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Fan vs Fanless LEDs

CreamOfTheCrop
CreamOfTheCropstarted grow question 4 years ago
How effective are heatsink LEDs? I'm not sure if I should go with fanless (like Mars Hydro SP150) or with a fan (Mars Pro II Epistar 120). I struggle with heat, when the tent is closed it gets to 29-30 degrees with humidifier in full swing (HID lights) and I want to close it soon
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Medicanna
Medicannaanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey my friend, I myself have a Mars Hydro TS 600 which is fanless but had 3 cheap fixtures all with fan before. First of all, they produce heat nonetheless, the fan is basically just cooling the LEDs themselves so they can run at higher power (esp. china ones) and last a bit longer. The same light with and without fan will produce the same amount of heat. Every fan just moves air around but doesnt cool it. If your air doesnt get exchanged fast enough its gonna jam up and heat up anyways. In essence, it doesnt matter if the light has a fan or not, it produces the same amount of heat. Additionally, fans are very noisy in most cases, keep that in mind aswell. When I had serious heat problems during my first grow, it got around 30 - 32°C over the day. The plant adapted and didnt have problems with it, but I would recommend to try and get a new inline fan as intake fan and try to suck in fresh, cooler air from outside or at least another room if possible. Hope that helps, feel free to contact me if you have other questions :)
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CreamOfTheCrop
CreamOfTheCropanswered grow question 4 years ago
Thanks guys, I've ordered Mars Hydro SP-150, should improve the quality of the plant (vs. cheap HID light) and lower the temperature :)
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Insanityprofound
Insanityprofoundanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi. I thought I would answer as I have so far had great time on LED Noise is a issue for me . So after researching I went with Mars Hydro TS600. Great light and no fan. Great reviews and prices are not bad . Within 2 months I upgraded to TSW 2000. I have had issue with a power unit. But their Customer service is 100% again no fan so no noise. So my vote is without fan as there is plenty of boards out there now
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