Bars or boards?

shiva71

shiva71

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Hi
Is one better than the other? Diodes are diodes right, if you have some 301bs and some 660s, 730s etc in whatever configuration it shouldn't really matter right?
Everything seems to be bars in favour of boards, I just wondered if there's any reason they perform better?
Thanks!
 
Hook Daddy

Hook Daddy

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One difference is light distribution, another is height from the canopy. With bar lights you can generally keep the light closer to the plants, so if height is a concern bars are a plus. For a grow room with ceiling height and lots of space the boards can be higher up and cover a larger area, and with multiple lights provide great coverage to a big space. Just preference and the room you have to work with.
 
shnkrmn

shnkrmn

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It's interesting to see where the industry is headed as a whole. There's room for both styles but one or the other will eventually prevail. My first leds had computer fans cooling the heatsink inside an enclosure. They worked okay but that form factor is largely obsolete because better tech came along, partly driven by market demand (us).
 
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Phytoplankton

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shnkrmn said:
It's interesting to see where the industry is headed as a whole. There's room for both styles but one or the other will eventually prevail. My first leds had computer fans cooling the heatsink inside an enclosure. They worked okay but that form factor is largely obsolete because better tech came along, partly driven by market demand (us).
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I still use a couple older Bestva lights with the internal fans as supplemental lights, along wth a 500W HLG, they have about 15K hours on them ,and still work just fine.
 
shiva71

shiva71

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Ok thanks for the thoughts guys. Just ordered my first bar set up, going the Alibaba route cos im broke...to be honest i have a cheap chinese QB board with a mix of 3/500k diodes plus some 660s and a few UV/IR diodes and i havent been blown away by that so im taking a bit of a punt on this one. $200 for a 200w set up inclusing shipping and taxes. Lets see how she does!
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