blackstar 500! I think u should get an advanced ds200 or ds300 and put up against the blackstar 500 for ur next showdown..Posting vidz instead of pics is really cool.
**ULTIMATE LED TEST** *GLH Spectra 290* VS *Blackstar 500* VS *Hydro Grow LED 336X*
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maxpesh
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Thanks so much for posting all this info, all the Blackstar owners must be rather happy at the moment, but I gotta feel sorry for anyone that has spent money on the very expensive models. However I am well aware that the penetrators have excellent heat sinks but maybe it's just overkill. As long as the heat dissipation is adequate to prevent burn out and colour drift of the led, who cares ! Keep it coming wejuana, ur doing a great job 
Kaptain Kron
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probably comes close to equal or slightly less from my personal experience black star needs minimum half the draw of an hps to equal and the bs is barely 300watts draw I would say it would come very close to a 600 of u train properly u may be able to exceed but I would expect similar results
Also the 500 blackstar pulls 300wAtts the 240 pulls 133 jus to clarify numbers
The 500w model draws about 300w but its definitely a happy little bush!
Kaptain Kron
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Yea and for 133 watts very impressive I've gotten a qp off of it easily on my first run and my methods were so fucked not to mention health of my plants
BatMaN SKuNK
New Member
I've been following this for a while and I am very impressed. I am considering when I finish upgrading and adding more 600w HIDs in my bloom room to hang blackstars between the reflectors. The 900s!
I can't imagine what type of results that will produce.
I can't imagine what type of results that will produce.
It looks like candy, that BLACKSTAR Looks like the winnerFrost & Pistil report.
Spectra:
Blackstar:
Penetrator:
How many plants did u run?
Kaptain Kron
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Ridiculous ones that's jus fuckin insane man i seen what u do already impressive to say the least and 600watt draw blackstars will probably make u rethink hps altogether lol I always wanted to run a 600watt draw blackstar side by side to an hps and watch it blow the hps out of he water lol
In response to plants question I'd rsther not say pretty embarrassing I even let my partner try it that way 29 plants on a 2x3 ebb table lol I got better yield off one plant overcrowding to he extreme let's just forget about that run lol he fucked it off do sick he tossed a keeper mother because he thought it was strain problems not him needless to say he has since been replaced never toss out one o my keeper moms damnit that's ur ass
organicbynature
Active Member
Which model of Spectra 290 are you running? Have you seen this post from Irishboy?
maxpesh
Active Member
So basically, what he's saying is that the 290 is outputting more than the Sun at about 15 inches from the canopy (PAR 2000 micromoles). I find that a little difficult to believe, who in their right mind would want to change the power supply to do what it being suggested here, just buy a lower power model if the issue is less height. Not having a go at you organicbynature personally but I wouldn't believe everything you read in company boss statements. Peace bro
Kaptain Kron
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That's been gone over like ten times in here man
organicbynature
Active Member
I don't know that I *believe* it. But at the same time, if the owner is taking it on himself to send out power supplies to people, that comes at a cost. Why would he do that if it weren't going to make a difference? To simply suspend the bad PR?So basically, what he's saying is that the 290 is outputting more than the Sun at about 15 inches from the canopy (PAR 2000 micromoles). I find that a little difficult to believe, who in their right mind would want to change the power supply to do what it being suggested here, just buy a lower power model if the issue is less height. Not having a go at you organicbynature personally but I wouldn't believe everything you read in company boss statements. Peace bro
It might not make sense and it might not fix the problem, but if this is a qualifying panel why not do it if he's sending out free power supplies? The Spectra is obviously under-performing in this grow but is a respected light from pre-2011 models. The alternate power supply is supposed to be an easy install and you'd end up with both, so you could power up the light if you had a lot of vertical space where you're growing and could hang the lamp up high, and power it down if you don't.
If the light isn't working properly, who in their right mind wouldn't try an easy, free fix?
I believe you, Kaptain Kron, that we've been over this ground. I won't bother going back to confirm (and to find out which model this is - I did look at the OP but couldn't tell from there), since I was just making sure this has been looked at.
Incidentally, this light has 160 3W diodes and is supposed to run around 300 watts. A Blackstar 240 has 80 3W diodes and is supposed to run around 133 watts. So...maybe the Spectra really should be powered down.