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LED Grow Results: Grams per Watt

GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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just updated the chart...

skotty's first grow was adjusted since the output of the HGL 345 Penetrator is really 279 watts and not the 290 I had in the chart. my LED Mythbusting thread has a picture of this...

and

i added a second grow by skotty where he got .61 gpw out of 579 total watts. 356 grams is what he yielded...

thread here --> https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=225701
 
Phaeton

Phaeton

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Dang, here I sit, 340 grams from 1100 watts. Five plant perpetual grow, this is one plant and 1/5 the watts.
At least I am consistant, this number is about the same as last year and the year before. LED's increased the yield by .02 gpw, mostly they increase the comfort level.
The room is comfortable though, room to walk between plants, room to examine and rotate, comfortable to be in. Room for a chair and a book if wanted.
I am older and my priorities are not as they were when young.

I make up for it by burning 5500 watts, works for me, the cost of electricity is not crippling.
 
cyat

cyat

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Phaeton said:
Dang, here I sit, 340 grams from 1100 watts. Five plant perpetual grow, this is one plant and 1/5 the watts.
At least I am consistant, this number is about the same as last year and the year before. LED's increased the yield by .02 gpw, mostly they increase the comfort level.
The room is comfortable though, room to walk between plants, room to examine and rotate, comfortable to be in. Room for a chair and a book if wanted.
I am older and my priorities are not as they were when young.

I make up for it by burning 5500 watts, works for me, the cost of electricity is not crippling.
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I tend to average about 3/4 per 1k ... really pisses me off
 
GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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Phaeton said:
Dang, here I sit, 340 grams from 1100 watts. Five plant perpetual grow, this is one plant and 1/5 the watts.
At least I am consistant, this number is about the same as last year and the year before. LED's increased the yield by .02 gpw, mostly they increase the comfort level.
The room is comfortable though, room to walk between plants, room to examine and rotate, comfortable to be in. Room for a chair and a book if wanted.
I am older and my priorities are not as they were when young.

I make up for it by burning 5500 watts, works for me, the cost of electricity is not crippling.
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don't worry about a thing. the shit you do is amazing... :respect:

this thread was just to help the world see LED's are viable, NOW !!! Not 5 years from now... of course technology will improve, but price will increase for that research also...

i say buy in to LEDS NOW !!! :D
 
oneshot

oneshot

Active member
Phaeton said:
Dang, here I sit, 340 grams from 1100 watts. Five plant perpetual grow, this is one plant and 1/5 the watts.
At least I am consistant, this number is about the same as last year and the year before. LED's increased the yield by .02 gpw, mostly they increase the comfort level.
The room is comfortable though, room to walk between plants, room to examine and rotate, comfortable to be in. Room for a chair and a book if wanted.
I am older and my priorities are not as they were when young.

I make up for it by burning 5500 watts, works for me, the cost of electricity is not crippling.
Click to expand...

Quality over quantity. Your setup is incredible.
 
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Bassy59

Member
You don't have any numbers on Grow Stealth LED yet do you?

I have a 600w from them, (advertised draw 540w) and I just ordered a kill o watt to check.

My gpw is horrendous but that's more a result of me than anything I'm sure. I truthfully don't know what this led is capable of and tend to think I am asking too much of it by growing fewer plants much larger/wider/bushier than the folks doing many plant scrogs and such much smaller.

I'll let ya know the draw when the meter comes in.

Great work.
 
GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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very cool Bassy :good: can't wait for your results with the kill-a-watt.

i will also be adding the Grow Stealth LED arrays to my LED Retailer charts...

thanks :tiphat:



btw, i have a kill-a-watt thread too... it's in my sig, LED Mythbusting... Also check out LED Retailers in my sig as this is the charts I am referring too...
 
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Bassy59

Member
Yes GP, I have like 5 threads on this opened here.

I'm funcused. Almost ready to go to hid after 2 lousy yields with LED. But I did have my own issues in one of them and maybe just grower error in the 2nd. My 3rd was just flipped to flower 2 days ago, so I may try to just stay with led for this and the summer and try like hell to do better. I don't know if the light is the issue or not.
 
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Bassy59

Member
wow, now I'm pissed. I keep thinking it's my mistakes in growing until I see this. Now I could be wrong, all I did was plug in the brand new kill a watt then the LED when the lights had just turned on.

Tell me if I did it wrong.

Grow Stealth LED 600w Pro Bloom. Advertised at 540w actual draw. *Tested Actual 410w wtf?

Edit: To be fair, I'm going to contact GSL. It's certainly possible whomever the Chinese vendor is that made it (All these lights are made by only a few Chinese vendors) screwed it up and GSL may correct the issue.
 

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GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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the difference of 130 watts is most definitely affecting your final yield numbers...

i will update the charts in my LED Retailer thread with this information...
 
rives

rives

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Bassy59 said:
Grow Stealth LED 600w Pro Bloom. Advertised at 540w actual draw. *Tested Actual 410w wtf?

Edit: To be fair, I'm going to contact GSL. It's certainly possible whomever the Chinese vendor is that made it (All these lights are made by only a few Chinese vendors) screwed it up and GSL may correct the issue.
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I just looked at their site, and while they say "actual power draw" = 550 watts, if you calculate the wattage based on their amperage at voltage figures it comes out to 506 watts. It will be interesting to see what they have to say.
 
420empire

420empire

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Hey GP..

Just want to remind you, that Hans from ledgrow, has updated. I have heard a little bird sing about 1.48 Gpw. + it is done with a total power comp. 103 watt. Damm I am impressed !

Cheers
 
GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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420empire said:
Hey GP..

Just want to remind you, that Hans from ledgrow, has updated. I have heard a little bird sing about 1.48 Gpw. + it is done with a total power comp. 103 watt. Damm I am impressed !

Cheers
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lemme look into that...


EDIT: if i read things correctly that looks like a wet weight
 
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devilgoob

devilgoob

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The eye is more sensitive to green. Meaning if the same amount of photonic energy and density would exist in the red light, but the human eye is more sensitive, and therefore green is brighter.
 
GP73LPC

GP73LPC

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420empire said:
Sure,,, I think it is dry, but i might miss something out here.

Cheers.
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looks like you are correct, i swear i read it was wet weight... oh well, i will add it to the chart soon...

thanks :tiphat:
 
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