Looking to Buy my First LEDS

[DO IT]

Can you really compare something that was meant to light a highway to a modern LED?

 

[MIMedGrower]

Can you really compare something that was meant to light a highway to a modern LED?

Sure can. Cobs were originally streetlights and high bay warehouse lighting. And boards and strips were designed to light retail spaces and store window displays.

Grow lights are a tiny part of the lighting market.

 

[Anthem]

Sure can. Cobs were originally streetlights and high bay warehouse lighting. And boards and strips were designed to light retail spaces and store window displays.

Grow lights are a tiny part of the lighting market.

Does that mean that the 500 pound gorilla Gavita just made boards and strips with their LED?

 

[FourthCity]

Can you really compare something that was meant to light a highway to a modern LED?

Sure can. Cobs were originally streetlights and high bay warehouse lighting. And boards and strips were designed to light retail spaces and store window displays.

Grow lights are a tiny part of the lighting market.

The city just replaced all the alley lights behind my house with leds and Im starting to see the same new led lights along the highway too.

 

[MIMedGrower]

Does that mean that the 500 pound gorilla Gavita just made boards and strips with their LED?

What?

 

[DO IT]

So LED's and traditional bulbs are comparable? How often do you change chips out? How do you change the spectrum on your traditioanal bulb? Besides high consumption to power traditional lamps, you also need HVAC to cool them. I think they are comparable as you stated, as a light source. Now when it comes to using them as a source of energy for plants LED'S will blow traditional bulbs out of the water as time passes.

 

[Anthem]

What?

What What?

 

[DO IT]

Say what

 

[MIMedGrower]

What What?

I didnt understand the question but i re read it and i think the answer is no. Samsung or someone made the led diodes.

 

[MIMedGrower]

So LED's and traditional bulbs are comparable? How often do you change chips out? How do you change the spectrum on your traditioanal bulb? Besides high consumption to power traditional lamps, you also need HVAC to cool them. I think they are comparable as you stated, as a light source. Now when it comes to using them as a source of energy for plants LED'S will blow traditional bulbs out of the water as time passes.

Would need air conditiong and possibly more heat diring the cycle out here with leds. Hps is actually cheaper to run in winter.

The answer is always. Right tool for the job.

 

[DO IT]

Gavita uses Samsung and Osram chips same as the rest of the top dogs.

 

[yeroc1982]

Buy some QB boards and call it a day.