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02-20-2008, 04:00 AM #1OPSenior Member
Mylar???....... wtf?
i got a new light 600w hps with digital balast, in a plain white closet my light meter (tes1335) showed 41204 LUX, then today i covered every wall, door, and ceiling with good quality mylar from htg supply and the new reading for light is 40106 LUX :wtf:........ am i missing somthing?......
OLDJIMMYBONES Reviewed by OLDJIMMYBONES on . Mylar???....... wtf? i got a new light 600w hps with digital balast, in a plain white closet my light meter (tes1335) showed 41204 LUX, then today i covered every wall, door, and ceiling with good quality mylar from htg supply and the new reading for light is 40106 LUX :wtf:........ am i missing somthing?...... Rating: 5
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02-20-2008, 08:31 PM #2Senior Member
Mylar???....... wtf?
isnt flat white paint pretty much on par with mylar in the reflectivity department? i think mylar supposedly reflects like 99% while white paint reflects like 94%. that is strange though how your lumens went down. maybe something isnt quite right with your light meter. or maybe mylar is just kind of gimmicky.
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02-20-2008, 08:57 PM #3Senior Member
Mylar???....... wtf?
How flat did you manage to get the mylar? You might want to try gluing it to sheets of poster-board so it lays nice and flat before tacking it up.
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02-26-2008, 06:09 AM #4OPSenior Member
Mylar???....... wtf?
i took an iron and set it to low with a towel over the hot part and smothed all the mylar then stapled it very taught and now im down 7 more lux @ 400099lux, but idk dosent make sence, i hope its just a shitty light meter but im very sure its prity accurite
btw mushaboom your addys my fav show next to seinfield
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02-26-2008, 11:49 PM #5Senior Member
Mylar???....... wtf?
I thought flat white paint was 99% reflective.. I guess not.
Still, white paint is a whole lot cheaper/less work.
My box is all white paint and then car dashboard reflective material around the shit that was unpaintable.
total cost- $2
peace
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