My experience growing with Platinum LED'S

Wicked_One said:

Nice crop bud!
I have 2 P450's they do amazing work.
I've received almost noting but hate from people on this forum calling them crap for various reasons.
But despite their claims that the lights are terrible, I just last week pulled over 2 grams per watt with them in a small space and got over 2 pounds off 3 plants.
Their lights are a bit pricey but they have a no haggle 5 year warranty.
Most company's don't even cover their products for 3 years.
So for me it was worth the extra buck.
Just be aware of the many many PLED haters on this forum, their annoying as hell.

If you would like to see my last grow with them click out the link to my journal below \/

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Just read through your journal. I loved the spank you put on the troll! Amazing yield.

I'm glad I went this route and not the really really cheap "ah soooooo" chinese lights cause my first experience was bad(wasted 300 bucks on 2x Alibaba leds. If I would have kept being cheap and had another bad experience I would have just given up.

Wicked_One said:

Nice crop bud!
I have 2 P450's they do amazing work.
I've received almost noting but hate from people on this forum calling them crap for various reasons.
But despite their claims that the lights are terrible, I just last week pulled over 2 grams per watt with them in a small space and got over 2 pounds off 3 plants.
Their lights are a bit pricey but they have a no haggle 5 year warranty.
Most company's don't even cover their products for 3 years.
So for me it was worth the extra buck.
Just be aware of the many many PLED haters on this forum, their annoying as hell.

If you would like to see my last grow with them click out the link to my journal below \/

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some people here think you can only grow with COBs or HPS but i've seen good grows with many types of light including low budget CFLs. the PLED would be a great grow light if it was not so damn expensive. they use the same LEDs and drivers as light like the vipar spectra with a slightly better spectrum so production cost are not that high

mauricem00 said:

some people here think you can only grow with COBs or HPS but i've seen good grows with many types of light including low budget CFLs. the PLED would be a great grow light if it was not so damn expensive. they use the same LEDs and drivers as light like the vipar spectra with a slightly better spectrum so production cost are not that high

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Your right, plants will grow no matter what light is used but for the money and coverage adjustability cobs seems to be a great way to go. You might not be able to get the top dog vero29 or cxb3590 Cobb kits for cheap but there are decently priced cob setups out there. The price point on the citizen kit was what made me go that route. Diy lights are cool and all but if you have no electrical tools to build stuff like that it gets pricey.

Looks good. I got 6 300s of the new grey models in 2 5x5s. And a 150 that's the old white model.

The lights are great but coverage does drop off with one p300 but if you have more to cover the space that seems to be the way to go. With a scrog coverage seems to be what I need.

MasterMiller said:

Your right, plants will grow no matter what light is used but for the money and coverage adjustability cobs seems to be a great way to go. You might not be able to get the top dog vero29 or cxb3590 Cobb kits for cheap but there are decently priced cob setups out there. The price point on the citizen kit was what made me go that route. Diy lights are cool and all but if you have no electrical tools to build stuff like that it gets pricey.

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you would get more uniform coverage and the same or better efficiency with bridgelux EB series strip light for a lower price. COBs are becoming an out dated technology.fads come and go but experienced growers stick with a technology they are use too and know how to grow with.makes little sense to spend $800 for a light that works no better than a $200 light

Very true. But any tech is old in 6 months

If I could buy the p300s for 200 a piece I would have probably bought two more but again coverage is a big thing for me and being able to customize the light footprint is what I need so I definitely am going to compare cobs vs p300's. I was also even thinking putting p300 in the middle and 2 cobs on each long side of p300.

RainDan was really helpful at timber grow lights and when I think about the whole cob thing as long as I stay within the specs of the heat sink upgrading seems to be a possibility with the passive cob kit i bought so at least I can sort of upgrade chips and drivers if need be. That's also a plus about the pre-assembled diy kits.

I'm not trying to sell anything I'm just looking at it as an investment that could potentially be upgraded throughout time. Being a penny pinching filipino, korean, white guy that sounds like a good thing. Especially when technology now is so here and gone being able to customize a lighting setup and save money is a plus in my book.

HighRoller702 said:

The p300 is an awesome light.

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Please stop spreading this nonsense as if it's gospel. A P3 will grow some decent weed, but there are much better options for your money. Platinums are overpriced, and they're about as efficient as a standard HID 600 or 1000.

Wicked_One said:

Nice crop bud!
I have 2 P450's they do amazing work.
I've received almost noting but hate from people on this forum calling them crap for various reasons.
But despite their claims that the lights are terrible, I just last week pulled over 2 grams per watt with them in a small space and got over 2 pounds off 3 plants.
Their lights are a bit pricey but they have a no haggle 5 year warranty.
Most company's don't even cover their products for 3 years.
So for me it was worth the extra buck.
Just be aware of the many many PLED haters on this forum, their annoying as hell.

If you would like to see my last grow with them click out the link to my journal below \/

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You've been schooled on this subject numerous times by a bunch of different people, but you still repeat this garbage over and over again just cause you got suckered into buying an inferior light. Guess what? I did too. I own 3 Platinum lights, and my COBs shit all over them.

Platinums are overpriced garbage. Will they grow weed? Sure. 600 watts of Platinum would equal a 600 watt HID, so of course they're going to grow weed.

But hey, keep pushing that outdated tech. Aside from buyer's remorse, I don't really get the point of it.

Johnny Lawrence said:

Please stop spreading this nonsense as if it's gospel. A P3 will grow some decent weed, but there are much better options for your money. Platinums are overpriced, and they're about as efficient as a standard HID 600 or 1000.

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I respect your opinion. Please respect others. I thought I got a good deal for $200 a P300. I see you've owned both Platinum LED and COB. I haven't so I have nothing to compare it to. I compare it visually to cheap LEDs like Vipar and Mars. I thought I made a better investment than going with those. I had no interest in building my own LED. My brother builds PC's and his is better than most you can buy. I get it. But not interested.

Johnny Lawrence said:

You've been schooled on this subject numerous times by a bunch of different people, but you still repeat this garbage over and over again just cause you got suckered into buying an inferior light. Guess what? I did too. I own 3 Platinum lights, and my COBs shit all over them.

Platinums are overpriced garbage. Will they grow weed? Sure. 600 watts of Platinum would equal a 600 watt HID, so of course they're going to grow weed.

But hey, keep pushing that outdated tech. Aside from buyer's remorse, I don't really get the point of it.

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You again... Seriously?
You hop your stupid ass onto every PLED related forum you can to repeat your tired ass bullshit.
We get it for the 50th time asshole...
YOU hate PLED...
You own P150's and YOU can't do much with them...
You say they didn't get your special order right...
YOU think It's outdated and all of us are morons...
You had a bad experience with their service department because you were a dickhead...
Tough shit for you!...

You can now fuck off and get on with your life...
We PLED users just don't give a fuck about what you think.... you don't seem able to grasp that concept.
You're just being a hateful little bitch at this point...
Like I've told you before if you like something else great!... go use it already an quit being a stupid ass troll...

I hope this shit works...

Wicked_One said:

You again... Seriously?
You hop your stupid ass onto every PLED related forum you can to repeat your tired ass bullshit.
We get it for the 50th time asshole...
YOU hate PLED...
You own P150's and YOU can't do much with them...
You say they didn't get your special order right...
YOU think It's outdated and all of us are morons...
You had a bad experience with their service department because you were a dickhead...
Tough shit for you!...

You can now fuck off and get on with your life...
We PLED users just don't give a fuck about what you think.... you don't seem able to grasp that concept.
You're just being a hateful little bitch at this point...
Like I've told you before if you like something else great!... go use it already an quit being a stupid ass troll...

I hope this shit works...
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Haha. Sensitive much?

I did just fine with Platinums, like I explained before. They do comparable work to HID grow lights, watt for watt. Again, this has been explained to you before. Try retaining it.

And yeah, they dicked me over on a special order. I'm supposed to be happy about that? That's not a legitimate complaint?

The tech is outdated, and I never called anybody a moron. Take a deep breath.

I had a bad experience with their service department, cause they tried to lie and say they sent me something they didn't. That's called shady business tactics.


My point is that you keep pushing this company as if it's the greatest LED light company on Earth. It's not. That's a fact. The company uses shady AF marketing tactics to sell overpriced, inefficient lights to people who don't know any better. Watt for watt, they are just as efficient as an SE HID light, so what's the point in spending all of the money on them.

Clean the sand out of your vagina.

Just STFU and move on already....

You clearly do.

Why, knowing what you know about Platinums, do you continue to push them to other growers in just about any thread in which they're mentioned?

You know there are much better options for the money. You know that they're overpriced. You know that they're comparable in performance to an HID. You know that the company engages in shady and deceptive marketing tactics. Why do you keep going to bat for them???

I just find you to be a little annoying fuck...
We the people who use them like them... you don't and you made your point... so stfu already and move on... what don't you understand?

I'll keep saying how I like them on forums for them because I've have amazing success with them and broke that 2gpw you yourself said was impossible...and you have noting to say about that

You on the other hand go out of your way to get on PLED forums and cry like a bitch about them in various ways...
You must have serious mental problems or something.

Johnny Lawrence said:

You clearly do.

Why, knowing what you know about Platinums, do you continue to push them to other growers in just about any thread in which they're mentioned?

You know there are much better options for the money. You know that they're overpriced. You know that they're comparable in performance to an HID. You know that the company engages in shady and deceptive marketing tactics. Why do you keep going to bat for them???

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Ok I'll believe they are comparable to HID. But, HID bulbs need to be changed. PLED will be the same intensity for at least 5 years guaranteed. How much does it cost for 5 years of HID bulbs? Also, you need more energy to run fans for HID to expell heat.