LEC - Light-Emitting Ceramic

[TheChemist77]

i bought boulder lamp co 315 lec w/ horizontal fixtures... if i was to go back id have bought the cyclops fixtures designed for 4ftx4ft coverage w/ verticle bulb.. however i think the 315's do cover a 4x4 pretty well at 3ft above canopy,, but a 3.5x3.5 is ideal so ive added a couple 100 watt citizen cobs on the right n left of the 315's...my outside rows are getting nice large buds, same as the middle now..

 

[TedeBoy]

i bought boulder lamp co 315 lec w/ horizontal fixtures... if i was to go back id have bought the cyclops fixtures designed for 4ftx4ft coverage w/ verticle bulb.. however i think the 315's do cover a 4x4 pretty well at 3ft above canopy,, but a 3.5x3.5 is ideal so ive added a couple 100 watt citizen cobs on the right n left of the 315's...my outside rows are getting nice large buds, same as the middle now..

Some of my biggest colas came from the edges.

 

[MeGaKiLlErMaN]

My hydro guy is an honest person. Great independent local store with a good reputation. He's an experienced grower and just raved about the results he and others are getting. That sold me and now it looks like he was correct.

Sounds like my guy In Taylor. Though COBs get much better results.

 

[BiG PuFFer]

Wonder why all the store reviews and so called experts say these are great for supplemental lighting with hps but lack the power alone for big buds? Seems to me ya dont even need hps in the grow room.

That hasn't been my experience. It will put frosty weight on.

 

[ttystikk]

i bought boulder lamp co 315 lec w/ horizontal fixtures... if i was to go back id have bought the cyclops fixtures designed for 4ftx4ft coverage w/ verticle bulb.. however i think the 315's do cover a 4x4 pretty well at 3ft above canopy,, but a 3.5x3.5 is ideal so ive added a couple 100 watt citizen cobs on the right n left of the 315's...my outside rows are getting nice large buds, same as the middle now..

Good to know.

 

[ttystikk]

That hasn't been my experience. It will put frosty weight on.

315W CMH lights aren't going to replace a thouie, they're good for about 500W of HPS.

My 225W COB LED modules are roughly equivalent, based on the way I drove the 4 chips in them.

 

[hillbill]

Very good reports on the 315 cmh. So many good results now documented all over the forums. I run COBs and LEDs but respect this light having used the original Philips Retrofit.

 

[MichiganMedGrower]

Very good reports on the 315 cmh. So many good results now documented all over the forums. I run COBs and LEDs but respect this light having used the original Philips Retrofit.

I am really liking my new sun system/ galaxy/ Phillips 3100k set up.

It is bringing out colors and terpenes more than the Hortilux 600HPS I have been using.

And I am pretty sure even the limited uv is making a potency and psychoactivity improvement even used as a finishing lamp for the last 2 weeks or so.

I have been posting results and personal experience info in the club 315 thread lately if anyone's interested.

 

[ttystikk]

I'm really happy with my 315W CMH lights in veg. For bloom I'm all about the COB.

 

[Dynamo626]

My hydro guy is an honest person. Great independent local store with a good reputation. He's an experienced grower and just raved about the results he and others are getting. That sold me and now it looks like he was correct.

I love hearing this. I read to often negitive abought hydro store owners and managers. Gives us a bad name!

 

[Dynamo626]

Just got here today. Here are a couple pics. Ill be doing a full unboxing on new years eve and will post a couple pics then to. The first thing that i noticed was its low profile. Only 7 inches!

 

[BiG PuFFer]

315W CMH lights aren't going to replace a thouie, they're good for about 500W of HPS.

My 225W COB LED modules are roughly equivalent, based on the way I drove the 4 chips in them.

I run a 630w cmh in a 4x4. It comes real close.

 

[ttystikk]

I run a 630w cmh in a 4x4. It comes real close.

My main gripe about 630W units is that they give up a good spread between two 315W sources, making it less effective.

COB LED has converted me into a 'spread it around' approach kind of guy!

 

[TedeBoy]

My main gripe about 630W units is that they give up a good spread between two 315W sources, making it less effective.

COB LED has converted me into a 'spread it around' approach kind of guy!

I think two vertical 315s would give a better spread working together?

 

[ttystikk]

I think two vertical 315s would give a better spread working together?

They do for me.

 

[since1991]

Ive always gotten slightly better yields using a bunch of 600's compared to a few 1000's in equivalent wattage. Way back in the before time when sixers werent even on the market...the lowly 400 watter was your only other "big" HID and many a grower used a shitload of them spread all out as compared to a few thouies. And got excellent production. It was about sea of green back then. Flowering out whole beds of rooted cuts with just a week or 2 of veg.

 

[Evil-Mobo]

I think two vertical 315s would give a better spread working together?

This is my current debate on what setup to "test" next. I am torn between a DE 1K HPS or adding (2) 315's in vertical sockets on either side of my current 1K HPS...............

 

[ThaiBaby1]

Anyone tried the DE 315 watt bulbs? What ballast could you use?

 

[ThaiBaby1]

No one?
http://growershouse.com/growlite-315w-double-ended-full-spectrum-

 

[SaltyNuts]

your link's broken...
here:
http://growershouse.com/growlite-315w-double-ended-full-spectrum-ceramic-metal-halide-lamp