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Old 09-27-2012, 07:16 PM #1
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how is led compared to hps. gram wise

Hey. i got a question about LED lamps what LED lamp to be exactly is these once.
https://www.cosmicgrowth.ca/Apollo-LE...hts-s/1882.htm

I've heard people say that they can get 1.3 up to 2.0gram / wattage from a 600w hps lamp.

i just woundering if its possible to get out more then 1g / wattage from LED lamps?.

i mean i will have 500w of LEDs in flowering. that most be better then a 600w hps lamp or am i wrong?
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Hiya:

If you look through the 'sticky's', there is a thread there which is 'grams/watt' or something like that.
I cannot speak about the URL you posted and my last LED grow was a miserable failure if you look at the gr/W ratio but the knowledge gained was invaluable. That said....yes, LED's can obtain that kind of weight although the 2gr/W is rare.....I do not know what the average is and to be honest, I do not care at this point. I am still in the learning and testing phase myself as are so many others.
I can say with some certainty that the day is coming when LED technology will be the growers choice. I also believe that day is sooner rather than later seeing how many people are getting into it and how much great work and research is also being done...
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:04 AM #3
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I've heard people say that they can get 1.3 up to 2.0gram / wattage from a 600w hps lamp.
Not sure if you meant HPS there...but I don't think anyone is achieving those types of numbers!! (not for real anyway)

"Normal" claims usually are around .5 to .75 g/w for HPS with top notch experienced growers pushing it over 1 g/w. I have done it...but can't do it consistently.

LED claims are more in line with the numbers you stated.

I had a pretty "crappy" run with LED and still hit 1.5 g/w so yeah that's possible.

One word of advice...if you are planning 500w of led instead of 600w of HPS be sure to split your wattage over a few smaller wattage units. LED's are not like HPS in that you don't want one big source of light. You want a number of smaller sources to cover your area.

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