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Automoto
Automotostarted grow question 2 years ago
Just wondering if anyone knows anything about these lights
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NegotiatedBubble
NegotiatedBubbleanswered grow question 2 years ago
A free light with older COB technology is perfectly fine to grow under. COB's are very compact and use lenses to get more light coverage. Ideally, you want the diodes (the light dots) spread over a larger area similar to what one sees with more recent "quantum board" lights.     I would look for a light that has the Samsung horticultural diodes - the LM301H. Below is a pic from my diary comparing my LM301H light with my other LM301B light. You can put the light up slightly higher to get more tent coverage, and the spectrum on the LM301H is dialed in for plants a bit more (there is a cutting edge LM301H EVO diode out right now, but that is missing some of the red spectrum so it is not for beginners).    growdiaries.com/diaries/165481-grow-journal-by-negotiatedbubble/week/920726   My LM301H is a "warmer" looking red (3000k) light and the LM301B is a "cooler" looking blue, but the PPFD intensities are the same. Check out that same diary for my explanation on LED lights and what "top bin" diodes are and why that matters for when shopping an LED setup.
Automoto
Automotoanswered grow question 2 years ago
Will it do the job for 5 plants
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 2 years ago
That's were I get my products from, that light has been around for a number of years I think. They used to have it in the store on show and whatever they grew under it always looked really healthy. For free you have got a bargain.
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Automoto
Automotoanswered grow question 2 years ago
Got it for free is it worth using or do the job
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2 years ago
Unless it is a matter of availability, that's a very overpriced LED. I hate to cause buyer's remorse, but thats fairly old tech that you probably need 50w/sq ft and definitely not worth 0. if you are looking to spend 600, check out a mars FC4800 or fc6500... moth would be significant upgrades. with those lights, you only need 20-25w/sq ft for autos and 30w / sq ft for 12/12 bloom of photoperiods. You can see the efficacy difference would save a ot of electricity comparing equal outputs (which is not the case here, but the mars lights listed here are 3-5x more powerful an FC3000 would cover more area and have teh same efficacy of the larger lights as well as much cheaper.... this would be a closer equivalent to that lamp. That is a 200w light (16 modules x 12watts each) and teh FC 3000 is 300w and much more efficient... it will cover the footprint promised by the h-16 you pictured, the h16 will not do as well. "eu countries" - https://www.mars-hydro.com/fc-3000-samsung-lm301b-led-grow-light 346 spider farmer is another with good bar-style lights like the fc 3000 but are not as efficient.. at same watts will give a little less light. if price is right, these differences are fairly small, fwiw. (samsung lm301 / lm351 diode led only -- divide watts by diode count, 0.25w/diode is how they are tested. anything over that decreases longevity and efficacy) the lm 301 is the most efficientn white diode onmarket.. but if the light drives them too hard with too many watts, they aren't so good long-term. midrange lights will be 0.40-0.50 watts per diode, to give perspective... 'top' will be 0.25w/diode. after that it's just a matter of a decent heatsink and a good driver... that's all it takes for a qualite LED light.
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