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I cannot find this topic anywhere, so here it is.
There is a certain vendor on the bay that sells glass with a hardcoat low-E treatment. 'Great Lights Cheap'. His lights have some pretty unfunky feedback, so I'm not too interested in those.
Has anyone heard of using low-E glass, suspended a bit below the reflector? Low-E glass is quite old technology, so I would think it would be used more if it was a good solution to light heat emission. I've noticed the glass in the Cool Tube is Pyrex, which has low-E qualities. But most lights just use tempered glass, which lets through most of the heat radiation.
The vendor claims that by using this peice of glass, you can have your light, even a 1kw light, "right on top of the plants".
Sounds too good to be true, so I'm sure it is an exaggeration.
I'm not sure if I want to be conducting the experiment, myself, though I imagine the likely result is reduced bulb life, since you are reflecting the heat right back up at the bulb. I think the hood would get seriously hot. But I speculate.
Does anyone know anything about this?
There is a certain vendor on the bay that sells glass with a hardcoat low-E treatment. 'Great Lights Cheap'. His lights have some pretty unfunky feedback, so I'm not too interested in those.
Has anyone heard of using low-E glass, suspended a bit below the reflector? Low-E glass is quite old technology, so I would think it would be used more if it was a good solution to light heat emission. I've noticed the glass in the Cool Tube is Pyrex, which has low-E qualities. But most lights just use tempered glass, which lets through most of the heat radiation.
The vendor claims that by using this peice of glass, you can have your light, even a 1kw light, "right on top of the plants".
Sounds too good to be true, so I'm sure it is an exaggeration.
I'm not sure if I want to be conducting the experiment, myself, though I imagine the likely result is reduced bulb life, since you are reflecting the heat right back up at the bulb. I think the hood would get seriously hot. But I speculate.
Does anyone know anything about this?