BigBudBalls
Well-Known Member
WTF all im saying theres no way a cfl produces more heat than a hps no way
WRONG! Thanks for playing. Tell them what they have won Johny!
Watts is watts.
A 150W HPS puts out about 15,000 lumens and 150W (bulb) of heat.
A 26W (real) CFL produces 1200 Lumens ad 26watts of heat.
Now 6 26W CFls produce 1200 lumens (though over a greater area is setup right), yet produce 156Watts of heat.
More heat, less light.
Light intensity doesn't increase with more bulbs. Only coverage gets a benefit.
A candle does x btu's, 20 candles does the the same BTUs, just can raise the temp faster to that max temp.