 watts to light up that area effectively, so for me nothing HLG offers in there 4 packs 120/132/144 would cover that space unless you over power those lights using a little bigger driver than the standard 240 that is mostly used to power those 4 packs! But over powering any samsung tech leds is always a bad idea, in fact even running them at their max allowed voltage is still not a good idea because that too is not where the maximum lighting and penetrating effectiveness can be achieved.
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Buy another pack and run each set with a hlg-185h-c1400
 
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piratebug

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IrkinBollikans said:
Buy another pack and run each set with a hlg-185h-c1400
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Yep that is the way to do it, but then only the 120(s) or the 144(s) should be used, as the 132(s), light would ride 2 of the walls. Anyway, if you were to use the I20(s), then the spacing between the boards should be, on the larger side, (0) inches of spacing between the boards, and on the smaller side, the spacing should be (1 1/2) inches between the boards, and if you were to use the 144(s), then the spacing between the boards should be, on the larger side, (7) inches of spacing between the boards, and on the smaller side, the spacing should be, ( 8 ) inches of spacing between the boards. Then center those 6 board arrays in that 3 x 3 area!
 
insomnia65

insomnia65

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piratebug said:
Yep that is the way to do it, but then only the 120(s) or the 144(s) should be used, as the 132(s), light would ride 2 of the walls. Anyway, if you were to use the I20(s), then the spacing between the boards should be, on the larger side, (0) inches of spacing between the boards, and on the smaller side, the spacing should be (1 1/2) inches between the boards, and if you were to use the 144(s), then the spacing between the boards should be, on the larger side, (7) inches of spacing between the boards, and on the smaller side, the spacing should be, ( 8 ) inches of spacing between the boards. Then center those 6 board arrays in that 3 x 3 area!
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All this was way above my head, I'm looking to not have massive electric bills but in hoping to have a 4ft by 4 foot is there anyway you guys can point me to to learn the best option ( I have a QB 135 for a little 2 X 2 at the moment) I've come to the conclusion that cheap lights are not a friend in the long run.
 
jarvild

jarvild

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576 diodes of 561c sammy strips with a meanwell 240H-24b pulling 260 watts from the wall, 35 watts of supplemental diodes pulling a total wattage of 300 from the wall covering a 3x4 area.DSCN0928.JPG
 
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Herb Man

Herb Man

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Grim Bean said:
Fellow growers what is the best led light for a 3×3×6 grow tent thinking about a 1500w king led your thoughts please
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For that area 450 watts that the actual pull from the socket will get you 50 watts per square foot. There are some Cob units out there that will cover that area nicely. Or you might opt for two 250 watt units. But always read the product details to find the wattage it pulls from the wall, not the wattage in the title.
 
Jeffislovinlife

Jeffislovinlife

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Turned my back on them for a minute and they go wildimagejpeg_0_55.jpgthat is a 1200 watt philzon as always thank you for your time and the best of luck to you all
 
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