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WeedManz
WeedManzstarted grow question 2 years ago
So here is the thing , I need advice with my e27 led panel ,do any of you guys have experience with DIY e27 led panels? And if you do can somebody please help with the choice of kelvins I should use?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Most LED light panels have a mix of something like 2800-3000K and 4800-5000K. If you look up the specs of some commercial lights, this would give you an idea as to what they use. I doubt the home style E27 LED globes would have anywhere near the right spectrums for plant growth, they are mainly designed for people to read the newspaper by, not grow killer buds! Just because they are LED bulbs does not mean they are suitable LEDs to grow plants with, not all LEDs are created equal. Good on you for trying DIY and having a go, but I bet you will end up buying a proper commercially made LED in the future.....so you may as well just get it over with and buy a proper light straight up. Save up and get the best one you can afford.....as they say....."buy once, cry once"!
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
oops, 3030 chips.. denotes size. not 2020
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
genetics are the primary dictator of how a plant develops. spectrum of light can cause some deviation, but nothing miraculous. you'll never turn a lanky plant into a stocky one with cooler white light, but it should help with axillary growth all other things remaining the same. i say that just to put scale in right frame of reference.. i've found it really doesn't matter much. I have 3300k i have 2800k and clones of exact genetics come out looking almost exactly the same and impossible to distinguish the causes of any minor differences as beign related to the light from how i treated it and enviornmental factors bc it's such a small difference. dr. bruce bugbee - apogee intsruments on youtube has a couple videos explaining which wavelengths likely do what to the plant. "Blue" or cooler white should increase axillary growth. "Red" or warmer white should increase vertical growth. i'd suggest warmer red, as the popular belief is that it's better for harvest. if you makea light for seed-to-harvest use, i'd favor what is best in harvest. A resulting 2700-3200k overall would be fine.. don't be afraid to mix in different rated bulbs. You may have some 3500k and some 2700k, but the bulk i would suggest a bit on warmer side (lower K values). e27? aren't these LED bulbs? I'd strongly suggest going a different route, if so. unless efficacy is around 2.7-3.0umol/J or roughly 200-230lumens/watt range it's an inferior option. The LM301B diodes are fairly cheap when you buy in bulk, but does require a whole lot of soldering of DIY from ground up, since you'll have upto 4 diodes per watt of power. (if yo go this route, go 0.25watts/diode to reach diminishing returns on efficacy) midpower 2020 chips are teh way to go right now and for last 5-7 years or so. Nothing has surpassed it's efficacy. Efficacy is what you pay for. Efficacy equates to longevity. i see some e27 bulbs listing 30,000 hours of use, but they were not for growing plants. i'd assume that metric is not apples to apples to grow lights (that have integrity in specifications). hours of use is only 1/2 of that metric. It should also list how much it has dimmed by that point. grow lights should be on an "L90" rating, which meand X hours before it reaches 90% of original intensity. LM301 diodes run at 0.25w/diode will surpass 50,000 hours before they hit 90% of original. indoor lighting does not typically use "L90". They will use a lower percentage because a human eye is not as discerning as plants are to intensity. So, check spec sheet. they should have a graph somewhere in regard to longevity and can use a rules to find "L90" on the graph. if this doesn't exist, it's a red flag.
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