Ive lost my mo-jo....9years deep and 2 kids later....Im super lame by default:bduh::BangHead::icon_confused::admin:
Think like 80 days.:icon_confused: Not sure what under but can't be much judging by what he uses for flower. 190W and then the two lights over the other plants are 65Ws each.
The LED supporters are giving pretty accurate numbers on the light's reduced electric consumption and noted the big heat reduction. But has anyone attempted to calculate the savings in reduced AC usage and cost. It know it would depend on where you lived and how hard your AC is worked but that is surely a factor to consider. My HPS provide valuable heat in cold weather. But the electricity is not just a cost factor, to some it can be a red flag when expansion means higher and higher electric bills. So could LED for lower energy and propane to compensate for the lack of the heat source reduce the chance of those red flags? I really don't mind the money so much, the buds pay the bill, but the ever increasing power usage is starting to become a concern. Be Cool, CG
I'm right there with ya JCIO. The power savings (from less fan power, light power, AND air conditioning power) could be a BIG deal :eusa_eh:
I have started a thread in the advanced cultivation section for this... Lets get some REAL informaion going there - products, specs, what we REALLY want (spectrum, etc) I think we all agree LED works - now lets get down to the details
Idk looks pretty filled out to me. No Not super chunk. But it's only 190w on that.The LED buds I've seen in person definitely were dense.
Looks like he just chopped it down yesterday. Waiting to see what he says the yield is but for 190W looks like the light did it's job fine. He says it is dense. But yield will for sure show that. Hope he posts some pics of it after the trim.
Looks good!! But the total energy used in producing that bud was not just in the flowering. Take into account the 80 days it was vegged and it's only 1 plant. I'm just trying to factor in everything. Be Cool, CG
And just to add to your info. According to him it was vegged under a 65W HANS LED panel along side others.
Still waiting on MultiPass to post up the dry yield. Should be anytime now. Though noticed GreenGenes updated the apaceh 600 vs 1000 HPS @ day 13 about 4-5 days ago. [YOUTUBE]ke8C2jY8GTc[/YOUTUBE]
Im following all these threads , watched the video. Looks like this specific light is pulling 750w and competing with a 1000w hps. So far , were saving 250w of electricity and whatever cooling . 1 watt equals 3.4 btus . I always assumed that would mean a 1000hps made 3400 btus . Count up lights and buy AC unit accordingly . Now if an LED is not making heat , I'm wondering if I have been wrong. Perhaps not all watts are converted to heat , but a mixture of light/heat ratio , heat being wasted watts. If an LED is using 750w and making little to no heat maybe that's where the efficiency is coming in? I'd like to figure out an honest electrical consumption comparison , including heat , because that is a major factor. Maybe not for a 1 light run , but run 10 and there's a huge differance. I'm seeing this apache at600 running about 2400$ which is steep. Maybe not so bad if you figure in what I'm asking. Then we gotta figure size of ac needed , and seer of unit and see how many watts that unit pulls. Any input skunky?
Well in general heat and efficiency are an inverse relationship. Well unless we are making a heater. LOL But you can see that in all HID lighting as well. MH tends to run the hottest, followed by HPS, then CMH running cooler than both. Guess you can get a better idea when DXE posts up more about his temps. Also, pretty sure that AT600 is running about 650W, also greengenes has some promotional thing you can use and get $400 off when you order. And Multi responsed, said he got a dry yield of 5.23oz with that DJ shorts blueberry.
