Sorry the last 2 pics had the flash on
Iāll retake them
I donāt care what anybody says, those lights are cool.
I know you canāt really tell a difference from the pics but trust me when I say itās a huge difference !
I can totally tell by the pics broā¦nice lights
Definatley space saving I just like my light to be spread even over the canopy I dont like edges drastically lower then the rest of the par
Got me. Everyone else making claims like that offers third party integrated sphere test data. But I didnāt really see any included? I know on their cree cob lights they were using way low flux bin. Wouldnāt be surprised if the sammyās and cree leds used on this werenāt top bin, which you would kinda expect at price.
Worth noting that optic offers 100,000 hour warranty on leds and lifetime on driver. That means they stand behind these products more than Samsung and meanwell. Hbg-100 listed at 5 year warranty through manufacturer. To me, that raises question, do they actually intend to make good on it?
Closest comparison I could find is r-spec 135 kit. Its $40 more than 135 kit, has less efficient driver than 135 kit, and advertised about the same amount of light output as a 135 kit (with lens off). Which comes back to really wanting to see third party sphere data.
Looks like they claim them to be top bin. But whatās the definition of ātop binā.
I canāt knock the light since I have no data or evidence one way or the other. It just seems pretty pricey.
Whatās wrong with driving a Porsche?
Up to 15% difference in output from bottom flux bin to top in 3500k
That means they grab them all and put same amount of power to them. In this case bottom bin 34-36 lumens and top bin is 38-40 lumens.
Nothing just seems like a guy with expensive taste and got the dough to blow I think hes running an es 300 ā¦( top dollar for the watts) and the the new 2 100 watts for for about 500 bucks for 200 watts just alot of money for the light hes using was just a joke a mbout the porches there expensive but its not the best for the price imo Iād rather spend a lil more for the Maserati which in my book has more clout then a Porsche both nice cars but a Ferrari engine and luxury not much more then a nice Porscheā¦and I here porches in the shop more then the drive way or the road Iām just joking tho @Ncgreenthumber seems like he likes what he likes and thatās what it gonna be personally 239 x2 coulda been better spent on a diy project 500 bucks you can build a bad ass light that all Iām not knocking his lights there just high end which isnāt a bad thing seems like I dont want you take this as an insult bro I just think the money could be better spent ā¦but maybe your not a complete d.i.y from scratch guy but I would much rather have my 400 watt custom sammy double row 4 strip 2x4 footers I know the light you have are good start to finish i think u should get another tent and built a light for that price and doubled your yeild
@fano_man look back thru my journals brother lol. You will see all the money I have spent on DIY lights and I actually have 3 tents brother . You are right. I do like what I like and have the money to get it so price doesnāt even matter. 1 thing that made me go for these was the warranty as @dbrn32 stated above and the fact that they are using samsung top bins( allegedly ) also I love the convenience of not having to grab a screw driver to have to dim and raise the brightness of the lights (which I think just about anyone would like that) . Iām not a light guru , thatās Dbrns title lol but Iām happy with them . They seem really well built and with the 2 of them along side of my xl Iād say that I have plenty of coverage for atleast 4 or more plants which is plenty for me. Like i said i have tents and lights , but variety is the spice of life and i like the option to change setups every few months if need or want . Hell next month Iāll probably buy that chilled logic 660 led . @dbrn32 any thoughts on that light ?
@ThcinKC us experimenting with a hps led hybrid light the led and the hps is supposed to have a unique blend more similar to the sun a great spectrum might be cheaper and easier to achieve then one thinks ā¦I think itās a 600 hps with a 3000 4000 and lime green a red strips ā¦when u say u build ur lights ā¦do you buy the kits or do source each individual part?
Looks cool, Iām sure it will grow good weed. Otherwise itās using pretty much same stuff these lights, and every other newer light is using. Seems like itās just a matter of which design tickles the fancy of each individual grower.
Also @dbrn these readings were at 24" from the tops of the canopy with the par meter app , I know itās not a 500$ meter but it is what it is to a certain degree
the 51 and 50 were the new lights and the 52 was the xlI buy the kits , easier and faster than waiting for each individual peice to arrive and having to go thru the hassle of all the other stuff involved , cutting, soldering etc etc .
For poopoos and Haha I counted the diodes it claims 300 top bin diodes ā¦the whites look like there 2 different cct and there are 20 rows of 12 on outer ring for 240 diodes and there 10 rows of 12 inside ring for a total of 360 whites theres also 4 blues and 8 reds so what bin are the other 72 diodes lol there the white cluster different temps or am I trippinā¦ it would he cool to build a single strong cob for each corner of my room and one in the center thatās gonna be the next thing I work on Iām almost outta stuff to build
Oh well itās not my money and dude wants the best but I feel some of the custom light ideas are better suited then pre fabbed stuff I like the 4 foot strips there very long compared to anything I got the hlg 600s are only like 38 inches long ā¦these strips are 44.5 inches with a half inch l bar to keep the the bars rigid and basically a stand to not allow the diodes to ever hit the floor even if the dropped theyād hit there roll cage before any diodesā¦the driver on the other hand it able to take a hit god forbid we come crashing down ā¦I ran outta of chain and jm pretty ethnicly rigged in the veg room till I get more chain to bolt to the roof ā¦I got 10 foot re bar criss crossed on shelves holding 2 lights up tight now lol rebar wont break but itās kinda flimsy at that length ā¦ have u ever built a conpletle scratch buildā¦only thing about scracmtch builds is that itās hard to add supplemental ānew techā uv b far reds and allā¦ @dbrn32 are there any strips or boards that u can actually change the diodes?
I would think you would be able to change any diode on about any light wouldnāt you ? Time , know how and patience it seems ?
I dunno that would be cool if you could they dont seem like they are removable on the strips tho like youād need to perform tech surgery on it and soldering a new one and it probally look funnny