Opie, Your cautious, skeptical optimism is definitely the right attitude. It's just easy to get caught up in the enthusiasm of how well it seems to be going

That's a result of just how much success here would mean for stealth grow ops (And many other things as well, like long distance space travel). For all the reasons (Reduced electricity consumption by an order of magnitude, reduced heat output by the same, and all the benefits leading to size reduction those imply), obvious to people who have researched it.

Sorry, I'm a Sci-Fi nerd

SnSstealth could I ask for clarification on something you posted a long time ago? You said you were "getting 5000 lumen across the room at the top of the pots" in a post Feb. 2. How did you measure this? Could you tell me what meter you used?

Most meters I've seen measure in Lux or foot-candles. It matters because of calculations I'm making, correcting and revising.

Experiments with Hydroponics, Aeroponics, and LED Grow Lighting

Has grow tests with a number of LED light products.

They've tested with a single Procyon 100, and I've used their numbers to calculate the average intensity of Procyon 100 at 1 meter, and I get 2073 lumens. 1 meter is about 38 inches, of course, if the distance is closer it will be proportionally brighter.

Thanks again!