Insight: Amare Tech Solar Spec LED Panels

NewI

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I have an A51 SGS160 and it kicks ass but no where near intensity as a 600w HID or 1000w HID....they just aren't made that way....just take a lux meter and measure if you don't agree.
Have a 190 a51 more like a 250 hps maybe, never had under 400w hps.
 

NewI

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I run a AMARE SE 450 in a my 4 x 4 and run a SE-220, SS-260, SS-150 and a 84 XEQ in the 5 x 5. They do a fantastic job. Just completed a run with about 1200 watts of LED and netted about 2.4 lbs.
I wonder how a SS260CR would do against the Epistar one in a side by side.
 

Where am I

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Nice! I don't think the extra cash is needed, to get a cree version... for me at least.
Here is some info on Cree light:

The CREE is ~10-13% more efficient and about the same edge in longevity and overall light depreciation over the lifetime.
 

Where am I

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So I am right! Thanks!
CREE is one of the leaders in LED manufacturing and research. There are others. You have to be careful especially when purchasing a lower end LED light. It has to do with how they test them during their quality control process. It is much like a CPU for a computer. They will run the chip to a specific standard if it passes it will be marked that specific rating if it fails it will be marked at the rating it could run stable. That is why you have "top bin" LED's these passed the most stringent testing for that rated wattage. If they fail that wattage they will de-rate it. If you want to do a deep dive into the subject here is a good starter.

http://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2011/dec/determining-led-rated-life-a-tricky-challenge
 

NewI

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CREE is one of the leaders in LED manufacturing and research. There are others. You have to be careful especially when purchasing a lower end LED light. It has to do with how they test them during their quality control process. It is much like a CPU for a computer. They will run the chip to a specific standard if it passes it will be marked that specific rating if it fails it will be marked at the rating it could run stable. That is why you have "top bin" LED's these passed the most stringent testing for that rated wattage. If they fail that wattage they will de-rate it. If you want to do a deep dive into the subject here is a good starter.

http://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2011/dec/determining-led-rated-life-a-tricky-challenge
Thanks!!
 

PetFlora

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How's that P3 working? What size space is that in?

Well it's in a ~ 5 x 5 space, but light is in the back half so 3 walls are reflecting SOME light toward the clone. This is one of three clones those roots hammocked in the veg bubbler. (They had to stay longer than I wanted due to the plants in the main tents taking longer to finish) When I cut the roots apart to transplant, one died and the one under the P 3 is not as healthy as the one under the SE 250. Still it is doing quite well considering
 
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