has anyone tried The Super Spreader?

[gertrude420]

mhhh maybe we should track him down and him to come visit here.. lol..

 

[Guest]

light spreader

light spreader

hi here is a pic of my adjusta wing & light spreader,i think it works superb..sorry about pic taken with my phone when i just put lights out later alza....


a heat sheild deflects the heat.it also helps to give a uniform spread of light,& lamp can be placed closer to plants...

 

[BlindDate]

I checked that link and find it interesting that they will write a full page of BS rather than use a thermometer and a light meter and show us how it works.

So for now I say "BULLSHIT".

 

[Guest]

light spreader

light spreader

hi everyone i will do my next grow without spreader to see if there is a difference..later alza..

 

[Guest]

good point

I checked that link and find it interesting that they will write a full page of BS rather than use a thermometer and a light meter and show us how it works.

So for now I say "BULLSHIT".

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I'd rather use a light mover because all this thing is doing is causing the light to travel a further distance and disfuses the amount of light directly underneath it. Keep in mind, light loses half of it's intensity by every inch, so the further the light has to travel it's losing intensity exponentionally.

I would recomend against this product unless it's you're only choice.

 

[BlindDate]

hi everyone i will do my next grow without spreader to see if there is a difference..later alza..

ALZA06..........Have you/anyone EVER had two grows that were exactly the same?

I'd rather use a light mover because all this thing is doing is causing the light to travel a further distance and disfuses the amount of light directly underneath it. Keep in mind, light loses half of it's intensity by every inch, so the further the light has to travel it's losing intensity exponentionally.

Yes,...Distance and absorbtion suck off the light. If a room could be built with walls of 100% reflectivity then we would never waist a single photon. Eventually they would all bounce around untill they got absorbed by a leaf. With reflectors the photons take one bounce and then head down. If you add a parallel surface, even a small one, now we are causing hundreds?, thousands? of bounces. There would be a significant reduction. Especially if that parallel surface is at the strongest area of the bulb.

I'm rambling, Yes a light mover would be best.

 

[NBG]

im not certain and someone can check this for me but i think nbg used this in his 400w +lb grow
not saying that it was the reason he pulled such incredible weight, but at least you know reputable growers are using it and still getting great results.

Correct! i have used one for years, but only because i quite often don't have as much headroom as i'd like. They seem to stop the heat/light intensity or whatever from burning the buds that are situated directly under the bulb. The one i got was just advertised as a 'heatshield' at the time, not some super light intensity spreader lol! Thats probably just marketing shit..

For a bit of metal with holes in it they are pricey, but thats just hydro gear for you.

http://www.growell.co.uk/p/0882/Heat_Shield_Super_Spreader.html
thats the one^^

Definitely worth a try if your buds are getting singed and you've ran out of headroom!

 

[thc43]

why would you want to stick a peice of steel between your globe and plants. Surely youd be wasteing light. cant see it doing much and not big sellers here you would be better off spending that $20 on a fan upgrade or add an oscilating fan blowing into shade does the same thing without shading apart of your globe.

 

[Dkgrower]

Check this link out http://www.adjustawings.com/growing-instructions.htm

it´s from the creator himself, check the bottom part where he starts with a graph of a regular lamp but not fore his own reflektor, only big word´s

But still like his reflektor´s of all avalibel at the local shop the adjust a wing is inc with the spreader at 81 euro, doubbel the price of a cool tube and 6 time´s the price of a standart BLT.

 

[Karma Withakay]

There's gotta be some Chinese knock-off's for $7.95 by now...

 

[JohnnyToke]

there are. ive seen them out there but not sure they are that low in price.

JT

 

[Pseudo]

in jorge cervantes bible theres a case study where 2 guys pull 1.5 grams per watt with coco slabs ,run to waste, and super spreaders, they claim they light up over a 4x4 and they got over 2 lbs per 600

 

[Mr Celsius]

Jorge Cervantes is a complete idiot.

He is very much like your name, a pseudo-scientist and pseudo-grower. He's more of a performer and medium between real growers and his audience.

Ugh, please don't me have to bust out with the quotes and quash them. Just trust me.

 

[TricksR4Kids]

Beware

Beware

And he is not afraid to pimp completely useless stuff and recite the manufacturers claims as if he had tested the stuff himself.
eg: THE OMEGA GARDEN

 

[Dreamscape]

We need a side by side grow report on these things. They're cheap so it shouldn't be difficult.
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/hort/...T_SUPERSPREADER&title=Reflectors&type=product


Here are some threads where people love and hate them.
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=128249&highlight=super+spreader

and another
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=115229&highlight=adjust+wing

 

[Dreamscape]

CovertCrops posted his experience in one of the threads I linked above as being BAD with the spreader for the 400's and 600s. He said his crops ended up in a V shape because the light directly below is pretty much completely blocked on 400's and 600's.

 

[SKUNK420]

why would you want to stick a peice of steel between your globe and plants. Surely youd be wasteing light. cant see it doing much and not big sellers here you would be better off spending that $20 on a fan upgrade or add an oscilating fan blowing into shade does the same thing without shading apart of your globe.

The point is to prevent light burn or bleaching from the arc tube. Which for me is only a problem on my 1k light. I got my lights like this 600, 600, 600, 1k and I have no problems with the 600's in SS Sungro hoods ( converted to 6" air cooled ) that are 1" apart which puts the bulbs at 20" to 21" on center but the 1k in a SS 8" CoolSun burns and bleaches the leaves and buds of course. My 99.99% sealed room is 9'L x 5'.5"W A/C cooled, has oscillating fans to the max and is covered in mylar which means its really Fing reflective. Lights are cooled with 1 10" vortex. Yes it is enough fan. Different ducting design and length may vary causing other people to need more fan for that much light.

I'm good with metal and think I'll just get some reflector material and a new very sharp drill bit go at it. Then make a clip-on adapter.

 

[mriko]

Is it worth using it on a 150w hps, for 0.36square meter ?

Irie !

 

[whatissixbynine]

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