I have been using the A8 and F8 plus lights for a few harvest now, And can honestly say these are some of the best lights I have ever used. I upgraded from 1000 watt hps lights and am so happy I did. I currently run one A8 and three F8 pluses. I have two lights running in a 5x10. So when the manufacturer says the lights will cover a 5x5 they are not lying. There is space in the tents where they are not completely under direct light but they still put on BIG DENSE colas.
Those first pictures are of Made of Honor at day 27 flower. Stacking. She puts on big ole donkey dicks and is done in 9 weeks flat! Smells like raspberry and cheese and yields over 30% back in oil every time. That's her at about seven weeks flower. Those four plants out of the tent are THC Bomb and flower in ten weeks yielding right around seven ounces per. Not bad for 5 gallon pots.
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Yes people these lights are beast! I know first hand they can produce large dense flowers with simply spectacular trichome and terpene production! (I shoulda been a sales man.)
BTW I am in no way being paid or compensated for this post. I just really like these lights and think others will as well.
The pros way outweigh the cons in my opinion. The way I see it these lights produce around 2 pounds each every ten weeks. (I grow perpetual and have a separate veg area.) They pay for them selves the first harvest. I have around $2700 invested in these four lights...
Way less heat to deal with using about 40% less electricity as the hps with right around the same yield.
Cons. Man China is a long ways away. If you do get a faulty unit or something goes wrong...your pretty much SOL. I mean they have great customer service on the sales end...but what if there are problems? To be honest IDK. So far (Knock on wood.) The lights have all functioned as they are promised to do.
AS far as if they are real Samsung diodes or knockoffs...I have no idea. But even if hey are knockoffs the plants done seem to mind. And same with the light meter. ???? I have been growing indoors since 1989 and have never used one. Plants tell you pretty quick if they aint getting enough light. Mine are getting more than ever! I get the 3000k because I only use them for flower. And that's the more red spectrum.
Yeah so my review is 4.5 stars out of five for the ole A8 and F8s. Just good lights for a great price.
