Mars-Hydro LED Grow Light Discussion

[Mars Hydro]

wow, my dear friends, Reflector 96x5w has been out of stock in US, that's really fast, there are plenty of Refelctor 48x3w, at the orginal price. Guys, you can have two pieces 48x3w as one 96x3w now. MarsII 900w and 1200w in US also has a very limited stock. Seize the time!

 

[Mars Hydro]

welcome, Zebs, the yellow leds you are refering to must be warm white. You can take a picture and post here. Thanks for the advice, many growers have suggest the same. I have already forwarded the info to the factory, they will adjust it in the future production.

hi, just fitted my new 1200w mars 2. must say its a beast, great build quality. just a quick couple of questions if I can.

looks like a lot of yellow led's, is that normal? I only ask as I see lots of blue/pink photos here, mine aren't looking the same, might just be my old eyes though.
also wondering why there isn't an option to relocate the 4 fixing points to the corners, I have a limited head height and cant use the supplied fitting kit and also cant relocate the fixing points I have. just means the light is 90degrees rotated to how I planned and would like.
is a very solid unit and can not fault any points in the service I've received thus far. ordered Wednesday delivery Friday, cant fault that.

 

[Zebs]

welcome, Zebs, the yellow leds you are refering to must be warm white. You can take a picture and post here. Thanks for the advice, many growers have suggest the same. I have already forwarded the info to the factory, they will adjust it in the future production.

I was under the impression white was less productive than specific colours? I could be wrong I'm new to leds. ive tried taking pic's but its not showing the colours correctly as its so bright. I really can only see them while looking at the light nearly side on

 

[santb]

Yeah you gotta watch that... I was looking at mine today (just new also) and like the idiot I am I looked straight at it.
Had purple and red spots in front of me for about half an hour!
They are bright!

 

[Zebs]

the 3 best ones of the many I have taken. its hard to take a decent pic if you cant look directly at it, even with shades on this thing is bright

 

[DarkSidofMike]

i can see 40 Warm white leds ... and 40 blues leds .... each are 16% of the total, so there is 68% reds

this is a good spectrum, maybe little more warm white as we are used to, but as i know all the new panels of marshydro have more warm whites leds than before

i guess they know what they are doing with a lot of tests for this new spectrum ... white leds are very important for a complete spectrum. only specifics leds are not very good, some white is needed.

the new old model 60X5 have 23% blue, 22% warm white and 55% reds ...... so the new mars2 is better with 16%, 16% and 68%, as it suppose to be. mars2 are better quality than old models.

before that, marshydro standard spectrum panels was 20% blue, 5% white and 75% reds as i know .... personally i better like the new one .... 5% white is not enought.

23% white may be little too much and 10-15% white maybe very good i think.

the 3 best ones of the many I have taken. its hard to take a decent pic if you cant look directly at it, even with shades on this thing is bright

 

[smokehog]

Dear SmokeSara
I bought my light through you and paid with a credit card not through ebay and it does not have mars hydro on the light. I was instructed by Dorson to open the light and test for broken driver on the 1600w mars 2. I have found that all drivers seem to be working but one strip of led's are out. I have found it is the white wire which runs the lights and not the driver. All connections look fine. It also looks like 14 diodes need changing. I hope you can help as all i want is my light fixing. Does this mean it needs sending back to you for repair??? I paid a lot of money for this and it is still under warranty.

Kind regards
smokehog

 

[smokehog]

Dear SmokeSara
I bought my light through you and paid with a credit card not through ebay and it does not have mars hydro on the light. I was instructed by Dorson to open the light and test for broken driver on the 1600w mars 2. I have found that all drivers seem to be working but one strip of led's are out. I have found it is the white wire which runs the lights and not the driver. All connections look fine. It also looks like 14 diodes need changing. I hope you can help as all i want is my light fixing. Does this mean it needs sending back to you for repair??? I paid a lot of money for this and it is still under warranty.

Kind regards
smokehog

Dear smokesara a driver and diodes have been sent out to me. I hope i am able to repair the light. If not will i have to send back for repair? I dont mind paying shipping fees.

 

[tonydavis]

I counted around 92 white&blue of 240 total... it is 61.5% to 38.5% red to blue/white.

i can see 40 Warm white leds ... and 40 blues leds .... each are 16% of the total, so there is 68% reds

this is a good spectrum, maybe little more warm white as we are used to, but as i know all the new panels of marshydro have more warm whites leds than before

i guess they know what they are doing with a lot of tests for this new spectrum ... white leds are very important for a complete spectrum. only specifics leds are not very good, some white is needed.

the new old model 60X5 have 23% blue, 22% warm white and 55% reds ...... so the new mars2 is better with 16%, 16% and 68%, as it suppose to be. mars2 are better quality than old models.

before that, marshydro standard spectrum panels was 20% blue, 5% white and 75% reds as i know .... personally i better like the new one .... 5% white is not enought.

23% white may be little too much and 10-15% white maybe very good i think.

 

[DarkSidofMike]

i counted again and i can see 88/240 blue/whites ....... so something beetween 32 and 38% blue/white lol

marshydro panels have definitivly more white than before .... hope they test it!

66% to 75% reds is good as i know .... hope 55 and 60% are too!

I counted around 92 white&blue of 240 total... it is 61.5% to 38.5% red to blue/white.

 

[Lookout Bro]

Do you notice much of a difference between the Reflector series 144x3w compared to the "new" 144x5w? I have not been here in a while and noticed that MarsHydro now has this newer version. Also, is there much of a temperature difference between the two? My 4x4x6 Marshydro tent is currently running about 81 degrees with the 144x3w. I am very happy with the current set up I have but am always looking to improve without overkill. Thanks

 

[ganjazz]

Grapefruit nug, gonna fastdry it for a smoke test,

Think maybe one more week before harvest?

 

[tonydavis]

very attractive, ganjazz

 

[ganjazz]

very attractive, ganjazz

thx,

How long you estimate until harvest?

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@Sarah, gonna order reflector 96 x5w, will send pm later

 

[apeshot]

Hello Apeshot, you will get Reflector 96x5w. yes, 5w will run a little bit hotter, but there is not that much big difference. I guess, your ventilation devices will be able to handle it.

Hi Sara, thank you for answering my first question.

Are you able to tell me, if I buy in AU from the AU warehouse, will I be getting a unit that has all of the LED burnout issues solved? I want to make sure I get something with good LEDs in it, rather than the ones that were found to be faulty and had the warranty offers on them.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

[Mars Hydro]

Morning, Zebs, you are not wrong, the photoreceptors are mainly in the red and blue region. LED has specified these colors for plant's photosynthesis, so it's more efficient. The light is too bright looking from the front. Better to take a pic from the side.

I was under the impression white was less productive than specific colours? I could be wrong I'm new to leds. ive tried taking pic's but its not showing the colours correctly as its so bright. I really can only see them while looking at the light nearly side on

 

[Mars Hydro]

lol, haha, sorry, I know I am not supposed to laugh, I just couldn't help it, haha, santb, you are very humorous. Being with you must have a lot fun.

Yeah you gotta watch that... I was looking at mine today (just new also) and like the idiot I am I looked straight at it.
Had purple and red spots in front of me for about half an hour!
They are bright!

 

[Mars Hydro]

thanks for the pic. I have sent the pic to the engineer. The ratio of white, blue and red is correct, don't worry. The main color in the pic seems red.

the 3 best ones of the many I have taken. its hard to take a decent pic if you cant look directly at it, even with shades on this thing is bright

 

[Mars Hydro]

haha, Dark, it seems you have a whole collection of Mars-Hydro light from different generations. Mars Pro series, new series, will be for sale, soon and wait for your judgement.

i can see 40 Warm white leds ... and 40 blues leds .... each are 16% of the total, so there is 68% reds

this is a good spectrum, maybe little more warm white as we are used to, but as i know all the new panels of marshydro have more warm whites leds than before

i guess they know what they are doing with a lot of tests for this new spectrum ... white leds are very important for a complete spectrum. only specifics leds are not very good, some white is needed.

the new old model 60X5 have 23% blue, 22% warm white and 55% reds ...... so the new mars2 is better with 16%, 16% and 68%, as it suppose to be. mars2 are better quality than old models.

before that, marshydro standard spectrum panels was 20% blue, 5% white and 75% reds as i know .... personally i better like the new one .... 5% white is not enought.

23% white may be little too much and 10-15% white maybe very good i think.

 

[Mars Hydro]

Dear Smokehog, I am sorry for this inconvenience to you. Dorson has shipped out the driver and led diodes replacement to you. If you can't repair it, you can contact me and Dorson, our maintenance service center in UK is under negotiation, we will help to find someone to repair it for you.

Dear SmokeSara
I bought my light through you and paid with a credit card not through ebay and it does not have mars hydro on the light. I was instructed by Dorson to open the light and test for broken driver on the 1600w mars 2. I have found that all drivers seem to be working but one strip of led's are out. I have found it is the white wire which runs the lights and not the driver. All connections look fine. It also looks like 14 diodes need changing. I hope you can help as all i want is my light fixing. Does this mean it needs sending back to you for repair??? I paid a lot of money for this and it is still under warranty.

Kind regards
smokehog