Samsung Strip Calculator

WOW I just found this tool while searching for something else. This is incredible for anyone building a light from samsung strips. Can't believe I've never seen this before. This provides so much info it will help anyone with their build. Much better than the diode calculator.

https://www.samsung.com/led/support/tools/engine-calculator/

http://dev.edman007.com/~edman007/pub/par-dli-cal.html

This one is used to calculate your lights using data from the other calculator.

Here is a quick screenshot so peeps can see what I mean.

Didnt see this thanks.
According to that the LT-Q562A is a tiny bit more efficient that the LT-F562b under 900ma and is 20% cheaper on 10+units?

So for strip builds should we be using the q series instead of the f series.You could have an extra 2 strips just at the price difference.

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diyled said:

20% cheaper on 10+units?

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At same or comparable wattage? Don't think so. And you can't compare the efficiancy based only on lumens.

F Series all the time ...

tomate said:

At same or comparable wattage? Don't think so. And you can't compare the efficiancy based only on lumens.

F Series all the time ...

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Same wattage, same current (at 900 mA and below), same power, same strip length, same CCT/CRI produces almost identical output levels and efficacy between the F-series Gen 3 and the Q series. Run the simulations yourself. I just noticed this a few minutes ago myself while playing with the simulator.

Ok, they got a lot cheaper now. This may be a game changer.

But, the lm301b spectrum is more lumen oriented, which means more green/yellow. The Q Series is only rated at 450mA whereas the F series is rated at 1120mA. The pcb thickness of the F series is 1 mm whereas the pcb of the Q series is 1.6 mm thick which means the thermal management of the F series is a bit better when attached to a c-channel or an other piece of aluminium which you always do.

So in my opinion the F series is still the better strip to grow weed because of its slightly better spectrum and thermal management and because of this beeing probably at least as efficient as the Q series (not based on lumens but on PAR watts). But price wise, the Q series seems to be the better choice now.

Ill build a q series and f series light and do a full ppfd map of each. As if the Q series are better ill certainly be using them in my lights.