Infra Red heater for faster sleep/finish time

[MidnightSun72]

Any reason why I can't just distribute a bunch of these bulbs around my grow and use 15 mins at lights off to help cut my flower times? Is there anything I am missing that stops this from working?

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/philips-250w-br40-incandescent-heat-lamp-4-pack-/1001108800?rrec=true

edit also what about these ones with the red. Is that superior??

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/philips-175w-par38-heat-lamp-red-hard-glass/1000417838

 

[Hook Daddy]

Looking at the specs it’s color is 3000k white. Why not just buy the bulb from HLG? It’s only $40 And is the correct wavelength.

 

[MidnightSun72]

Looking at the specs it’s color is 3000k white. Why not just buy the bulb from HLG? It’s only $40 And is the correct wavelength.

I understood that to mean the bulb is white on the reflector part.
Pretty sure it's an IR light.

 

[Hook Daddy]

Well there’s a specs section that you didn’t seem to open, but by all means buy these, they will cook your plants just the way you like them.

 

[Hook Daddy]

 

[Hook Daddy]

I guess my point is why would you spend more on a ge bulb that is not meant for the task rather than supporting a hard working light manufacturer that is doing great things to further our hobby? The HLG bulb is cheaper than the set your looking at, makes no sense to me.

 

[MidnightSun72]

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ya thanks for posting that. I did look just didn't seem to correlate with the IR part. But I also posted the red ones think they are for chickens. But also an IR heater lamp.

They aren't gonna cook anything. They are only 250W and the reds are 175w and will be over 2 ft from the canopy.

the point is to get the IR photons for their effect and not general heating of the plants.

 

[Star Dog]

Plants don't sleep, at night they use starches stored from photosynthesis during the day.

 

[Hook Daddy]

Settle down? I was just sharing my opinion, next time don’t ask if you don’t want it. If you already have your mind set on buying the heat lamps just buy them.

 

[MidnightSun72]

I guess my point is why would you spend more on a ge bulb that is not meant for the task rather than supporting a hard working light manufacturer that is doing great things to further our hobby? The HLG bulb is cheaper than the set your looking at, makes no sense to me.

Because I could fit up my room inexpensive and it's available locally. I didn't even know HLG sold those bulbs thought it was just bars.

Settle down? I was just sharing my opinion, next time don’t ask if you don’t want it. If you already have your mind set on buying the heat lamps just buy them.

I wrote that first and I thought better of it and deleted. Your post telling me to cook my plants the way I like them was what????

 

[magnetik]

you're looking for 730nm by itself. If you just add "red" from those bulbs it won't do what you want. You're just giving more photosynthetic light (and heat) if it includes other spectrums (if switching phytochrome state quickly for faster ripening is the objective here.)

 

[MidnightSun72]

Plants don't sleep, at night they use starches stored from photosynthesis during the day.

I didn't mean literal sleep. Dunno if you've heard about 730nm light manipulating phytochrome to help flower times.

 

[Hook Daddy]

Yes we’ve heard of 730nm lights, it’s exactly what I suggested by HLG and available at a lower cost than the heat lamps that are not 730nm at Home Depot.

 

[MidnightSun72]

Yes we’ve heard of 730nm lights, it’s exactly what I suggested by HLG and available at a lower cost than the heat lamps that are not 730nm at Home Depot.

I don't understand how they are cheaper. But they seem to be cheap enough. Thanks for bringing to my attention.

Flowering Initiator Far Red Bulb

HLG SABER High efficiency waterproof Full Spectrum LED BAR. Each Bar can be powered up to 120 watts. Passive cooled 36V design and 4ft length provides a great spread with minimal shadows. Does not include power supply.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

 

[Bukvičák]

IR probably wont do the trick since it starts at 780nm. They may emit some FR but thats not their main purpose obviously. That description does not match the bulb as well, they are something around 10W true from the wall. Check the far-red thread here, very interesting how the guys have gone thru all of this five years ago. There are a lot of electrical things I know shit about, but you will definitely find there answers to all of your questions you have now and also you will have yet. Than you will agree with me, that you are undereducated in this topic at this moment. No offense at all bro.

 

[MidnightSun72]

IR probably wont do the trick since it starts at 780nm. They may emit some FR but thats not their main purpose obviously. That description does not match the bulb as well, they are something around 10W true from the wall. Check the far-red thread here, very interesting how the guys have gone thru all of this five years ago. There are a lot of electrical things I know shit about, but you will definitely find there answers to all of your questions you have now and also you will have yet. Than you will agree with me, that you are undereducated in this topic at this moment. No offense at all bro.

Thanks for the info I'll check the thread out.

 

[1212ham]

I bookmarked pages 87, 98 and 99 in the far red thread, running four XP-E2's.

Solderless CREE XP-E2 Far Red LED

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rapidled.com

Far Red Initiator Puck

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rapidled.com

 

[magnetik]

I bought emerson booster boards off ebay and taped off the 660nm when I first set mine up (12 x 730nm Leds) but it looks like you can get full 730nm strips for $22.99 now. 48 leds. (you'll need a 24v p/s to run them)