Billyboat
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The DE bulbs need to run "hot" to hit the par #'s. This is why the air passed through a chamber and not over the bulb. I plan on running them open to see
What the difference is. If it's big I will replace the glass and air cool them. I run 40k bloom rooms on a flip and really hate cleaning glass. If I where to get the boss and not hit the par #'s I would have to order another 40hoods .
In the reflector test they do par numbers with and without the glass..and without the glass was better and the inside of the boss is the same as the ac/de...they are the same reflector, just w/o air cooling. I don't see why you would run the glass just to heat the bulb up, to maintain par, both the epap and gavita are open hoods...
I run 36 adjust a wings, never clean any glass. Hence why I was curious why you went acde instead of the boss. The boss is a little less expensive and also lighter.
I feel your pain, 36-40 hoods is a large investment.
Are you doing the new e series gavita? Monster gardens will have the pre orders in, in June.