Some Things On Lighting | WTF

[constantine_greece]

Hey guys,

So, i was reading some articles on lights and they say for example, that if you have a 250w hps and 5 plants, it means that every plant gets 50 w.

I don't get that.

I have a 250w that always runs and lights 5 plants.

The light is not a consumable do divide it, so, shouldn't be that every plant gets 250w?

The reason I'm asking this is that i want to put a 600w hps and grow 2 dos si dos. Shouldn't i get 20 oz from each?

Please, if you can explain it to me. Thanks!

 

[RippedTorn]

Oh shit free energy hack.

That's how the Egyptians did it.. Only one guy paid the electric bill they just shared the light with mirrors.

 

[bellumromanum]

Hey guys,

So, i was reading some articles on lights and they say for example, that if you have a 250w hps and 5 plants, it means that every plant gets 50 w.

I don't get that.

I have a 250w that always runs and lights 5 plants.

The light is not a consumable do divide it, so, shouldn't be that every plant gets 250w?

The reason I'm asking this is that i want to put a 600w hps and grow 2 dos si dos. Shouldn't i get 20 oz from each?

Please, if you can explain it to me. Thanks!

I think that's a loose correlation drawn that's intended to give a rough idea of how much light you'll need by using the number of plants as a placeholder for the surface area to be lit. I don't think the implication is that the energy is divided but more that that's what percentage of the usable space a given light produces per plant assuming the plant occupies a static amount of space.