What is a good range for light lumens intensity. I am measuring about 500 lumens at plant height. Using 500 watt full spectrum LED.
500 lumens seems really low and according to Google a 5-7 watt led makes 500 lumens which sounds like more Chinese false advertising if your light manufacturer claims 500 watts the reality most likely is 5-7 watts. Can you provide more info on your light like a pic of the nameplate with electrical info. Some really smart people will respond to your post soon.
@dbrn32
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Depends on light source and how measuring device is calibrated.
If you have an iPhone, check out the app Photone. It gives par readings correctly (within a tolerance of 10-20 +/-) on iPhone, but on Android it is way off( within a tolerance of 150-175 +/-).