New Apogee SQ-620/40 Quantum Meter

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This is great, as it measures UV as well as infra-red heat that can be used to directly compare the efficiency of different lighting sources. If only they could combine it with a spectrometer. I don't know why PAR is only measured between 400nm and 700nm considering far red light (730nm) plays such an important role in plant morphology and photosynthesis.
 
Rocket Soul

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Excellent find and 4 y warranty on top. Getting a price quote as from my locals as i cant find it online. Does anyone know? And obviously how it would compare to a Licor?
 
CobKits

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accuracy wise the the apogee 520 is not that far off the accuracy of the Li-cor li-190r

going out to 1000nm is kind of overkill, you wont find anything past 800 with LEDs

i still recommend the cheap $150 hydrofarm quantum meters to people looking to do basic light measurements in their garden

this is more a tool for lighting designers/manufacturers, as a lot of people can come to wrong conclusions, like HPS PAR numbers would really be boosted by this but whats the point if its minimally photoactive?
 
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sethimus

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CobKits said:
accuracy wise the the apogee 520 is not that far off the accuracy of the Li-cor li-190r

going out to 1000nm is kind of overkill, you wont find anything past 800 with LEDs

i still recommend the cheap $150 hydrofarm quantum meters to people looking to do basic light measurements in their garden

this is more a tool for lighting designers/manufacturers, as a lot of people can come to wrong conclusions, like HPS PAR numbers would really be boosted by this but whats the point if its minimally photoactive?
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so you see no benefit in being able to measure below 400? thats the interesting part, not being able to go up to 1000 :roll:
 
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CobKits said:
accuracy wise the the apogee 520 is not that far off the accuracy of the Li-cor li-190r

going out to 1000nm is kind of overkill, you wont find anything past 800 with LEDs

i still recommend the cheap $150 hydrofarm quantum meters to people looking to do basic light measurements in their garden

this is more a tool for lighting designers/manufacturers, as a lot of people can come to wrong conclusions, like HPS PAR numbers would really be boosted by this but whats the point if its minimally photoactive?
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Hydrofarm might be more accurate than anything else. Any side by side comparisons between the best and lesser ?
 
CobKits

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interesting comparison on sensors (does not include latest offering SQ-620)


of interest are the graphs on pg 5 and the tables on pg 6.

apogee SQ-110 is not in the same class, and if i had to guess the hydrofarm would be right there with it. Again for light balancing of a garden (repeat measurments of same spectrum) either is still fine

even the li-cor isnt super accurate with HPS, none of them are super accurate with red LED. for our purposes +/- 2-3% is pretty minimal

by the metric of that paper, the response of the SQ-620 will exaggerate actual PAR (by definition of 400-700 nm) because it will sum data outside of the useful PAR range
 
Rocket Soul

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I had the 620 sensor quoted at 486€ + tax. They want you to buy a data logger aswelll for 383 but not sure its needed. Will find out
 
PSUAGRO.

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We can all agree it's a tool, not a light lab:-P

Never trusted that hydrofarm one, but cobby has been vouching it for yrs now. He's right though, for canopy use , even a lux meter will do
 
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