GROBRO6967
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I’m currently looking for the best cheap 600 true watt led, preferably under £700 including shipping cost if from abroad (I’m from the uk). The tent I’m going to be growing in is a 4x4.
The best cheap 600 true watt led
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GROBRO6967
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Also something that I could use from seedling to end of harvest
Hugo Phurst
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Just me, but I'd go with multiple boards rather than one, easier to adjust & no single point of failure.
Check out ebay uk for boards with lm301h chips with meanwell drivers (dimmable), I saw several that would do.
Good luck
Check out ebay uk for boards with lm301h chips with meanwell drivers (dimmable), I saw several that would do.
Good luck
turbobuzz
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If I had the money I would be looking at this refurbished light from hlg.
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GROBRO6967
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I might buy that tbh thanks for the suggestion
GROBRO6967
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Thanks for the suggestion
lusidghost
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Damn, I might have to snag that up. I already have one and it's better in every way than old Spectrum King SK600s.
GROBRO6967
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Would these be better?
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lusidghost
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The 650 is better than the 600. I'm sure the 600 is a good light though.
GROBRO6967
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Ahhh alright thank you for telling me
GROBRO6967
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I think ima go with hps’s because I’ve been told that it’s easier to control.
Autodoctor
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I want one of these
lusidghost
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Control what? Still using HPS is crazy to me. The heat and electric costs are more than enough of a deterrent.
DrOgkush
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Hps still kicks ass in some terms. As long as you don’t care in costs on the bill and able to maintain the ambient air temps. My largest harvest from a single plant was from a 1000 watt hps You ever consider using a HO fluorescents ? I have had great success with those. Sun blaze brand
MustGro
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@GROBRO6967 I'm an old air cooled 600 HPS grower. Go LED, HLG is probably the best there is, but you'll pay more upfront for it than other brands. I don't think you'll find a post on here crapping on HLG's lights or their customer service though. For what you'll save on electricity, your LED will be free in a few years compared to HPS. And LEDs are way easier to control. Less heat and most have a way to adjust the wattage to the LEDs. Check the resources section on the HLG site. There's good info there like this https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/blogs/product-comparison
lusidghost
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I think the reason why people report having better yields with HPS is because they are keeping the room temperature in the HPS range when they switch over to LEDs. At first I thought I was trading weight for electric savings and possibly a little extra frost, but my yields increased every cycle once I got the environment properly locked in.
MustGro
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For me it was burning them up with the LEDs. I pulled bigger buds under HPS when I first got the LEDs but I got some good advice form RIU members and I'm definitely pulling more with LED now. Better quality too I believe, there's more spectrum with LED, plus so much more. The light is just way different.