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I have a grow going on using a 600 watt LED light panel specifically made for growing medical grade cannabis. This is a full spectrum light targeting peak absorption rates for cannabis.
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Hi there, those are some impressive plants. I sell both led`s and magnetic induction grow lights, and most of my clients lean towards the induction lights because of their long lifespan and broad spectrums. Many of my clients have used led`s before and where not satisfied with the results and switched over to the induction lights, I put my self in that catagory as well, but after seeing your results, it gives me renewed hope for led`s. Would you mind telling us what kind of panel you are using. Good work-Brian-Portlandled
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I'm curious what your yield was using the LED... please share as many details as you wish.
Thanks
How much does that led grow light cost?
Costs less direct from the manufacturer in China. ;)Quote:
How much does that led grow light cost?
The only electrical specifications given on the importer's website contradict Ohm's law. (You cannot get 180 watts OUT of a device that only draws 150 watts going in.) This seller refuses to discuss any further specifications, such as emitter wavelengths, driver types/ efficiencies, etc. :wtf:
Save some coin and order direct, if this type of "equipment" will meet your needs. There are still lotsa obsolete leds in oddball wavelengths that Chinese industrialists would love to unload. At least they'll tell you what color emitters you're buying (although that data is frequently unreliable).
Bravo!! I'm with you bro!! I was checking out homegrown lights( they have the slap-together diy kits)...I dont know anything about working with electronics...but I have soldered(I dont think soldering copper standing seam roofs counts but...) I just want about 100 watts of high quality red 660nm diodes for lighting up the under- canopy.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
LED Grow Lights - HomeGrownLights.com DH....what do you think of the diy kits from this site...worth it?
I was checking out the Cree-X lamp kit, and replacing the one blue diode with another red.
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Originally Posted by beef74
Not a viable swap.
Blue diodes usually run at a higher Vf. than reds.
And
You prolly didn't notice that the Cree kit, and the 50W kit are, presently not available.
Been un-available for quite a while.:(
That's why we had to roll our own.
Just score some 660s and have at it. :cool:
It's easier than it looks and you have on-line tech support right here.:stoned::D
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Yeah just checked....damn.But like you said, it cant be too daunting to put one together...and I know this is old hat to you by now...I'd like to put together 2 rigs...to hit the bottom branches the halides miss.I was thinking just red(660nm) for flower...but a more balanced spectrum would probably be better.Psychogrow led told me that I should just use 640-660 nm red for this project, although once she/he;) realized there was no sale, she/he;) lost interest in the subject.I just dont want 2 racks-o-T-5's in my 4x4 tent, leds seem to be viable...not for my present grow, I want to take my time and do this right...they really should disable that link to those diy kits...jerks.
4-LEDengin 15w 660 deep reds ~ $125Quote:
I just want about 100 watts of high quality red 660nm diodes for lighting up the under- canopy.
1-Mean Well PLN60-12 led driver ~ $ 55
Plus whatever heatsink / fan option you like. (anywhere from free to $50).
Easy to do, we'll help ya. That's ~50 watts (to the leds) of top-notch bloom power. You need so little blue light (for flowering cannabis) that a small T5 or a 6500K CFL, pretty much anything, will provide it. That combo should give close to the results of a 150W HPS.
You didn't want that HGL kit anyway. His specs are honest; they clearly state the lamp sends a mere 8 watts to the leds (only draws 10W). That'll give you the photon power of ~16 watts of HID. Hardly significant, especially considering the fact that hi-power leds will cause leaf bleaching and light avoidance at 2-6" away, and will cause thermal burns if you let the foliage rest against them. These are NOT like the 225-emitter panels that the plants had to touch to notice an effect. You won't be able to squeeze good leds into tight spots between plants any better than you can with, say, CFLs (which is what I use if I need some upskirt lumens).
Google "nasa lightsicle" and read the "tech" papers and follow the links. Get on the NASA website and use their search engine and search "intracanopy" and other relevant terms and read for yourself what (little) actual research was done, and how unimpressive actual test results turned out to be. Also note that the lightsicle design was not so much to provide intracanopy lighting, as to develop a convertible configuration light engine ( starts out vertical, ends up overhead) to accommodate an automated system for all stages of plant growth.
The NASA plan was/is to light mature plants from the top only, despite various sales pitches to the contrary.
curious to see the yield too. I have a single ufo goin , and another on it's way