Air cooled reflector testing with Digital footcandle meter

[milkman0923]

so in your opinion what is the best reflector to buy? my area is about 3 x 3 and i will be using an air cooled hood..just trying to find the best one!!1 thanks for the info

 

[PurplePotion]

SuperSun2

 

[darthvapor]

vertizontal

at 18 inches

1050
1950
2150
1950
1100
1670
2900
3610
2750
1510
2290
3980
5290
3700
1600
2000
3730
4800
3520
1600
1820
2750
3180
2650
1520
average: 2603


at 24 inches

1250
1830
2240
1720
1130
1710
2640
3070
2470
1440
2100
3310
3940
2880
1490
1900
3000
3450
2650
1550
1660
2300
2520
2090
1350
average: 2228

at 36 inches

1070
1370
1530
1350
1000
1360
1680
1800
1640
1190
1500
1960
2120
1860
1220
1510
1840
2000
1680
1230
1350
1670
1660
1510
1120
average: 1529

 

[darthvapor]

x-tra sun6 ac with glass

at 18 inches
0450
1000
1590
1290
0710
0840
3270
4800
3950
1420
1280
4570
8400
6180
1910
1280
4890
7830
5720
1850
0880
2440
3360
2780
1240
average: 2957

at 24 inches

0920
1600
2180
1810
1050
1460
3030
4010
3330
1600
1700
3700
5280
4100
1960
1760
3810
4940
3940
1940
1290
2390
2900
2490
1520
average: 2588

at 36 inches

1120
1520
1760
1640
1260
1590
2310
2710
2410
1690
1700
2490
2930
2590
1740
1720
2410
2770
2430
1620
1400
1830
2030
1850
1390
average: 1956

 

[darthvapor]

yieldmaster, coolsun, and a bell reflector testing today or tmw. Is there somebody who can standardize the charts and redo them all the same so we can compare. These are the last 3 I have to test, Ive tested everything I could get. Thanks

 

[billbob]

awsome info, thanks! was wondering if you tried the Ultra Cool XL 6 or 8 inch hoods? Did not see them in the thread.

 

[darthvapor]

Yieldmaster II 6" with glass

at 18 inches

470
1150
1520
1210
620
980
3970
6070
4290
1160
1370
6260
10250
6900
1610
1280
4220
6380
1610
1280
4220
6380
4310
1160
880
2340
2820
2390
810
average=2977

at 24 inches

900
1630
1830
1600
930
1340
3130
4410
3550
1620
1870
4550
6210
4860
2060
1650
3370
4330
3460
1610
1300
2420
2810
2320
1240
average=2600

at 36

1140
1570
1790
1660
1280
1580
2260
2650
2360
1640
1680
2530
2960
2660
1840
1700
2390
2720
2440
1700
1230
1650
1860
1730
1260
average=1931

 

[darthvapor]

billbob. I dont have access to ultra cool relflectors so unable to test sorry.

 

[darthvapor]

coolsun 6" with glass

at 18 inches

330
790
1020
980
640
630
3230
5240
4250
1870
890
5850
10620
8580
3370
920
5530
9980
7950
2860
750
2920
4310
3870
1710
average=3564

at 24 inche

680
1350
1660
1520
990
1310
3680
5160
4220
2330
1820
5180
7450
6220
3100
1720
4560
5960
4980
2470
1370
2500
2970
2640
1650
average=3100

at 36 inches

1220
1710
1950
1820
1330
1890
2590
3010
2730
1930
2760
3960
4590
4140
2950
2110
2790
3150
2810
1960
1520
2060
2180
2030
1450
average=2426

 

[darthvapor]

bell no glass

at 18 inches

760
1480
1990
1650
940
1640
3650
5150
3680
1660
2420
6270
9600
5920
2270
2150
5000
7140
4780
1960
1200
2330
2950
2250
1140
average=3199

at 24 inches

1060
1730
2130
1800
1160
1730
3260
4300
3160
1850
2260
4620
6340
4640
2280
2090
4050
5110
3860
1970
1480
2360
2740
2200
1340
average=2781

at 36 inches

1110
1500
1760
1590
1200
1490
2170
2610
2280
1600
1890
2720
3180
2700
1790
1800
2460
2840
2480
1660
1370
1850
2080
1790
1330
average=1970

 

[milkman0923]

wasnt the cool sun already compared? nevermind just read ur post above..

 

[ItsGrowTime]

Did anyone ever get a chance to measure a Cool Tube?

 

[FreezerBoy]

Nuthin to say, just subscribing. GREAT WORK!

 

[darthvapor]

well im all out or reflectors to test for now. Im gonna see if pl will lend me some. It would be great if somebody made standardized graphs using the same colors for all the diffrent reflectors so we can easily judge them against each other.

 

[BudZad7]

Hi All! Nice info! What's the best choice Silverstar 6, or Radiant 8, also I see the color of
the charts are darker and lighter in color, is that because the light penatrates to the floor area better with various hoods with the darker color, as the Silverstar 6 is darker, than the Radiant 8 ?? Peace!

 

[DIGITALHIPPY]

Remus, you could easily just cut off the sun systems plug and wire in a 120 plug. I have done this before with DIY ballasts. You could also make your own adapter with the female sun systems plug they sell wired to a 120 plug. That way you don't have to cut your cord if you ever decided to sell it or whatever.

man. growers are full of inginuity!
here is a ss-> hf adaptor i spliced to fit my balast with a 120v plug... could go the other way if u wanted.

not cheap, but very clean. 10$ for ss->hf 9$ for 120v 90o bent industrial plug. im very happy though.
heres adaptor heavin..120->hf->ss

 

[yamaha_1fan]

It would be great, if we could get all the data compiled into one thread or if Pico could copy and paste it into his first thread.

I have time, I'll fool with excel and see if I can make some graphs later tonight

 

[pico]

yamaha- it actually is all in the same thread.....just spread out over 24 pages now so a little hard to figure everything out. Maybe one of these days when I have some free time I will try to get everything cleaned up.

 

[yamaha_1fan]

yamaha- it actually is all in the same thread.....just spread out over 24 pages now so a little hard to figure everything out. Maybe one of these days when I have some free time I will try to get everything cleaned up.

where is that little hammer at?

I mean maybe getting it all into the beginning of the thread or starting a new one and copying it all into the first 5-6 posts.

I read this whole thread just to find out the SuperSun 2 was the best which was already mentioned on page 2-3

Its great info, it would just help if it was consolidated.

BTW, can you test the SuperSun2 with a Lumatek 1000 watt ballast using a 23 day old hortilux bulb while angling the hood at 67.345 degrees and holding a cup of ice water with lemon and 7 ice cubes? That would help out alot. LOL

Thanks to all the guys who provided data. Saves me a bunch of headache on choosing my next hood

Pico. This was never mentioned. I assume all the lights in the room were off so the only light was from the hood? Not that a 100 watt bulb from the ceiling would affect your readings much

 

[darthvapor]

I finally learned to use excel and compiled all the data into graphs using the same scale and colors. I saved my work, and 3 days ago I spilled whiskey on my laptop and fried the f*cker. Took me hours, I also had my data for the test saved on there too. Im pissed about the data and the laptop.