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How much would you pay for this light?
- Thread starter Dion
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The low end of the price spectrum would put it against competition selling at around 150USD per unit I'm thinking.
Gardenfire hopefully won't turn into an attic fire hahaha
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Gardenfire hopefully won't turn into an attic fire hahaha
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Dion
Active member
hey thanks mate
yeah i was thinkin to sell a bit cheaper than the meiju boards we see
150usd is about what i was thinking
and perhaps i should rethink the name?
Yes. Lol.
TheDarkStorm
Well-known member
Dont look like a bad light at all really...seems to have quite a chunky heatsink too.....be nice if it had some uv an deep red an ir diodes.....at the price your thinking Dion an it being a 165watts I would definitely have a look at it, as im sure would many others....did you take any mesurements in a tent on spread an penetration ?
Sunshineinabag
Active member
Hey gang
i wont give too much info other than its 165w led output(176w at the wall)
the brand is GARDENFIRE LED
it is
5 bridgelux bxeb 3500k gen 2
meanwell xlg 150 driver
ip67 ac electrical connecton ect
if you saw this online what would u expect to pay or what might u bid?
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I've found w LEDs umol is your friend and go to spec to check. I believe 2.7 is a good number I'll be corrected if I'm not. Love LEDs tho
Dion
Active member
wonderful question
i have calculated measurements bassed off data sheet and electrical and thermal testing i did
i want to buy a par meter and get the data but im not too sure i shluld even bother investing any more into this before i start selling maybe rent one
i can tell you it is slightly more efficient than your HLG quantum board though for sure
i have calculated measurements bassed off data sheet and electrical and thermal testing i did
i want to buy a par meter and get the data but im not too sure i shluld even bother investing any more into this before i start selling maybe rent one
i can tell you it is slightly more efficient than your HLG quantum board though for sure
Dion
Active member
wonderful question
i have calculated measurements bassed off data sheet and electrical and thermal testing i did, in a 2x2 it goes up to 960ppfd
or 365 ppf per unit
so in µmol/(m2s)
1 in a 2x2 gets you 960 FLOWER
1 in a 3x3 gets you 450 VEG
2 of these in a 3x3 u get 900 FLOWER
2 in a 4x4 gets u round 500 VEG
3 in a 4x4 gets you about 760 FLOWER
as u can see they scale nicely for standard size tents and I have a connector system so as many lights as u need can be interconnected for a big frame
oh and it draws 180w at the wall, the led is driven at 165w
keep those name suggestions coming
i was even thinking bluxboards or smth but k, gonna have to rethink the name
thanks
i want to buy a par meter and get the data but im not too sure i shluld even bother investing any more into this before i start selling maybe rent one
i can tell you it is slightly more efficient than your HLG quantum board though for sure
busting out the old spreed sheets it looks like this
budlover123
Member
looks like a good light. What xlg-150 driver are you using? What current are you running them LEDs at? Does Bridgelux make the full spectrum LEDs on boards like this? Not the separate colors but the full spectrum diodes. It was hard to find those last time I looked.
Dion
Active member
cheers
im using the meanwell xlg-150 AB version, so get to steal some extra watts from the led gods (a version) but still have a dimmer knob(b version), of course only dims to 50%
you mean white led? or ...? dunno what u mean exactly by full spectrum but not seperate, im imagining white led with pumps in the red
I'm running them at 1.65A max wasnt expecting it but the driver gave me that much juice to play with
budlover123
Member
yeah they are a purple looking led that goes from UV to far red with only a little bit of green and orange light. They're hard to find compared to white but they're pretty good, they're hard to find on boards except for these cob packages https://www.ebay.com/itm/10W-10-wat...809148&hash=item33bf430b1e:g:EQQAAOSwTA9X3Bt6
Sorry I'm just curious about these lights, what is the current output on that meanwell driver? how are the LED strips wired?
Sorry I'm just curious about these lights, what is the current output on that meanwell driver? how are the LED strips wired?
Dion
Active member
1.65mA running in series
I have a design for a light with spectrum tuning(like 40w of blue and 5000k and 40watt of red plus another 240w of white
Would be good for a 3*3 but I don't think the cost is appealing to most
TheDarkStorm
Well-known member
Seems to be pushing good numbers in the tents too from wat youve been able to work out.....anyway good luck in your venture dion....il be keeping a eye out for your work.
Just a though it might be a idea if you or one of your buddies can do a start to finish grow diary with the light here so people can see how they perform an the results themselves.....
Just a though it might be a idea if you or one of your buddies can do a start to finish grow diary with the light here so people can see how they perform an the results themselves.....
Dion
Active member
Thanks mate
Yeah I will get a par meter to confirm soon enough for sure but my spreadsheets underguess usually so we will see
Due to obvious legalities I have never in my life grown weed
There is however another user who has been using my lights not on this forum though
I'd be more than happy so send someone a light at cost price if they were willing to do a review journal
Dion
Active member
150 seems fair, given it is already assembled. Good to see you around Dion, you got me to build my first LED for my PC case years ago. Still use those Vero COBs for a clone/mother tent.
Good to see ya too mate
I'm following ur build on the other forum
Stellar room so far
