Inda-gro Induction...
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squarepush3r
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yeah, their company is near my house, I visited their facilities before. I think they are just trying to unload a bunch of Chinese lighting. Will wait to see good results till then...
Redoctober
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What makes you say that? I was thinking of trying one but your comment gives me pause. Since the lights are so new and people aren't familiar with the technology, I can understand people being hesitant to drop $800 just to try something. Also there is only one journal going with the Inda-Gro 420 over at icmag but it's just finishing veg. If you have valid reasons that lead you to believe they are not doing what they claim i.e. manufacturing the lights in the US, or making lights of poor quality, I'd love to know before I spend the $$$. I hope they are who they say they are. I do like their videos on youtube, and have found them informative.
Im curious too. Especially since I already own one. My experience with the company was a positive one. Thety answered my questions and shipped as expected. It's a high quality light. The frame and ballast box are all powder coated and it looks very nice.(and it says made in USA) As for performance, we'll see... I've mentioned in another thread that I'm seeing some very positive signs. It seems like my garden is under a constant transformation these days so I'm not able to run a side by side comparison. I'll keep you updated RedOctober.
Endur0xX
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I would like to know how you do with it as well
Buck123
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yeh i think we all would for me led is outta the question and these fella's are saying theyre similar to 1000w maybe a little larger yield but a lower flower time... like 10% over a 1000hps is saying something but not totally FARFETCHED like most of the other led companies push in our faces... idk could go alright i hope!!!
Redoctober
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Cool!
thanks cgally! How far into your grow are you? Veg? Flower? It seemed like a good light from the videos, but without having one in my hands, who knows. When all's said and done it probably is about the same price as an HPS if you factor bulb, ballast, hood, ducting and such. Not to mention the nice air conditioning/cooling bill you'll be getting with an HPS. I might just go ahead and try one...what they hell, how much worse than a 600W HPS could it be? cgally, would you consider doing a journal? Or maybe just starting a thread?
Could you describe you're observations thus far about plant growth with the light, whatever phase you are in?
Buck123, do you think you are going to get one to try out?
bibbles has a journal going here: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/491480-inda-grow-aquamist-sog-vert.html
but his first grow didn't go well because his roots got some kind of infection...nothing whatsoever to do with the lights.
I am not sure when you visited their plant but it clearly states in his video on youtube that only a few parts are made in china. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1a6jwVhUDI He actually took the time(what he says) to nail down a perfect par spectrum for the newer 420 PAR. Bulbs are pyrex and drivers are specially designed for this lights only. The beef I have is that all the good stuff you see about these lights are from people that sell them. There is a newer video on youtube that shows shootouts with hps. However again it is posted by someone who is selling the lights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPeQ2V6cuOA I am taking the first step to test these lights out but I am too nervous to do it by themselves and end up with a low yield. So we decided to do a 10x5 with two 420 PARs and four 357Magnums on light rails for fill light. We are also going to give a test to the BudBoosters that are supposed to shine only at lights out.(they have 850nm in them) Supposedly these give enormous germination rates along with added performance during lights out.
Buck123
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Yeh thinking bout trying one my funds are killing me ATM seen wheezer post results up to on ere something like 2x420s against 2000w and yeh noticed a smaller yield but 60% power saving but I think they said it can be pushed further! Ocalli was looking at purchasing a light!
i had 2 of the 400 pro models. i can testify that 2 of the 400 models dont come anywhere close to a single 1000 watt hps. i do believe they have a place. like in a tent or with a situation that has severe heat issues. the quality of the product was nice. in fact i would say even a little better then the hps but in no way shape or form could it out produce the weight that a 1000 watt hps brings. i was somewhat disappointed with them because i bought them to help reduce heat yet still be on par with a 1000 watt hps. maybe the new 420 model can pack some weight on the product but for me it was an expensive experiment. if your looking for about .3 to .5 g per watt and want a nice quality product with far less heat then i would suggest these but if you want weight your not gonna get it without some serious scrogging or something. just my 2 cents before you shell out a bunch of cash on these...
induction to me was like a super duper cfl. i do like leds. i currently have about 800 watts of leds i am messing with. i really like the quality and density that leds produce. sulphor plasma looks promising to. i do believe that led is changing the way we think about lighting and with the constant advancements in led technology i truly believe led will surpass halides in the next few years. leds are like computers and iphones. every 6 months or so a new better model is out. each one better then the next. we live in a tech world. it only makes sense to have high tech lighting for our plants. the only real advancements in years with halides has been an electronic ballast and bulbs that will run on them. i would love to see the day we can get rid of our inefficient halides but for now they still reign as king
that should have made you happy. saved you some bucks. i spent almost 1400 on 2 induction lights to sell them both for 700 bucks. what pissed me off was there new 420 model was out 2 months after i bought the old model. maybe the 420 model can pack some weight but i wouldnt even consider one unless i saw several successful grows with them first.
Redoctober
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Well, back to the drawing board I guess lol! Thanks for the input 711. Perhaps they will eventually come out with higher wattage models that can perform comparably to HPS. I think I'm gonna go LED for now. Though they are pricey, HPS are such a headache in so many ways, and I think LED are about at the point where they can deliver quite similar results to HPS. Sorry to hear they didn't work out for you 711. Did you go back to HPS then?
I was looking at those new Gavita LEP plasmas but they are not ready to handle stand alone grows yet, they still need to be used in conjunction with HPS. Eventually plasma will kick serious ass but its still several years away. I heard they're going to slowly replace all HPS street lights with em.
i am back to hps which i realy dont like using because it is ancient but works like a charm. i need weight and hps does the trick. i also have an led grow as well. i have done alot of led growing. i realy like it. currently i am using 2 x 200 watt advanced led diamond lights and 4 of the new spectra leds that put out about 150 watts each. so far there is a slight edge with the advanced but its really to early to tell. the price of the spectras was significanltly less. the problem i have with leds is that there is an improvement about every six months making anything you buy obsolete and worth about a third of what you paid for them. i love how led companies taught about how long they last but nobody keeps one long enough to really see how long they last. they are worse then iphones but i truly believe leds will surpass hps and halides within the next 3 years. people are embrassing them more everyday. plasmas seem promising but the technology is slow to get to market. the only plasma light out there that stands a chance at killing our love for hot inefficient halides is made by iplasma and they cost around 3500 each.