Guys I need opinion on this osram/samsung lights

would you buy it

  • yes

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • no

    Votes: 3 60.0%
  • Total voters
    5
Humple

Humple

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CikaBika said:
I 'm on hortibloom (china company) mailing list and they send me news letter today , I fancy this product very much ...
I would like to hear your opinion on it And is it worth change from cree/citizen cobs..
and what would you choose osram or samsung diodes??
I have 3,3x3,3 tent

https://www.hortibloom.com/product-page/mega-200w-led-grow-bar-light?utm_campaign=e3a630a6-7834-493c-8a4f-f3be64cd5124&utm_source=so
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That page variously lists the light's wattage to be 200w, 620w, and 300w. It lists its coverage to be both 4x4 and 2x4. So the website needs some work. Not crazy about the footprint. In my opinion, the diodes should be more spread out across the canopy.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Humple said:
That page variously lists the light's wattage to be 200w, 620w, and 300w. It lists its coverage to be both 4x4 and 2x4. So the website needs some work. Not crazy about the footprint. In my opinion, the diodes should be more spread out across the canopy.
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Actually it states that the system uses 2 Bars for the full setup so it makes perfect sense, besides the top header title saying 200w. Pretty clearly a 300w light with the size of the driver.
 
Humple

Humple

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Airwalker16 said:
Actually it states that the system uses 2 Bars for the full setup so it makes perfect sense, besides the top header title saying 200w. Pretty clearly a 300w light with the size of the driver.
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That page has been significantly changed since I last viewed it (yesterday). Additionally, it no longer lists it as a 300w light, no longer lists a coverage area of 2x4, and lists no driver specs whatsoever (that I can find). I find the whole thing to be suspect.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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CikaBika said:
I 'm on hortibloom (china company) mailing list and they send me news letter today , I fancy this product very much ...
I would like to hear your opinion on it And is it worth change from cree/citizen cobs..
and what would you choose osram or samsung diodes??
I have 3,3x3,3 tent

https://www.hortibloom.com/product-page/mega-200w-led-grow-bar-light?utm_campaign=e3a630a6-7834-493c-8a4f-f3be64cd5124&utm_source=so
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If your looking specifically at that 200w light you linked and not other products of theirs then it wont fit in your tent.
Its 1.2m long and your tent is 1m.
You would want more than 200w too.
 
whytewidow

whytewidow

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Those are the geyapex lights. And for 300 bucks you can find better. I would almost bet ya they dont have osram chips or Samsung. I bought a geyapex 200w cob light for 25% of the price. For a test grow. Suppose to be cree cobs, and a meanwell driver. I took it apart. Definitely not cree Cobs and no meanwell driver. They were cheap ebay cobs. And the driver was hollow. They jus run the wire into it. To make it look like it was a driver. They were 110v cobs. Jus a shell of a driver lol. I shipped it back to them. And he kept my 25% of the price. I was suppose to get it back after the test grow. I never even used it. There was no sticker to void warranty but when i asked why they put empty driver case in the light. They got all pissed off. Lol
 
Randomblame

Randomblame

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CikaBika said:
I 'm on hortibloom (china company) mailing list and they send me news letter today , I fancy this product very much ...
I would like to hear your opinion on it And is it worth change from cree/citizen cobs..
and what would you choose osram or samsung diodes??
I have 3,3x3,3 tent

https://www.hortibloom.com/product-page/mega-200w-led-grow-bar-light?utm_campaign=e3a630a6-7834-493c-8a4f-f3be64cd5124&utm_source=so
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I don't think its worth it. You want better efficiency? Add another row of cobs in parallel and run all the COB's with half current. Its probably cheaper and you can reuse what you already have.
I've a few old CXB2540 running at 175mA(~6w) and have added 6 F-strips getting 350mA and the whole is connected in one big series-parallel circuit to an HLG-80H-C350B. 90w at the wall and ~190lm/w means ~2,7μMol/J. Maybe 2,5 at system level..
COB's and driver are old only the 6 F-strips are new.
You could do the same just by adding a 2nd row of the same COB's to your exsisting setup. Citi1212 gen6 running at 700mA reach around 56% efficiency or ~184lm/w and that means already around 2,65μMol/J. No need to invest in such dubious LED lights.
 
CikaBika

CikaBika

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whytewidow said:
Those are the geyapex lights. And for 300 bucks you can find better. I would almost bet ya they dont have osram chips or Samsung. I bought a geyapex 200w cob light for 25% of the price. For a test grow. Suppose to be cree cobs, and a meanwell driver. I took it apart. Definitely not cree Cobs and no meanwell driver. They were cheap ebay cobs. And the driver was hollow. They jus run the wire into it. To make it look like it was a driver. They were 110v cobs. Jus a shell of a driver lol. I shipped it back to them. And he kept my 25% of the price. I was suppose to get it back after the test grow. I never even used it. There was no sticker to void warranty but when i asked why they put empty driver case in the light. They got all pissed off. Lol
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Woow I almost bite that bate frOm geyapex 2 years ago When I was just starting..THIS hortibloom light look dope to me thats the only reason I posted this topic,but with your expirience it seems to me there isnt chinese led company you can trust.. :(
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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CikaBika said:
Woow I almost bite that bate frOm geyapex 2 years ago When I was just starting..THIS hortibloom light look dope to me thats the only reason I posted this topic,but with your expirience it seems to me there isnt chinese led company you can trust.. :(
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This is not true. There are lots of happy customers on this forum who bought fixtures or DIY kits from China. The difference is in the type of LEDS being sold.
You just need to get a hold of Fotop boards or the 288's from atrium lighting.
Also there are sellers in China of 54V 288 boards using Samsung LM561/301.
 
whytewidow

whytewidow

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CikaBika said:
Woow I almost bite that bate frOm geyapex 2 years ago When I was just starting..THIS hortibloom light look dope to me thats the only reason I posted this topic,but with your expirience it seems to me there isnt chinese led company you can trust.. :(
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Yeah like @Airwalker16 said that's not true at all. There are a few Chinese companies that are legit. But there are several that arent. You just have to do your research. Good luck.
 
CikaBika

CikaBika

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We are talking here about complete factory made Lights,not some diy sets /fixtures.. So Please name Us At least two legit chinese led compsnies that are not scammers?? Except mars hydro..I dont know none.. Qb board or copy of it isnt done light I'm talking about plug and grow factory led grow light ..
 
Geyapex Technology

Geyapex Technology

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whytewidow said:
Those are the geyapex lights. And for 300 bucks you can find better. I would almost bet ya they dont have osram chips or Samsung. I bought a geyapex 200w cob light for 25% of the price. For a test grow. Suppose to be cree cobs, and a meanwell driver. I took it apart. Definitely not cree Cobs and no meanwell driver. They were cheap ebay cobs. And the driver was hollow. They jus run the wire into it. To make it look like it was a driver. They were 110v cobs. Jus a shell of a driver lol. I shipped it back to them. And he kept my 25% of the price. I was suppose to get it back after the test grow. I never even used it. There was no sticker to void warranty but when i asked why they put empty driver case in the light. They got all pissed off. Lol
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Please tell people the truth...may I know how did you tell that's not cree cob and meanwell driver, where did you found the difference? maybe you can teach people how to tell if it's real cree and meanwell? but I guess you can't. 110v cob? are you series? what kind of driver can light 110v cob? it's ac voltage...we put empty driver case in a light? why would we do that? that's rediculous...
 
smokin away

smokin away

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CikaBika said:
We are talking here about complete factory made Lights,not some diy sets /fixtures.. So Please name Us At least two legit chinese led compsnies that are not scammers?? Except mars hydro..I dont know none.. Qb board or copy of it isnt done light I'm talking about plug and grow factory led grow light ..
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Just wondering why you want Chinese goods? These are plug and play with latest tech out with great price.
Been using a 300 Kind years old but want cost effective upgrade with no assembly.:idea:
 
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