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I like drawings :)
I like turtles :)
I like drawings :)
i was referencing the prior post,maybe when he does the light drawing he can draw you some turtles :happy:I like turtles :)
i was referencing the prior post,maybe when he does the light drawing he can draw you some turtles :happy:
My information said 7-10 days.Have read were using "Blue" about 3 days before harvest increases terpene production
My experience with the CLW 550;I was accepted into a test program they are running, Has anyone used them or have any feedback at all before I go all in. Thanks
The UV-B looks like cfl but is not. Tubular twin post bulbI think Cali Lightworks uses CFL tubes do they not?
I can't draw turtles so here is a scribbly drawing of why light patterns matter. Last 3 cycles I had almost no larf (popcorn buds) because even the smallish buds in the lower canopy swelled up to full maturity and were quite usable. the reason: Diversity of angle, light that can get to the lower buds. I trim everything out under the net but you often have lower buds that are shadowed by leaves and flowers above and the light sources being spread out will allow for a lot of that high angle light to sneak in under the other leaves.
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Im using 2 550's and I love rhem. If you have the controler you have a completely different light. I can control my color spectrum i can have sunrise and sunset. It really changes the game.I see several problems with this light:
1. Spectrum is way blurple, very low CRI (color rendition Index)
2. From an optical standpoint there is no way an LED light source that is only 18" square can evenly distribute light over a 4X4 flower area. They put them in small boxes cause its cheap and easy to ship. However, any serious fixture has the LEDs spread over the entire grow footprint like typical COBs are setup or like the Spyder X which has the LED strip lights.
3. It supposedly is 40% more efficient (this seems like a big stretch). Not sure what parameters they used but 40% is hard to believe. The spec says it uses 0-800 watts (true out of the wall power) so at full power is it really 1120 watts of effective light? Not buying it. Their description says it makes as much light as a 1,000 watt HID and is 40% more efficient, which means the most it should draw from the wall is 600 watts....something doesn't add up.
4. Price. $1799 for a light that has such poor spectrum and coverage.
Dee