kush groove
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Now that, sounds pretty damn accurate
Led Users Unite!
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longranger
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Pretty cynical view Grumpy but I have to agree that the market is flooded with crap too. The flip side of that bad news is that more efficient light sources like LED and Plasma will continue to improve and get more affordable. For now though we all have to wade through an ocean of BS so threads like this one are very useful.
TshirtNinja
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im not running 15 band leds..... im going to run the 3-4 band leds in 90w to replace my hot cfl's. plus id like to try leds out so that if i like them i will be placing 2 sets in a grow tent i will be setting up in my new place. just trying to get hid replacements for a medium grow in the future. my babies are at 2 weeks old and are looking wonderfull and im just wondering what will go on if i switch over.
kush groove
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I just switced from cfl's to led in my sixth week of flowering and my plants loved it. Fresh white hairs appeared all over my two girls and they seem to be loving. Im using the blackstar led purchased from ebay.
kush groove
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Good job on the lst... your on the right track brother, just gotta keep checking the trichs and be sure to flushDo you guys mind having a quick look in my thread? How far along do you reckon the buds are from being done?
I think they are at around 8 weeks since flipping the switch...
Link below!
Your buds do seem kinda small though.....where and when did u purchase your ufo? kinda curious
Viagro
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I'm interested to see how well your new light performs. Did you get the ufo or the panel? I bought the 240w panel, but haven't used it yet. Kaptain Kron loves his, so there's a good testimonial.
One thing that concerns me is the uv band it uses. I bought some protective eyewear from HidHut, (I can't afford anymore eyesight problems). Not sure how damaging the frequency range is, but some uv can mess you up. I wish someone who knows more would speak up on this.
edit: btw I've seen the glasses I bought much cheaper elsewhere. I think it was Harbor Freight or Northern Tool.
longranger
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Any UV protected sunglasses should eliminate any danger of UV eye injury. It would probably take looking directly at the UV diode to put you at risk. Regardless no reason not too use a pair of glasses. Vision is not to be trifled with. My vegg model of the 240 is doing very nicely. Heres a couple of pics I took this morning, 1/2. Would probably be 50% further along but my tent has been too cool at about 60 degrees.
kush groove
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Yeah your probably right but i never put too much thought into it...I just try my best not to stare directly at the light
kush groove
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A couple cfl lights in there would easily warm your tent up. My closet went from 77 degrees with led only to 86 degrees with only two 42watt cfl's Im using for my new clones.
Kaptain Kron
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LED is pwning life right now.
Kaptain Kron
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ROFL no that does not help man seriously cmon man thats the link to the ebay page and its for the flowering model.... its the same panel i have in the same 6 bands. If your panel really is a veg model i want to see a link FROM THE MANUFACTURER they are out there i got the one for my panel. Lighthouse has an actual website. Let me see some info man or get victor to send you an email and post it. Im not tryin to be a dick i just wanna see actual confirmation of what is being said.Hope this gives the info Kapt
Kaptain Kron
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did you seriously just come in here to post that shit what teh fuck lol what a weenie hahaha trollers always trying to start shit
Kaptain Kron
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YOu should never stare directly into any light period even a five year old knows its bad for their vision. Now that being said, as to what you said viagro with the UV yeah its a problem with these lights i wont let the homi go in without glasses and he yells at me when i forget. You come out after not havin glasses on and your not just seein spots like you might from accidentally lookin at a cfl your seein spots and everything has a mad green tint to it. Not cool for your vision. Wear some shades you should be fine most are UV protected now adays. If it can protect ur eyes from the sun it can protect em from your light.
longranger
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Kapt Kron sorry if you do not like the info I have posted. It is the Only info currently available, including the lighthouse site for this particular panel. My initial numbers for the diodes were pasted from a memo victor sent to me. The pic is from Ebay listing by Gotham calling this a vegg-clone model. Cannot provide you with information that I do not have and yes you have been less than courteous. Leave it at that.
budlover909
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if you wear glasss or not under led being mostly red and blue your green vision kicks off as if you were in the dark then step into normal light and wham it's all green as normal vision kicks in basically red and blue light make your vision go into night vision mode whereas green light makes you jump into daylight vision.
smokefrogg
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word, i used to stare directly at the sun for minutes on end, i knew it was a bad idea, somehow i'm the only member in my family with 20/20 vision though
TshirtNinja
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I'm wondering if someone could explain to me the difference between these that claim being either tri or quad band. I'm wondering if there is enough difference as I am hanging one up soon and will be using it 100% of the grow.
smokefrogg
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it's the spectrums that the light spits out
tri or quad doesn't tell anyone which spectrums are being used though
a tri band could be red/far red/blue, maybe red/blue/white, maybe red/blue/ir
so without knowing which bands the tri or quad are talking about, it's hard for anyone to say