lbezphil2005
Well-Known Member
After alot of research, this is the light I went with. I have read all your posts, all the talk of leds and power consumption. I am not a salesman, I am a disabled Industrial electrician on a very, very limited budget. I spoke to different manufacturers, even had a really good offer from Mike on some of his lights but this is still the light I went with. It uses 3watt lights running at 2.10 or something like that watts per light, then power consumption from fans. I don't hear anyone talking about heat, etc. The light I use, at the fixture itself, is 100 degrees, right at the fixture. just 3 inches away it drops to 96 degrees, 6 inches is 88. In the area I grow in I don't have any extra heating or cooling, just 2 fans to distribute the hot air out of the light up and another blowing low to keep the co2 moving into the canopy, not lying on the floor. The room, closed, goes from 72 degrees with the lights off with 28-50 rh to a high of 92 with 32-65 rh, all with no added cooling or heating, no dehumidifier or humidifier. The light already has uvb, etc, nothing to add, along with the penetration factor. It's kind of hard getting used to growing in an environment like this without that extrreme hps heat dryng out the soil so fast, so I have had an issue with overwatering and a meter that took a ph dump on me for 2 long (not checking meter accuracy often will screw up your grow quick, especially when you leave right after watering!) Anyway, if I can save them I will post some pics soon. I may post some veg pics here anyway, the node growth is phenomenal with this light, nice and tight on sativas and indicas, had good trich development at 2 weeks into flowering on all 5 varieties I am growing right now, including a 14 week flowering Hawaiian snow from ghs. Again, I am not a salesman, just a beat up old industrial electrician who specialized in motor controls and lighting for most of my life. The following is some stuff taken from the website that talks about the properties of the light I bought, now he has a couple with 3 and 5 watt lights, even better!! This light is really amazing for an LED it puts out an incredible amount of light, and I have been in rooms with a few 1000k hps bulbs before.
BD700
The BD700 contains 288 High Power 3w LED chips pulling over 600 watts! You will understand why people say HID is a thing of the past when you plug in this light.
This model's 15 spectrums include not only multiple wavelengths targeting crucial absorption peaks in the red and blue spectrum, but also IR, UV, and warm and cool white.
It is available in three spectrum options for your specific needs:
Size: 20 x 12.5 x 3.5
Core Foorprint: 5 x 5
43,000+ lum
Three-year manufacturer's warranty.
BD700
The BD700 contains 288 High Power 3w LED chips pulling over 600 watts! You will understand why people say HID is a thing of the past when you plug in this light.
This model's 15 spectrums include not only multiple wavelengths targeting crucial absorption peaks in the red and blue spectrum, but also IR, UV, and warm and cool white.
It is available in three spectrum options for your specific needs:
Size: 20 x 12.5 x 3.5
Core Foorprint: 5 x 5
43,000+ lum
Three-year manufacturer's warranty.
cant wait for your journal dude