125x 800 Lumen LED bulbs vs. 100,000 Lumen LED light

I have been starting seedlings using a mix of "Warm" and "Cool" LED lights.

The LED's are brand new. I noticed that the old LED screw-ins were a lot less bright than the new ones. So I swapped in all new ones.

The new ones are 2700 K and 5000 K.

I know the quality LED's like the Majestic use arrays of a whole bunch of LED's, optimized for PAR etc.

How close does light from GE - or Walmart - screw in LED's, compare to lights like the Majestic - if the Lumens are the same ?

I can get other color temperatures. The bulbs I'm using are about 9 watts, 800 lumens, and those 2 color temperatures.

Since I have to buy one clamp light thing for each screw in bulb, and those cost about $7 each ... well I could see having a small array of 3x4, but it would get ridiculous doing that for 125 bulbs.

Basically just wondering if, if you choose the color temperatures wisely, if a person can come close in Light Quality to the Majestic's and other significant LED lights I hear people talking about.

You dont need clamp fittings
just buy flush Fittings and make an alluminium frame to screw them too.
I am using philips 13w 1400 lumens 3k and 6.5 k colors spaced in 6 inch squares.
I also made 45 deg reflectors for them out of the boxes the led came in covered with alluminium scotch tape as i noticed to much light goes directly sideways once the bulb bit removed.A

Andyo said:

You dont need clamp fittings
just buy flush Fittings and make an alluminium frame to screw them too.
I am using philips 13w 1400 lumens 3k and 6.5 k colors spaced in 6 inch squares.
I also made 45 deg reflectors for them out of the boxes the led came in covered with alluminium scotch tape as i noticed to much light goes directly sideways once the bulb bit removed.A

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I was thinking about looking for that kind of fitting at the electrical supply, Thanks !! Now I know what it's called.

Yeah, I save the anti-static shipping paper that's used as padding for some kinds of shipping. One side is mirrored & reflective. Not a perfect mirror but heck it's free.

I guess wiring up a 'COB' chip, the 1/2 inch square bare LED, is the other option I hear people doing.

Seems like in general computer power supplies would come in real handy for people trying to drive LED's.

I tried going the COB route but I had problems with the - you guessed it - computer power supply !

So backing up I could see buying some 115 VAC light bulb base type sockets. While I refine my COB soldering skills.

For once the light bulb icon seems appropriate !

Just trying to recreate day-light indoors using cheap Walmart 9 watt LED's.

Lumens are not a good measurement standard for plant spectrum. Generally the lumen output does give you a good idea how intense they are, but not all lights with the same lumen rating will provide you with the same PAR values. It is worthwhile to find a spectral graph for the light if you can.