mps7574
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I'm looking to buy two 4x4 lights and am debating between the HLG Rspec and the ChillLED x6.
I am replacing a metal halide setup I build myself a number of years ago (EE by trade). The heat and power draw is just too much. I'm also constantly afraid of accidently burning my house down.
The HLG panel is $775 while the ChillLED is substantially more at around $1150. Both claim similar output performance.
The ChillLED setup can modify it's spectrum slightly while the HLG is fixed.
The biggest feature in the ChillLED setup is an external driver which allows you to put the heat generating portion of your light outside the tent.
While cool, and well designed, i'm not sure the ChillLED is showing up with $375 dollars worth of extras. It may just be a case of good marketing but nominal difference in performance.
Currently I'm leaning toward the Rspec for no other reason than they have been around longer and hence might be present to fulfill their warranty.
Anyone have an opinion especially tempered by experience with either product?
Do you think the spectrum matter substantially for vegetative versus flowering stage? At the price of the ChillLED you could almost buy two of the HLG setup... an Rspec and a Bspec. I only have one tent at the moment, however.
I am replacing a metal halide setup I build myself a number of years ago (EE by trade). The heat and power draw is just too much. I'm also constantly afraid of accidently burning my house down.
The HLG panel is $775 while the ChillLED is substantially more at around $1150. Both claim similar output performance.
The ChillLED setup can modify it's spectrum slightly while the HLG is fixed.
The biggest feature in the ChillLED setup is an external driver which allows you to put the heat generating portion of your light outside the tent.
While cool, and well designed, i'm not sure the ChillLED is showing up with $375 dollars worth of extras. It may just be a case of good marketing but nominal difference in performance.
Currently I'm leaning toward the Rspec for no other reason than they have been around longer and hence might be present to fulfill their warranty.
Anyone have an opinion especially tempered by experience with either product?
Do you think the spectrum matter substantially for vegetative versus flowering stage? At the price of the ChillLED you could almost buy two of the HLG setup... an Rspec and a Bspec. I only have one tent at the moment, however.