Yes, i am getting better results all around using led now. Took a minute but am jamming like never even thought possible.
Here's some on my locked thread.
Hello Everyone! First off I'd like to say Thank You to Victor, owner of Amare Tech for making this possible, continuously providing high quality grow lights, outstanding service & going above & beyond on warranty. I'd like to Introduce Amares SolarBar-8. Hoping to provide as much info as...
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Just got through reading the thread. What a read. I horse laughed when the guy said bukakke of LED spectrums. Bit of a cliffhanger at the end. I guess that's why some read the end of the book first. I'm digging the fact you can spread those out and angle them different ways. That's one issue I had with hoods and my vertical space being restricted on the spread. My flower area is an enclosed 6x13 x81" tall so a bit height restricted. I'll be working from below as well under a scrog. Some questions:
When you were measuring temps on the front, back and side of the unit, was that surface temps of the unit or the ambient temps around the light? Were those readings taken at full power?
Is the unit modular? Can the bars be removed and mounted to something else independently while still daisy chained together? I couldn't tell if the 2-bar lights in your pics were from the 8 bar or something entirely different.
What's your overall opinion on penetration? Did stuff seem any more larfy or dense that would normally be larfy on the lower part of the canopy using HID?
Did you feel that you used more or less cooling/exhaust effort than running sealed air cooled hoods? Do you get hotspots under the units? Did you use full power during flower or not so much? What was the happy height range above the canopy in flower that you found prevented light burn but promoted the most growth?
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I think I've narrowed it down between this or the newer chilled bar light. I wondered about solis tek but they have took the piss it seems. Their built in timer ballasts were top notch with the daisy chain one remote control. They seemed to be on the pinnacle of lighting tech a few years ago and then poof...Thanks for your input!