Skunksta
Well-Known Member
Things have moved forward A LOT now my friend and calling out all LED lights after using just the one brand 5 years ago.May be dont waste 1000s on loads of lights and try a small one (cheap) see if things have changed.Think your find less heat less cost out ways the the better yield you might get from HPS.Also my first two leds in 2017 for 600watt cost
me in the uk over £600 i could get that way cheaper now prices are dropping my friend.And VERY nice setup.
me in the uk over £600 i could get that way cheaper now prices are dropping my friend.And VERY nice setup.
PS. this is a comp thread you left your #viparspectraP4000 of maybe with a free one it might change your mind.I bought 15,000 dollars worth of LEDs in 2015/2016. It was my business partners decision. They were from a company name Black Dog based out of Colorado. The first thing that happened was my yield plummeted. Then the lights started failing, one after the next. They had a 10 year warranty, but the company doesn't respond to my emails. I have been trying since 2017. Unless some cocksucker politician FORCES me to use LEDs, with a law, I can't see ever using them again. I WAS interested in perhaps experimenting with one, its been a few years, maybe the tech has improved, but I WILL NOT be experimenting with LED lighting at top dollar ever again. The lights destroy themselves quickly attempting to dissipate the heat and the wattage conversion is based on VISIBLE light. That 500 watt is really a thousand watt light fuzzy math used by lighting manufacturers. My 750 watt light (150x5 watt Cree LED diodes) wasn't anywhere NEAR the 1500 watt metal halides that they were replacing. They yielded like a thousand watt light would. Which is 33% less than they were advertised as output. So I am now skeptical and cynical concerning LED lighting. I took my last ones down about one year ago today. But I am curious if there are durable and reliable LEDs. I really liked that they put off less heat but it came with too high if a price for me. I can't afford to play around like that. If you're growing in a tent, for your head, LEDs are probably the best bet. Otherwise...I can build a 1500 watt HID (metal halide or HPS) for 160.00 and the cost of a bulb. If you're a brand new grower you'll need a reflector too. That's it. And they last for years. But I'm not giving up hope on LEDs the price just needs to come down from the stratosphere.
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