HLG 225 Diablo X any feedback?

[Daildail71]

Just got a new 225 Diablo X. Was just curious if anyone out there has any feedback/advice. Seems to be working wonders already

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Enjoy your new light. I just bought one last week and it's scheduled to be delivered next week. I plan to put it in a 2x3 tent that currently has an aging ViparSpectra light in it. I figured I could get better results with a new light. This will be my first HLG light. I've been wanting to try this brand.

I'll put this in a tent with two Zkittles clones in it that are almost ready for flowering.

 

[Daildail71]

Enjoy your new light. I just bought one last week and it's scheduled to be delivered next week. I plan to put it in a 2x3 tent that currently has an aging ViparSpectra light in it. I figured I could get better results with a new light. This will be my first HLG light. I've been wanting to try this brand.

I'll put this in a tent with two Zkittles clones in it that are almost ready for flowering.

You should see great results. I have an HLG 200rspec in my other tent. Amazing light, but the 225 really rips. W

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

You should see great results.

That's what I'm hoping for...

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I installed the new light yesterday, which is in time to finish vegetation. I expect to change to flowering lighting in a week or two. I want to give the plants time to adjust to the new light. They're also not as healthy as they should be going into the flip.

At first look, I was disappointed with it. It looks like they sent me a used light. It was poorly packaged and might have been missing some parts. The included parts were packaged loosely and had been sliding around inside the box, so some of them were scratched from movement during shipping. There was no manual and no explanation for connecting the electrical parts or how to hang it. I did get a quick response from HLG support when I asked about how to connect it. I would like to run this light from my controller, but there's no information from HLG about it, even though it has compatible connectors. There's also no information about whether this light can be connected with other lights.

There are power meters on all my lights. I haven't checked all the settings for this light yet, but from what I've seen so far, its power draw seems odd. The first two stops draw the same, about 28 watts. The third stop draws just under 50 watts and the fourth stop draws about 100 watts. The last stop draws 235 watts, or 10 watts more than the rated wattage. This is the first light I've tested that doesn't draw the same as the rated wattage.