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Gtbblaster
Gtbblasterstarted grow question 5mo ago
What do people make of the 'EVO' leds that have been out a while?
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ATLien415
ATLien415answered grow question 5mo ago
In commercial facilities ready for new fixtures or expanding their footprint, the upgrade makes sense. On the home grow scale, I think one would be hard pressed to justify the expense if they already had proper DLI in their rooms.
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Newt_Loop
Newt_Loopanswered grow question 5mo ago
Honestly most growers won't notice a difference between LM301H vs LM301H Evo or even Evo vs LM301B or LM301D. With a dialed in environment, perfect nutrient regimen, and sealed room with supplement co2 then the differences can be seen and the Evo will be beneficial. Unless you can achieve almost perfect grow conditions and feeding, the extra cost is not worth it IMO. Now if a quailty manufacturer offers a light I want and only had the EVO diodes, I would still purchase but if there's a cheaper alternative with non Evo diodes then I would take the alternative for less money and invest the money into supplement lighting such as UV/IR/Deep Red or better yet, side or under canopy lighting for flower to fatten up the lower bud sites.
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Spike_KCanG
Spike_KCanGanswered grow question 5mo ago
I love them. My plants love them as well and I grow Bubatz, Chillipeppers, tomatoes and several small kitchen herbs. All under SF1000 EVO's with 301h's. Side note, Bubatz is the only plant so far that has withstood anything over 80% intensity 😅
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 5mo ago
Either a more efficient set of lm301 diodes or just doesn't include the less efficient binning options of the lm301b or h. you'd have to compare the spec sheets to be certain. are they tested at same ampsxwatts etc.. might be a better chip, or it might just be the better quality ones rebranded. in either cast talking about 5-10% difference in efficacy with the less efficient binning options of the lm301b/h and the most efficient might be the same diode as EVO but i'm not sure. The advertised 3.1umol/J is a CCT you really shouldn't have too many of or none at all - 6500k or 5500k etc, again you'd have to look at spec sheet on samsung.com .. the answer will be obvious with a little comparison. There's always been a debate over the lm301b and lm301h, despite the answer being something you can deduce by comparing spec sheets. These are the exact same chip with different packaging and specs that related to different uses. so, it would not be the first time they merely repackaged the exact same chip and sold it as a different model. I've never bothered to look into the EVO chip because i'm not in a market for a new light for decades, lol. you can do the grunt work if you care.
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oldskoolkool
oldskoolkoolanswered grow question 5mo ago
Iv recently bought 2 sunlight q6,the older one which will replace my bar light when I got 2 more as they #'re a lot better.They're one of the best on the market.The Austrians and Swiss are known for quality.They're also made for updates.I can send mine back and have them updated.I think you'd be better off with a light that has veg and bloom controls.The new light from Kind looks excellent.
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 5mo ago
Finde die sehr gut. Gaben ja auch ne bessere Leistung. :)
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