I bought a SpiderFarmer SE-5000 and got some Frankenstein monster with 3 SF branded LED and 3 Mars branded LED. I'm 99% sure I just got sent a fake SE-5000 or a rebranded FC4800. Also a bunch of diodes look very rough
Did you fire it up and look at the diodes? I wouldn't read anything into the the thicker conformal coating; I would count that as a plus, actually. If there all Samsung LM301B or whatever; all of them are pretty much going to look the same, as they all come off the same assembly lines. duh.
That's how I ordered as well.
I got in contact with the Amazon seller they told me the PCB for mars and SF led bars come from one factory and that's why the mistake. I was totally spun out when I opened the box and see a mix of brands and since I could find 0 results besides something about fake LEDs I assumed the worst. Already lined up a return with Amazon support so sending it back for a refund and with Black Friday sales I can get a cheaper one.
I did set it up and it is bright as hell, just not sure about keeping it. On one hand it's a collector's edition misprint on the other it's sacrilege.Did you fire it up and look at the diodes? I wouldn't read anything into the the thicker conformal coating; I would count that as a plus, actually. If there all Samsung LM301B or whatever; all of them are pretty much going to look the same, as they all come off the same assembly lines. duh.
Looks like those sf and mar's logo's are printed on there by samsung, (that's kind of interesting), by the looks of it. Bottom line, all those LM301B diodes are exactly the same, doesn't matter if they were made last year, or today. It's the same design spec, so what really matters here is the warranty coverage. How long, and how reliable...
I can testify that I've had a burnt out sf light, and had zero problems with return. Easy response; although the support was overseas, but seemed professional. In fact; I wasn't even asked for the burnt light back, just actual proof that it went caput. I was admittedly somewhat responsible, and they still replaced it. So I don't get what your trying to imply here. Maybe a bit on the paranoid side today?
I get that way too sometimes.
Ah, so there were mars and sf branded bars on the unit; now I see.
What light would you recommend?
I’m guessing it will be Chinese made based on the posters grammar. Lol
"Sacrilege"...That's funny!
@ComfortablyNumb
Currious...
I use that stuff on my bikes windshield and my helmet visor. It’s good stuff.PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) is sort of a useless term and here is why;
PAR only counts light between 400nm and 600nm as useful to the plant. However, from people like Dr. Bruce Bugbee we know that there are frequencies outside that bracket that plants use. PAR was supposed to cover all the plants need but its too limited. And that's why it's almost useless.
PAR can be correctly calculated when using a quantum sensor designed to measure the additional frequencies.
Use this to clean your SF lights. Its the same stuff aircraft use.
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I don't own a meter yet unfortunately but it makes me wonder if the LED distribution is the same on the Mars and SF led bars"Sacrilege"...That's funny!
Cool....Did you "meter" the lights and differences, if any?
either way I'll return and get a package that's been quality control checked
Hope SF4000 can help you to have a great harvest
