Guess it's time to find out how Lumigrows warranty is
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oneshot
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Shit the bed on me apparently. Woke up to it not powered on today. Won't come on. Tried different outlets & cords. L4A light works fine on the same plug the lumi was in too.
oneshot
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It is what it is. If it was the L4A, I would probably be in my bathtub bleeding from my wrists right now
This will at least give me the opportunity to see what Lumigrow support is like and let people know. It's just not something I wanted to deal with right now with everything going on.
I was planning on switching out the Lumigrow anyways in a couple weeks to give the GrowBlu lights a shot. The owner seems to be a stand up guy, wants to work with me, and medmaker420 got badass results with the test lights so I figured I would give them a try. Waiting on his production to finish though. Getting too many questions on YouTube and shit from people asking about these apollo style lights. I figure I have to give one of them a try and support one so people don't get robbed/cheated.
Or
30st Dioder-660nm
30st Dioder-630nm
18st Dioder-615nm
6st Dioder-460nm
6st Dioder-470nm
The best LED of these two for usage over both vegg and flowering.
Sorry if the questions are from the newb, but have no clue witch one is the "best"..
oneshot
how long was the lumigrow in operation?
do you think it was a simple over heated issue that fried something or another issue?
maybe a surge in the grid etc. Crazy to hear that the so called high end models have issues just like all of the so called chinese knock offs but I am sure warranty problems will be MUCH EASIER dealing with someone here in the states versus trying to communicate to a tech in china. I freaking hate when shit like that happens brother, hope they fix it sooner than later for you brother.
Are you going to take her apart and see if you can spot the issue first or will that void something? It would be cool to see the inside and all but I know some lights and ballasts have warranty rules against opening them.
On the growblu apollos I think you will like that panel and can't wait to see how it grows for you. Man you have a whole bunch of companies to test for now LOL, your youtube channel is going to fuckin explode brother!
congrats and can't wait to see your led grows with the various companies panels. I think you are the first one ( that I know of ) to be testing for a couple companies and that in itself is PERFECT for all of us ledheads to follow along.
keep it green brother,
the aardvark
how long was the lumigrow in operation?
do you think it was a simple over heated issue that fried something or another issue?
maybe a surge in the grid etc. Crazy to hear that the so called high end models have issues just like all of the so called chinese knock offs but I am sure warranty problems will be MUCH EASIER dealing with someone here in the states versus trying to communicate to a tech in china. I freaking hate when shit like that happens brother, hope they fix it sooner than later for you brother.
Are you going to take her apart and see if you can spot the issue first or will that void something? It would be cool to see the inside and all but I know some lights and ballasts have warranty rules against opening them.
On the growblu apollos I think you will like that panel and can't wait to see how it grows for you. Man you have a whole bunch of companies to test for now LOL, your youtube channel is going to fuckin explode brother!
congrats and can't wait to see your led grows with the various companies panels. I think you are the first one ( that I know of ) to be testing for a couple companies and that in itself is PERFECT for all of us ledheads to follow along.
keep it green brother,
the aardvark
oneshot
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I am pretty sure it was water damage. I thought I put that in my original post. I explain in it my latest Lumigrow video update on the youtube channel. I left the small humidifier running in the tent and didn't plug the exhaust fan in all the way I had all the other stuff going in the room so I didn't even listen for it. I was on autopilot and just walked out. 5 hours later the tent was a rain forest @ 95% RH. The light was dripping wet.
I actually looked at it tonight and noticed that they have a little fuse door next to the plug. I opened it up and the 5Amp fuse is blown. What I am HOPING happened is that the fuse stopped the water from harming the light. I called Lumigrow again today and they are sending me out a fuse. If that doesn't fix it, I am sending it in for repair. They do cover water damage under the 5 year warranty which is nice.
I had all the other stuff going in the room so I didn't even listen for it. I was on autopilot and just walked out. 5 hours later the tent was a rain forest @ 95% RH. The light was dripping wet.I actually looked at it tonight and noticed that they have a little fuse door next to the plug. I opened it up and the 5Amp fuse is blown. What I am HOPING happened is that the fuse stopped the water from harming the light. I called Lumigrow again today and they are sending me out a fuse. If that doesn't fix it, I am sending it in for repair. They do cover water damage under the 5 year warranty which is nice.
I must have missed the water damage video part but will watch your laters videos as I might have missed one.I am pretty sure it was water damage. I thought I put that in my original post. I explain in it my latest Lumigrow video update on the youtube channel. I left the small humidifier running in the tent and didn't plug the exhaust fan in all the way
I actually looked at it tonight and noticed that they have a little fuse door next to the plug. I opened it up and the 5Amp fuse is blown. What I am HOPING happened is that the fuse stopped the water from harming the light. I called Lumigrow again today and they are sending me out a fuse. If that doesn't fix it, I am sending it in for repair. They do cover water damage under the 5 year warranty which is nice.
I hope a new fuse fixes your issue, that would fuckin rock brother. Sorry for the issue but I bet it is a one time learning experience. I have had plenty of those over the years thats for sure!
I think the next improvement with indoor led lights is to look into any waterproof/resistant led panels or lights that they use now and how they can make something like that for the gardener.
There should be led panels which allow the accidental water spray or high humidity to occur because we are trying to recreate nature indoors afterall.
come on waterproof panels!!!
oneshot
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I just uploaded the Lumigrow & new L4A video last night, might be why ya haven't seen it. It was definitely the biggest noob mistake I have made in 5 years of doing this.
I dunno, 95% RH would be tough for any electronic to survive in I would imagine. It was seriously a rain forest in the tent lol. If the fuse worked, then it did its job
That is amazing! It's hard to believe that an electronics manufacturer would cover water damage.
Do we have a warranties and the coverage features listed as a sticky here yet? That might be interesting to see which company covers what as well as warranty experiences from forum users who were unfortunate enough to even need to test the warranty coverage of a led company/reseller etc.
oneshot
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I suspect as they are more in the commercial greenhouse space, they would probably have to repair water damage. Humidity issues could happen to a lot of places by accident ya know?
Yes, with their target audience they probably see a good bit of it, I just don't understand why they would put themselves on the hook for the repairs. I've installed a lot of industrial electronics, and the manufacturers are usually good about repairing things that they have control over but I've never heard of one that willingly repaired something that was damaged by the environment that it was installed in. Sweet deal.
oneshot
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Update on the Lumigrow situation. I can tell ya one thing, their customer support has been ridiculously good once I got a hold of someone. Apparently their tech support line was being routed incorrectly.
I talked to them yesterday about the fuse. She sent me out 2 via Priority mail to test. Instead of waiting for them, I decided to go to Radio Shack today to pickup some replacements. I got home with the proper ones and tried the light, no go. It's dead Jim.
Let Lumigrow know and I have a RMA all ready and I should have my light back hopefully by next Thursday if I can get it out tomorrow. Been great so far!
I talked to them yesterday about the fuse. She sent me out 2 via Priority mail to test. Instead of waiting for them, I decided to go to Radio Shack today to pickup some replacements. I got home with the proper ones and tried the light, no go. It's dead Jim.
Let Lumigrow know and I have a RMA all ready and I should have my light back hopefully by next Thursday if I can get it out tomorrow. Been great so far!
update time, finally. lots of work. 
219 panels in the list now
new panels:
SPECTRA - 7 panels
BLACKSTAR - 18 panels
VIPAR - 2 panels
updates to existing panels:
MEDICINAL LIGHTING - 3 panels
BLACKDOG LED - 6 panels
CALIFORNIA LIGHTWORKS - 4 panels
i have emails off to the following companies to finish gathering info:
FIONIA LIGHTING
VALOYA
VANQLED
LUSH LED
i want to add the new heliospecta panels, but they are not quite ready for the market yet
PDFs updated in POST #1.
enjoy
219 panels in the list now
new panels:
SPECTRA - 7 panels
BLACKSTAR - 18 panels
VIPAR - 2 panels
updates to existing panels:
MEDICINAL LIGHTING - 3 panels
BLACKDOG LED - 6 panels
CALIFORNIA LIGHTWORKS - 4 panels
i have emails off to the following companies to finish gathering info:
FIONIA LIGHTING
VALOYA
VANQLED
LUSH LED
i want to add the new heliospecta panels, but they are not quite ready for the market yet
PDFs updated in POST #1.
enjoy
oneshot
Active member
Sure they are
http://growershouse.com/radiant-grow-systems-l4a-led-grow-light
Also, they are RADIANT LED lights in the US. Swedish made.
