$229 for 800w LED.....how bad can it be?

[UGDoCV]

Moved 24" today 750-790 ppfd, 79F. Dropped a Cinderella 99 and Charlotte's Angel to germinate.

 

[driver77]

Moved 24" today 750-790 ppfd, 79F. Dropped a Cinderella 99 and Charlotte's Angel to germinate.

Things are happening in there! Looking good.

 

[UGDoCV]

Bar light does make getting closeups easier.

 

[radioman]

Not sure about this light - but a lot of stuff made in China is made by the same manufacturers, with a different brand name on it. So I could order a thousand manufactured "Radioman branded LED Grow lights" & sell them to people shopping on Amazon. Forget about copyright protections in China - there are none. So if "Company A" makes a great light, "Company B" will just make a "Knock Off" of it and sell it. Look on Amazon or Ebay - there are tons of stuff being sold that way. It's all about the "Sale" nowadays. Look at all the cheap stuff "Made in China" now and the low quality of the item - Chinese stuff is made as cheap as possible and not built to last...

 

[Hammerhead]

lol, Most if not all LED grow lights made today are from China. It's never mattered where there made. All must make the light per vendor specs. All companies look for a manufacturing plant that can build their products to spec the cheapest.

 

[radioman]

I know - I bought my cheap LED Chinese grow lights from Amazon too...

 

[Hammerhead]

This particular led is an extreme example. I'm sure there were no specs to follow other than the spectrum produced. The diodes used I'm sure were the cheapest available.

 

[UGDoCV]

This particular led is an extreme example. I'm sure there were no specs to follow other than the spectrum produced. The diodes used I'm sure were the cheapest available.

Yeah. In end just depends on what particular person is doing. I'll compare last 4 plants #s, with current (which should be 10 weeks away) and if it's better than it's good for me. They are all clones of same strain. Light distrubution is much better. My vegetables are doing much better with the lights this replaced for sure.

 

[driver77]

Moved the Skittlez that are finishing up to the front. Had to do some last minute LST on one of the new Skittlez...

Day 92 for the girls up front

 

[UGDoCV]

Plants been handling light well. One in my back left corner has finally started reaching. Gonna go down couple more inches tomorrow. It's about 22-24" above canopy. Temps 80F

 

[driver77]

Plants been handling light well. One in my back left corner has finally started reaching. Gonna go down couple more inches tomorrow. It's about 22-24" above canopy. Temps 80F View attachment 18820045 View attachment 18820046

Them some happy happy looking plants!

 

[UGDoCV]

This light does have an area opposite side driver/dimmer switch where ppfd measures about 130 lower. Other 4 corners fairly equal. Anyone else have that?

 

[UGDoCV]

End week 1 Flower. Trimmed yesterday.

 

[driver77]

This light does have an area opposite side driver/dimmer switch where ppfd measures about 130 lower. Other 4 corners fairly equal. Anyone else have that?

Didn't notice it before, I'll check again next chance I get.

 

[UGDoCV]

Didn't notice it before, I'll check again next chance I get.

Checked a few more times. Just more dropoff opposite driver side on both corners.

 

[Tomatoesonly]

Checked a few more times. Just more dropoff opposite driver side on both corners.

Is this a design issue in where the LED's are put or are you saying they are going bad over time?

 

[UGDoCV]

Is this a design issue in where the LED's are put or are you saying they are going bad over time?

Not an over time thing. May just be way power distributed throughout light/design/specific drivers. Left corners runs slight more ppfd than right.

 

[UGDoCV]

Light distributions great watching growth. Outside edge growth keeps up with the middle.

 

[Hammerhead]

I turned mine back on. I have some plants to reverse. I can do it in that tent.

 

[UGDoCV]

Lights Around 16-18" from canopy at 800-1100 ppfd spread. Lights at 100%. Temps 86F at canopy level at 72F in house.