HLG 600 RSPEC, hope I did right

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Doug Dawson

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Hello all, just sitting here smoking some God Bud and hoping I made the right call. Been looking at lights for a while now and was aiming at the Spider Farmer 4000. I am using a MH/HPS 1000 watt system but was looking to help with heat issues. I have had many pointing at HLG but the price tag just seemed unreasonable. I emailed HLG Canada today since the RIU coupon code doesnt work in Canada and they gave me a code for 10% off and confirmed that the lights are CSA certified with a 3 year warranty so after sitting here all day debating I just smoked another joint and pulled the trigger. Now I have a HLG 600 RSPEC on the way. Growing takes so long I just want to give my plants the best I can. Not sure why I am babbling this out over RIU but guess I am dealing with the sticker shock, lol. Anyway this is going into a 4X4 tent that will next grow 2 Maui Waui and 2 Shiva Skunk in 5 gallon pots full of Coco/Perlite. Wish me luck fellow growers and thanks to all for their previous guidance.
 
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Doug Dawson said:
Hello all, just sitting here smoking some God Bud and hoping I made the right call. Been looking at lights for a while now and was aiming at the Spider Farmer 4000. I am using a MH/HPS 1000 watt system but was looking to help with heat issues. I have had many pointing at HLG but the price tag just seemed unreasonable. I emailed HLG Canada today since the RIU coupon code doesnt work in Canada and they gave me a code for 10% off and confirmed that the lights are CSA certified with a 3 year warranty so after sitting here all day debating I just smoked another joint and pulled the trigger. Now I have a HLG 600 RSPEC on the way. Growing takes so long I just want to give my plants the best I can. Not sure why I am babbling this out over RIU but guess I am dealing with the sticker shock, lol. Anyway this is going into a 4X4 tent that will next grow 2 Maui Waui and 2 Shiva Skunk in 5 gallon pots full of Coco/Perlite. Wish me luck fellow growers and thanks to all for their previous guidance.
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I have been debating this for a while now I need two more 600's but the good led are so expensive...... I bet you have sticker shock ....Im going to watch your grow.... two good leds is $2000 and two hps is$275 that is what scares me because that $1700 buys a lot good job for pulling the trigger is should be interesting
 
Doug Dawson said:
Hello all, just sitting here smoking some God Bud and hoping I made the right call. Been looking at lights for a while now and was aiming at the Spider Farmer 4000. I am using a MH/HPS 1000 watt system but was looking to help with heat issues. I have had many pointing at HLG but the price tag just seemed unreasonable. I emailed HLG Canada today since the RIU coupon code doesnt work in Canada and they gave me a code for 10% off and confirmed that the lights are CSA certified with a 3 year warranty so after sitting here all day debating I just smoked another joint and pulled the trigger. Now I have a HLG 600 RSPEC on the way. Growing takes so long I just want to give my plants the best I can. Not sure why I am babbling this out over RIU but guess I am dealing with the sticker shock, lol. Anyway this is going into a 4X4 tent that will next grow 2 Maui Waui and 2 Shiva Skunk in 5 gallon pots full of Coco/Perlite. Wish me luck fellow growers and thanks to all for their previous guidance.
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Congrats on purchase!!!
 
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Yes, its rated for max flower space of 5x5 but still only 37.5 watts per square foot. I was going to go with a smaller unit but since I spent a small fortune on it I thought a little extra wont hurt in case its needed in the future.
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very good lights I have the 550rspec. pulled almost a # with 2 plants dwc just a little topping. My first time using an led. I would use the 600 for a 4x4 tho
 
Doug Dawson said:
Hello all, just sitting here smoking some God Bud and hoping I made the right call. Been looking at lights for a while now and was aiming at the Spider Farmer 4000. I am using a MH/HPS 1000 watt system but was looking to help with heat issues. I have had many pointing at HLG but the price tag just seemed unreasonable. I emailed HLG Canada today since the RIU coupon code doesnt work in Canada and they gave me a code for 10% off and confirmed that the lights are CSA certified with a 3 year warranty so after sitting here all day debating I just smoked another joint and pulled the trigger. Now I have a HLG 600 RSPEC on the way. Growing takes so long I just want to give my plants the best I can. Not sure why I am babbling this out over RIU but guess I am dealing with the sticker shock, lol. Anyway this is going into a 4X4 tent that will next grow 2 Maui Waui and 2 Shiva Skunk in 5 gallon pots full of Coco/Perlite. Wish me luck fellow growers and thanks to all for their previous guidance.
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You won't be disappointed. Ive got the 550, and a 260xl in a 5x8 tent and they make niiice bud.
 
So just a quick update and frustration. The item finally come yesterday and I am a bit disappointing with HLG, I will explain. I ordered a 600 Rspec and the tag on the panel states it is a 550. The driver is a 600 but the panel sticker itself says it is from 2019, it is a 550 rspec and has a power consumption of 490 watts. Now from what I have read the 600 has a larger heat sync so I called HLG and the guy told me that 550 and 600 are the same light with different drivers. He said they discontinued the 550 and just used the panels to make the 600. That made no sense to me, you don't sell a product with the wrong model number on it. Even if it were the case you have to be pretty cheap and lazy to not even change the sticker to show what the model that is being sold. Now According to the comparison at https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/blogs/news/comparing-hlg-600-rspec-vs-hlg-550-rspec it shows the 600 heat sync to be 2" bigger. After confirming this on HLG web site I sent them an email this morning. Mandy from HLG responded to me, a point for them for getting back to me quickly, and told me "The HLG600R has a larger heatsink then the HLG550, so the parts couldn’t have been repurposed." So much for the guy who answered the call yesterday. Now with conflicting answers from HLG I have sent pics of the light and sticker to Mandy as she requested. Now I wait to find out what is going on. After going with what I thought would be a top tier light I have say I am not impressed by what has happened. I would expect this type of stuff to happen with crappy companies but everyone said HLG was a top tier great company. So far I am not getting that impression.

I also asked them why their dimmer knob has no marks to indicate what it is set on, they told me to download an app to figure it out. A simple 25%/50 etch would have been nice but apparently if I want to know what percentage the light is running on I have to have a smartphone and 3rd party app. While most have smartphones these days it still feels like a bad solution to be given. I would have thought when spending so much on a light that such basic things would be able to be done on the light itself without guessing or the need for extra equipment/software. Easy to get around, just annoying.

I will pass along another update when they get back to me.

PS, I was also surprised to see they are not using Meanwell drivers on these now. FYI
 
Shesh Doug your gonna have to smoke a few to this one that's crazy I have not pulled a trigger on any lights yet but I'm leaning towards timber
 
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