Meijui Bar Light Question

bk78

bk78

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BK’s shit show

THE GOOD,THE BAD,THE UGLY Figure I’ll start a journal for this next run. I will try to be diligent for updates but I’m a pretty busy guy with work this time of year. 4x8 flower space 8 cuts Coco/perlite 3 gallon buckets Fed Remo Nutrients base 3 part 2 650w Meijiu strips Clones came out of...
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SnoopyDoo

SnoopyDoo

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I've been following your grow. The ladies look great.

What light temp did you go with? I'm not sure it makes a big difference. Also I found that you have to assemble the light, but do they look like they'd break back down easily?

Don't need to see any HLG grows. I've seen HLG at the local shops and they rock. I'll probably go with board style lights in veg some day. For now I want bar style lights and for the cost savings, I'm willing to deal with the downsides of going direct to China and bypassing the middle men vs paying $1k+ per light.

TIA

bk78 said:
They are junk clones

only buy HLG because your plants will grow bigger and stronger

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bk78

bk78

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SnoopyDoo said:
I've been following your grow. The ladies look great.

What light temp did you go with? I'm not sure it makes a big difference. Also I found that you have to assemble the light, but do they look like they'd break back down easily?

Don't need to see any HLG grows. I've seen HLG at the local shops and they rock. I'll probably go with board style lights in veg some day. For now I want bar style lights and for the cost savings, I'm willing to deal with the downsides of going direct to China and bypassing the middle men vs paying $1k+ per light.

TIA
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I have the mj650’s so no assembly required on my end.
 
mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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SnoopyDoo said:
Great resource here. Long time grower, first time poster. I’ve been reading up as much as I can.

I’ve been using DE HPS for a while with great results. A buddy gave me his DE Hood when he replaced it with a Gavita 1700pro. So I built out my grow for the additional DE, but now I have heat stress issues. OTOH, his Gavita is killing it, so I think it’s time to change things up.

Looking for bar style lights and the Meijui 650’s look like the way to go. But I have some questions before I pull the trigger.

1) Do the non-folding style require assembly? Are they easy to break down for storage?

2) I see 6 and 8 bar lights. They spec at the same light output and efficacy, but I would assume the 8 bar would be more efficient (more diodes) and therefore have slightly higher light output. Can anybody confirm?

3) 3000k or 3500k? I’m leaning toward 3000k, for no particular reason other than that’s the color spectrum I’m used to coming from HPS.

4) Is the driver 120 & 240v compatible?

TIA
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Do you have pics of any of your HPS grows? This way we can see the difference when you switch to China
 
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mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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SnoopyDoo said:
Great resource here. Long time grower, first time poster. I’ve been reading up as much as I can.

I’ve been using DE HPS for a while with great results. A buddy gave me his DE Hood when he replaced it with a Gavita 1700pro. So I built out my grow for the additional DE, but now I have heat stress issues. OTOH, his Gavita is killing it, so I think it’s time to change things up.

Looking for bar style lights and the Meijui 650’s look like the way to go. But I have some questions before I pull the trigger.

1) Do the non-folding style require assembly? Are they easy to break down for storage?

2) I see 6 and 8 bar lights. They spec at the same light output and efficacy, but I would assume the 8 bar would be more efficient (more diodes) and therefore have slightly higher light output. Can anybody confirm?

3) 3000k or 3500k? I’m leaning toward 3000k, for no particular reason other than that’s the color spectrum I’m used to coming from HPS.

4) Is the driver 120 & 240v compatible?

TIA
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Also I don't think heat issue is a solid reason to switch. Just circulate your room better :eyesmoke: :peace:

Would help to know the space of your room or see pics
 
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jonnynobody

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bk78 said:
I have the mj650’s so no assembly required on my end.
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That meiju 650 is a sexy looking piece of hardware. Strips on bars do a much better job of spreading light over the canopy than quantum boards. There's nothing wrong with quantum boards. Light bars are simply a better method of distributing the light evenly over a larger area. I'm gonna check out your journal this afternoon. Those are some great looking colas in the pictures you posted.
 
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jonnynobody

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SnoopyDoo said:
No. The only pics I could provide now are heat stressed plants. BTW, I'm sure all my HPS stuff was made in China too - LOL.
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Don't try to explain logic or reality to the MAGA crowd. It'll just take time and energy away from you that you'll never get a return on. People that make those anti-china comments are often the biggest consumers of Chinese made goods. They just buy their Chinese goods at wally world or Amazon instead of Alibaba. I guess that makes them feel patriotic to purchase their Chinese made goods from an American company that pays no federal income tax. Feel empathy for their small mindedness.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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jonnynobody said:
Don't try to explain logic or reality to the MAGA crowd. It'll just take time and energy away from you that you'll never get a return on. People that make those anti-china comments are often the biggest consumers of Chinese made goods. They just buy their Chinese goods at wally world or Amazon instead of Alibaba. I guess that makes them feel patriotic to purchase their Chinese made goods from an American company that pays no federal income tax. Feel empathy for their small mindedness.
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I thinks this comment belongs in the political section, this thread was about lights. Let's not cloud this debate with MAGA talk. Actually it wasn't even a debate and nobody has told the guy to buy American once on this thread.
 
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jonnynobody

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Doug Dawson said:
I thinks this comment belongs in the political section, this thread was about lights. Let's not cloud this debate with MAGA talk. Actually it wasn't even a debate and nobody has told the guy to buy American once on this thread.
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"Do you have pics of any of your HPS grows? This way we can see the difference when you switch to China"
That sounds like a negative connotation regarding Chinese goods does it not? Perhaps he was indicating the quality from China could be better? Yeah, maybe that was his angle.
 
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jonnynobody

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Doug Dawson said:
I thinks this comment belongs in the political section, this thread was about lights. Let's not cloud this debate with MAGA talk. Actually it wasn't even a debate and nobody has told the guy to buy American once on this thread.
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I think you belong in the tampon aisle of the grocery store with bitching like that. Stock up though. That way you can put one in every hole.
 
mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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jonnynobody said:
I think you belong in the tampon aisle of the grocery store with bitching like that. Stock up though. That way you can put one in every hole.
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jonnynobody said:
"Do you have pics of any of your HPS grows? This way we can see the difference when you switch to China"
That sounds like a negative connotation regarding Chinese goods does it not? Perhaps he was indicating the quality from China could be better? Yeah, maybe that was his angle.
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If someone has had many successful HPS grows they would have pictures.

I've been doing 2 things for a very long time. I just let judgmental morons like you tell the story.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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jonnynobody said:
"Do you have pics of any of your HPS grows? This way we can see the difference when you switch to China"
That sounds like a negative connotation regarding Chinese goods does it not? Perhaps he was indicating the quality from China could be better? Yeah, maybe that was his angle.
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LOL, I think he just called them China as they are Chinese lights, what does MAGA have to do with that?
 
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