Will organized crime abuse future LED technology?

bam bam

Active Member
So with a exspensive LED set up like this http://www.prosourceworldwide.com/product_p/illuminator superpro hybrid.htm, which costs about almost $3,000, how much yield do you think it will provide.Iam not looking for exact yield amounts, just ball park, roughly on average.
Do you think in the future organized crime groups will invest in a lot of this to power huge stealthy marijuana grow operations? As long as the yield and quality is decent, the tradeoff for low energy consumption and heat signature is well worth it. Now if this LED technology got cheaper or better in the near future would it justify the use of it over HPS?
So what do you guys think, will organized crime groups abuse this LED technology in the future?
 

Xigmo

Well-Known Member
is this for real LMAO

wtf does organized crime have to do with cannabis you retard

if you participate in "organized" crime than i will have to turn you into the law enforcement

the whole point of growing cannabis is to take money AWAY from the crime organizations, and put the money into the law abiding tax paying citizens, as it is our human right and religious right

ignorance in the OP's thread is the reason there are laws that restrict our rights

i never am harsh or rude to ppl on here, but man you totally deserve it, for bringing that kind of attitude to these forums

there are no crimminals here so take your questions else were
 

bam bam

Active Member
is this for real LMAO

wtf does organized crime have to do with cannabis you retard

if you participate in "organized" crime than i will have to turn you into the law enforcement

the whole point of growing cannabis is to take money AWAY from the crime organizations, and put the money into the law abiding tax paying citizens, as it is our human right and religious right

ignorance in the OP's thread is the reason there are laws that restrict our rights

i never am harsh or rude to ppl on here, but man you totally deserve it, for bringing that kind of attitude to these forums

there are no crimminals here so take your questions else were
You need to chill out, geez.

What attitude Iam I bringing to these forums? I just asked a legit question.
 

TeaTreeOil

Well-Known Member
There's this thing called an ignore list. It's a good place for some people. (click "My Rollitup" on the main menu, then Edit ignore List on the left on the new page)

Anyways, LEDs could very possibly be cheaper.

50,000 hours, under warranty, typically. Only around 8,766 hours in a year. Most serious HPS growers replace their bulbs at least once a year, and every 90 days or so with HPS bulbs up to thousands of lumens are lost forver!. Bulbs wear out quite quickly. So you figure 5 high-quality bulbs, say $100 a pop(including s&h, your time to go down to the hydro (e?)store, whatever). That's $500 for 5 years. Ok, figure in a nice ballast $400? That's $900.

So, $3000 difference left. Consider power cost over 5 years.

5 years at 700w and 10 cent per kWh
That's $3068.10 for these LEDs.

They claim this comparison:
5 years at 2400w and 10 cents per kWh
That's $10,519.20(or costs a little over 4 grand more, alltogether)

Lets figure how to break even:
hours*kW*price=$6068.10
43830*kW*.10=6068.10
43830*kW=60681
kW = 1.38 (kilowatts)

So, there you have it, if you replaced a 1.38 kW HID system with this LED system it would pay for itself in 5 years.
 

Treeth

Well-Known Member
You're an ignoramus.

I'm sorry, but that's just how strongly I feel.

Your dreams of an underground mafioso family rags to riches start up operation are quite off color.

This is no legit question.

Turn 18 and then join the site.
 

bam bam

Active Member
You're an ignoramus.

I'm sorry, but that's just how strongly I feel.

Your dreams of underground mafioso dream grows are quite off color.

This is no legit question.

Turn 18 and then join the site.
Even before LEDs organized crime always had huge marijuana grow ops. I have seen news of so many grow ops being busted. I even watch cop shows on cable tV showing helicopters using heat cameras to detect for grow ops.

Look Iam not saying people who use LEDs are using it for organized crime, so this thread is in no way an attack on other LED growers.
 

TeaTreeOil

Well-Known Member
You're an ignoramus.

I'm sorry, but that's just how strongly I feel.

Your dreams of an underground mafioso family rags to riches start up operation are quite off color.

This is no legit question.

Turn 18 and then join the site.
Most people are here due to personal ignorance. It's not something that ought be dwelt upon.
 
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