500 Watt Blackstar LED Grow- 6 OG Kush

digimidgi

digimidgi

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sleezy1 said:
Good question digimidgi! Honestly, I really don't know! I was a little confused and annoyed the first time I figured it out. There are other manufacturers that do the same type of thing. IE. 357 magnum light, you would think it would draw at least 300 watts of power, but it actually only draws 180 watts. My bud, DUNIT used two of these to grow 9 purple Kush with a combined power draw of 360 watts! He was able to pull over 1 gram per watt with sticky icky beautiful buds. After seeing his grow journals I learned that it doesnt really matter about how much power your light draws, because it is a lot different than HID. The plants really thrive off the different spectrums that LED uses. I wanted to grow bigger and bushier plants so I chose to use 1000 watts of LED which the power draw is 608 watts. I figured either go big or go home, and I wanted to makes sure I had a successful grow. I probably would have been ok with 1 500w or better yet 1 500w and 1 240 blackstar. I wanted all my plants to be equal, so I decided to use 2 500s.
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This is a little blurb from an honest independent led grow light builder who actually builds them himself.. The 'blurb' relates to a 70 watt LED panel.

70w LED GROW LIGHT
"They would rate it as 108 watts by multiplying the number of leds (36) by their power rating. This is the way all the other leds lights on Ebay (or anywhere else) are rated. I do not do this as it is dishonest. As leds (unlike other types of lighting) require a constant and exact CURRENT (not voltage) in order to make it possible for manufacturers to make standard power supplies it was decided to classify power or lighting class leds as 1 or 3 watts depending on whether they required 350 or 700 mA. No power led actually draws exactly its rated wattage as each color requires a different voltage to achieve its rated CURRENT. As leds have become more efficient, the voltage requirements have dropped so the actual wattage consumed has also dropped even though they are still called 1 or 3 watt leds and are now far brighter than a few years ago. Confusing I know! I rate my lights by the power they consume, not by the number of leds as I consider it more honest."
 
sleezy1

sleezy1

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digimidgi said:
This is a little blurb from an honest independent led grow light builder who actually builds them himself.. The 'blurb' relates to a 70 watt LED panel.

70w LED GROW LIGHT
"They would rate it as 108 watts by multiplying the number of leds (36) by their power rating. This is the way all the other leds lights on Ebay (or anywhere else) are rated. I do not do this as it is dishonest. As leds (unlike other types of lighting) require a constant and exact CURRENT (not voltage) in order to make it possible for manufacturers to make standard power supplies it was decided to classify power or lighting class leds as 1 or 3 watts depending on whether they required 350 or 700 mA. No power led actually draws exactly its rated wattage as each color requires a different voltage to achieve its rated CURRENT. As leds have become more efficient, the voltage requirements have dropped so the actual wattage consumed has also dropped even though they are still called 1 or 3 watt leds and are now far brighter than a few years ago. Confusing I know! I rate my lights by the power they consume, not by the number of leds as I consider it more honest."
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Thanks this was very informative!
 
dapio

dapio

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dont fall asleep sleezy im here! :D your updates are very consistent I see everything is coming along nicely I am following both your grows waiting for your 300 to harvest!
 
sleezy1

sleezy1

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dapio said:
dont fall asleep sleezy im here! :D your updates are very consistent I see everything is coming along nicely I am following both your grows waiting for your 300 to harvest!
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Thanks Dapio! I was just falling asleep, because I wanted to fast forward like 30 days! But thanks for following my journals! The 300 is coming down sunday! Dank Buds right now!
 
sleezy1

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Things are coming along on schedule. Plants stop stretching at around 3 feet average. Started Bud XL today, so the buds should start putting on some weight. Might have to start staking them soon.
 

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Here are pictures of FLower Day 22 right when lights out. I bought 24 3 foot stakes and ties today. Waiting a little longer until I stake em.
 

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Here are some closeup pics of each plant. I staked the main stem today just in case the buds get too heavy. Things are going well, as you can see they have really grown and bushed out. Buds are everywhere, and the leaves and buds are emitting a very strong odor already! This is going to be more potent than my Fire OG

Note: The stakes are all 36 inches long, so that will give you an estimate of how tall each plant are.
 

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Rushed

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Can't wait to see em fatten up and stress those steaks.
Hows the coverage of the 500 blackstar?
Can 1 cover 12 sq' efectively? As they claim in the specs.
Very interested in them, can't wait to see how things finish up.
 
sleezy1

sleezy1

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Rushed said:
Can't wait to see em fatten up and stress those steaks.
Hows the coverage of the 500 blackstar?
Can 1 cover 12 sq' efectively? As they claim in the specs.
Very interested in them, can't wait to see how things finish up.
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Hi Rushed. One 500 blackstar can cover 12 square feet as they claim, but I would recommend using two lights to deal with the foot print issues. Only the center of the light has the "sweet spot", the rest of the light is not as intense. So 1 500 would probably cover an area of 3 x3 with the intense LED light. I would go 2 240 watt blackstars or 2 500 watt blackstars to deal with the foot print issues.
 
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