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Not sure of the molecular structure of the light but it does not appear to be CMH and is referred to as only ceramic discharge lamps. essentially they are saying there is a new semiconductor used to get to even higher arc temps than traditional Ceramic bulbs. I would be interested in these CDL's molecular makeup to see how they fully differ from that of CMH bulbs. Also, Thanks for the science MGRox.
http://www.boulderlamp.com/specs/BLI Grow Light 4 page brochure 6_14_12.pdf
Also, What is the price point for the bulb and ballast? and are there larger sizes?
UC,I have been following a long thread at another site and they claim boulders ballast is the same as grobals.Not knocking BLI in any way shape or form but if the bulb is the same and the ballast is the same(Lecs are different,i think they run a phillips ballast)the only real difference seems to be reflectors between all these lights.
We actually use a different brand. Grobal are the competing lamp. Pm if you want more info on that. One can easily pull .9-1 lb off each of these fixtures. Adding more does/will increase yield in the same space.
@Billyboat i have to disagree with amount of penetration. We have them 2 feet or more and the ants still grow faster than t5s and nearly as good as the vented 1000w horti blue at the same distance. No weak growth either. This is the next gen in lighting tech folks.
We switched the entire grow as we were limited in power now we are good.
Peace
After my plants get past 2-3 feet in veg they started getting a little too stretchy for my liking with the 315's. The 1000w MH really seem to keep them stacked for me.
Right now I'm debating on my big veg room, 16 1000w DE MH's or 50 315's...I have to make this decision within the next month.
I have looked into these lights the price is crazy for only 315 watt or 860 i believe ??? and most growers are not hitting big numbers?????
So a person has to ask them self is it really worth it then,,
I think IMO they fall under the category of Supplemental lighting like plasma etc with that said , By the time a person gets all what they need you might as well of spent A few hundred dollars more and got your self a plasma, which i think is closest to the sun any light on the market can be when looking at CRI ratings
Then warranty comes into factor i mean you can buy a complete kit but most mix n match well if something happened along the line i would think warranty would be void so then there goes all the money you spent
After my plants get past 2-3 feet in veg they started getting a little too stretchy for my liking with the 315's. The 1000w MH really seem to keep them stacked for me.
Right now I'm debating on my big veg room, 16 1000w DE MH's or 50 315's...I have to make this decision within the next month.
Also you can see I have the light quite high. The footprint on these is awesome.
IM not sure what you mean but the 315w dpap is the same as the bli 315w they are both lec. Aka cmh. Its the same tech just rebranded and reworkedThanks for the input,....your grow looks great!
i bet the e-paps are fun to work with at the 315 wattage. So many friends got in trouble with the hight needed for the 1000's they all started looking for lower watt units just to make their spaces work.
But as i said above,....try to keep it APPLES TO APPLES. CMH is not CDL.
IM not sure what you mean but the 315w dpap is the same as the bli 315w they are both lec. Aka cmh. Its the same tech just rebranded and reworked
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