Grow Lights Australia
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We had a request in another thread to post up full specs for all Buddies with an easy reference guide for under-canopy/side-lighting and supplementary Red and Far Red (near-UV, Blue, Cyan Buddies will be coming in future). So here it is. Info can also be found on the Grow Lights Australia website here: https://growlightsaustralia.com/product-category/buddies/
These versatile LEDs are not only waterproof and robust, they are very well priced and can be matched to budget Mean Well 24V XLG and other drivers.
CRI 95 White (4000K)
This is the alrounder for side-lighting and under-canopy lighting. The high CRI white phosphor LED provides balanced, full-spectrum light that can be used throughout the grow and bloom stages. They can even be mounted inside cloning boxes and used as LED cloners, providing a small amount of warmth inside the cloner that replaces a heat pad. The diffuser lenses mean plants can grow right into these LEDs, suffering only minor spots on leaves that come in contact for long periods. Other close-proximity growth will not be affected.
Specs
20 Buddies per string
2.5m length – 100mm between each LED (1.9m) and 300mm connector wires on each end
24V, 30mA x 20 Buddies = 14.4W
Wired in parallel
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Can be cut to length or wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for side-lighting, under-canopy lighting, cloning. Works well when blended with PC Red
Phosphor Coated Red (660nm)
These Buddies are suited to side-lighting and under-canopy lighting in flowering rooms where extra red is needed. The “PC Red” is a broad-spectrum red peaking at 660nm but covering a wide range from 600nm all the way into the Far Red 700-800nm spectrum. The PC Red is not as powerful as the hyper red monochromatic 660nm Buddies, which are designed as supplementary top lighting. The diffuser lenses mean plants can grow right into these LEDs, suffering only minor spots on leaves that come in contact for long periods. Other close-proximity growth will not be affected.
Specs
20 Buddies per string
2.5m length – 100mm between each LED (1.9m) and 300mm connector wires on each end
24V, 30mA x 20 Buddies = 14.4W
Wired in parallel
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Can be cut to length or wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for side-lighting and under-canopy lighting. Works well when blended with 4000K White
Far Red (730nm)
These Far Red Buddies are perfect for adding photosynthetically active Far Red light during growth and bloom, enhancing the “Emerson Effect”, as well as for flowering initiators that stay on for 15 minutes before and after each dark period to promote faster flowering. Thought they do not look as bright as other LEDs, they produce very powerful Photosynthetic Active radiation (PAR) that spreads far and wide, and are therefore recommended as supplementary top-lighting and not as side-lighting.
Specs
12 Buddies per string
1.7m length – 125mm between each LED (140mm) with one 300mm connector wire (other end terminated)
2V, 350mA x 12 Buddies = 8.4W
Wired in series
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Cannot be cut to length!
Can be wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for supplementary top lighting during growth and bloom (Emerson Effect) as well as flowering initiators
Deep Red (660nm)
These are the “Big Guns”. Powerful and efficient Deep Red 660nm Buddies that give flowering rooms a serious red boost! Unlike other Buddies, it is advisable not to look directly at these LEDs, as they produce a very strong light, even with the special diffusers. Due to their strength, they recommended as supplementary top-lighting and not as side-lighting.
Specs
12 Buddies per string
1.7m length – 125mm between each LED (140mm) with one 300mm connector wire (other end terminated)
2V, 350mA x 12 Buddies = 8.4W
Wired in series
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Cannot be cut to length!
Can be wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for supplementary top lighting during growth and bloom
These versatile LEDs are not only waterproof and robust, they are very well priced and can be matched to budget Mean Well 24V XLG and other drivers.
CRI 95 White (4000K)
This is the alrounder for side-lighting and under-canopy lighting. The high CRI white phosphor LED provides balanced, full-spectrum light that can be used throughout the grow and bloom stages. They can even be mounted inside cloning boxes and used as LED cloners, providing a small amount of warmth inside the cloner that replaces a heat pad. The diffuser lenses mean plants can grow right into these LEDs, suffering only minor spots on leaves that come in contact for long periods. Other close-proximity growth will not be affected.
Specs
20 Buddies per string
2.5m length – 100mm between each LED (1.9m) and 300mm connector wires on each end
24V, 30mA x 20 Buddies = 14.4W
Wired in parallel
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Can be cut to length or wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for side-lighting, under-canopy lighting, cloning. Works well when blended with PC Red
Phosphor Coated Red (660nm)
These Buddies are suited to side-lighting and under-canopy lighting in flowering rooms where extra red is needed. The “PC Red” is a broad-spectrum red peaking at 660nm but covering a wide range from 600nm all the way into the Far Red 700-800nm spectrum. The PC Red is not as powerful as the hyper red monochromatic 660nm Buddies, which are designed as supplementary top lighting. The diffuser lenses mean plants can grow right into these LEDs, suffering only minor spots on leaves that come in contact for long periods. Other close-proximity growth will not be affected.
Specs
20 Buddies per string
2.5m length – 100mm between each LED (1.9m) and 300mm connector wires on each end
24V, 30mA x 20 Buddies = 14.4W
Wired in parallel
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Can be cut to length or wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for side-lighting and under-canopy lighting. Works well when blended with 4000K White
Far Red (730nm)
These Far Red Buddies are perfect for adding photosynthetically active Far Red light during growth and bloom, enhancing the “Emerson Effect”, as well as for flowering initiators that stay on for 15 minutes before and after each dark period to promote faster flowering. Thought they do not look as bright as other LEDs, they produce very powerful Photosynthetic Active radiation (PAR) that spreads far and wide, and are therefore recommended as supplementary top-lighting and not as side-lighting.
Specs
12 Buddies per string
1.7m length – 125mm between each LED (140mm) with one 300mm connector wire (other end terminated)
2V, 350mA x 12 Buddies = 8.4W
Wired in series
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Cannot be cut to length!
Can be wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for supplementary top lighting during growth and bloom (Emerson Effect) as well as flowering initiators
Deep Red (660nm)
These are the “Big Guns”. Powerful and efficient Deep Red 660nm Buddies that give flowering rooms a serious red boost! Unlike other Buddies, it is advisable not to look directly at these LEDs, as they produce a very strong light, even with the special diffusers. Due to their strength, they recommended as supplementary top-lighting and not as side-lighting.
Specs
12 Buddies per string
1.7m length – 125mm between each LED (140mm) with one 300mm connector wire (other end terminated)
2V, 350mA x 12 Buddies = 8.4W
Wired in series
Can be matched to 24V constant voltage drivers, as well as constant current drivers
Cannot be cut to length!
Can be wired together with other Buddies of different colours
Recommended for supplementary top lighting during growth and bloom
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