ross said:for the past couple years ive heard people say LED technology is the thing of the future but it just isnt quite there yet. does anyone know exactly where it is these days? whats the latest and greatest?
ross said:good info you seem really knowledgeable on the subject. when do you think LEDs will be able to be used for flowering?
legalize_freedom said:Thanks for the info Bio! Interesting stuff. I have a question for you, or anyone for that matter. I ordered some new HPS lamps from 1000 bulbs.com and they screwed up my order, sending me someone elses stuff. They are in the process of makeing it right...re-sending what I ordered, but they told me to just go ahead and keep this stuff they sent me, saying that it wasn't worth the cost of re-shipping it back to them. I know that halogen lights are usually no good for growing but I have (6) tiny (m-15) Ushio Halogen lights with reflectors, they are about a 3" diameter, and they also sent me (4) clear 60w tubular bulbs, that screw into a regular light socket. I'm thinking that this stuff is probably just junk, I mean the 60w long bulbs I could use in regualr lamps...do ya'll think I would get any benefit from these small halogens if I were to make like a sort of panel out of them...or will they only add heat? Like I said they are probably not good for anything that I would use them for....but I just wondered.
leafminer said:LF: No. They are a bit more efficient than old tungsten lamps but not by much. Waste of money on the electric bill. My mercury vapour lamp has a self-ballast inside it that's basically a halogen bulb. Even though it is a lot more efficient than a halogen bulb it still only puts out 10K lumens for 450 watts! Which is why I don't use it. Except for lighting the patio for table-tennis.
:bong1:leafminer said:Which is why I don't use it. Except for lighting the patio for table-tennis.
BioDynamic said:YOU USE MERCURY VAPOUR??? I have never met anyone who uses those, ...Could you hook me up with some experience info on that? I know and understand the technology, but I'd like to know how well they work on the physiology of your plants
zem said:so how long would it be until we can grow using say 100watts of LED that gives us similar results as 400w HPS? i heard that LED's could give more light with much less watts?
ishnish said:Thanks for the info, BioD.
... my head hurts a bit, but very interesting.
BBFan said:I use self-ballasted mercury vapor too! But it's actually a uvb reptile lamp. Gives a good dose of uvb! My first test run using it produced some very potent product- significantly more potent than the clones from the same plant grown in otherwise exact similar conditions (based on some recent double-blind testing).
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