Thegermling
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I got these 730nm boards to test by HLG and I told them I would create a journal once I started to use them. I got interested in these far red leds specifically for the fact that some growers on here (in the far red thread) have knocked off up to a week in their flowering cycle and that means they get to harvest faster. Thanks to fellow grower @Randomblame for giving me the specific times the boards should be on and @Stephenj37826 for giving me all the info too.
I will be running the main lights on at 11hrs and 55 min plus 5 min of the far red leds after lights off for now because im in the party cup challenge as well.
I have a las vegas triangle kush in the flowering tent that looks like it has well over three weeks left of flowering. I threw in an adub plant to test this far red light (the flowering times of adub are 9-10 weeks from what ive read online). Plus the seeds I started for the party cup challenge so well see all the changes.
Here are the 3 far red boards...
As you can see I macgyvered the boards onto my main light for now (talk about a fire hazard). I plan on buying some aluminum strips to add them to my light properly soon. I had started the seeds for the party cup challenge and these boards arrived the next day so I had to add them quick.
Heres the circuitry that controls these far red boards...
The threshold knob adjusts the photocells sensitivity to light. The time adjust knob is the time adjustment after lights off. If anyone else gets these boards or is currently testing them then the times are as follows (I had to time each "bar" there are a total of 11 if you zoom in and count the bars), the 1st bar is 1 minute 57 seconds, 2nd is 2 min 7 sec, 3rd is 2 min 30 sec, 4th is 3 min 4 sec, 5th is 3 min 25 sec, 6th is 3 min 51 sec, 7th bar is 4 min 20 sec, 8th is 4 min 55 sec, 9th is 5 min 22 sec, 10th is 5 min 55 sec, and the final 11th bar is 5 min 59 sec. These times might be off 1 or 2 seconds and make sure they are aligned evenly too!
Heres a few pics of them on...
Looking at this pic I can see the far left boards light is a bit obscured so I went back and adjusted it. Lvtk on the left of above pic.
I went back and cut some of that string too.
Other test plants, adub...
and party cup challenge seedlings
Ok thats all I have for now. I plan on updating weekly or if there are drastic changes soon. Maybe Randomblame and stephen can help me with the light schedule a bit more. I have the 3 boards so I think 5 min would be way too much randomblame dont you think? I have it set up at the 4rth bar so thats 3 minutes and 4 seconds. Is that still too much random? Any help is appreciated guys!
I will be running the main lights on at 11hrs and 55 min plus 5 min of the far red leds after lights off for now because im in the party cup challenge as well.
I have a las vegas triangle kush in the flowering tent that looks like it has well over three weeks left of flowering. I threw in an adub plant to test this far red light (the flowering times of adub are 9-10 weeks from what ive read online). Plus the seeds I started for the party cup challenge so well see all the changes.
Here are the 3 far red boards...
As you can see I macgyvered the boards onto my main light for now (talk about a fire hazard). I plan on buying some aluminum strips to add them to my light properly soon. I had started the seeds for the party cup challenge and these boards arrived the next day so I had to add them quick.
Heres the circuitry that controls these far red boards...
The threshold knob adjusts the photocells sensitivity to light. The time adjust knob is the time adjustment after lights off. If anyone else gets these boards or is currently testing them then the times are as follows (I had to time each "bar" there are a total of 11 if you zoom in and count the bars), the 1st bar is 1 minute 57 seconds, 2nd is 2 min 7 sec, 3rd is 2 min 30 sec, 4th is 3 min 4 sec, 5th is 3 min 25 sec, 6th is 3 min 51 sec, 7th bar is 4 min 20 sec, 8th is 4 min 55 sec, 9th is 5 min 22 sec, 10th is 5 min 55 sec, and the final 11th bar is 5 min 59 sec. These times might be off 1 or 2 seconds and make sure they are aligned evenly too!
Heres a few pics of them on...
Looking at this pic I can see the far left boards light is a bit obscured so I went back and adjusted it. Lvtk on the left of above pic.
I went back and cut some of that string too.
Other test plants, adub...
and party cup challenge seedlings
Ok thats all I have for now. I plan on updating weekly or if there are drastic changes soon. Maybe Randomblame and stephen can help me with the light schedule a bit more. I have the 3 boards so I think 5 min would be way too much randomblame dont you think? I have it set up at the 4rth bar so thats 3 minutes and 4 seconds. Is that still too much random? Any help is appreciated guys!