On Jun 22, 5:22 pm, Mycoloteur
gmail.com> wrote:>> Mycoloteur wrote:
>>>> They arrived in one week, and I installed them yesterday. The panels are
>>>> very light, made of plastic and cardboard, and just plug into 120V AC.
>>>> The first thing I noticed is that the 16W panels have a very straight
>>>> tight
>>>> beam, so you have to raise it high to get any light spread. The blue
>>>> LEDs look pretty dim to me, so we'll see in a week or two.
>
>>>> I have 2 16W panels (one blue, one 3:1 blue/red mix) in a vegetative bed,
>>>> and one 50W panel in a flowering bed. I could probably use one more in
>>>> each.
>
>>>> I'll post more as I gain experience.
>
>>>> -mikey
>
>>> Yeah, I personally don't recommend the 16w ones. What I want to know
>>> is how the 50 looks and how welll it works..
>
>>> Love and Light
>
>> The 50W is much brighter to the eye, with a little more spread, though still
>> not much. I think it will take at least two for a 2'x3' bed. But the
>> electricity savings (over the original 600W HPS) will pay for them pretty
>> soon.
>
>> I haven't had these long enough to pass any judgement yet. The veg lights
>> are so dim, I expected immediate problems but so far so good. More to
>> come....
>
>> -mikey
>
> Sweet, do keep me posted.
>
> I discovered that somehow I forgot to pay for mine, so they have not
> arrived yet. Should be here tomorrow. I have a couple of super silver
> haze that are a couple weeks into flowering. I think I am going to put
> them under the 50s to see how it works. The good news is that I will
> be able compare the results of the 50s/16s.
>
> I will let u know
So 50's arrived. They are VERY bright. I am pleased. Based on the
results I got from the 16s, and how much brighter these are, I am
feeling like these may really be sq ft comparable to 200 watt hps. For
120$ a piece, thats really not bad for 1/4 the power consumption/heat
I am going to add one to the current grow and use one for a single a
idea I have... ;-)
These are really looking good. If they perform as well as I am
imagining the world is about to change big time...
:)
Yay!
Thanks again for the pointer.
Love and Light
