bigmikey86
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If your growing in a tent, boards are still great for throwing light all over the place due to the reflective walls. If growing in an open space then I would definitely recommend strips.
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It is a tent mate, boards have to be a fair bit higher than strips ye? I see the new HLG QB648 are recommend height of 30".. Thats well into my carbon filters territory.
Airwalker16
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No not if you dim it down. But even then, you can get really close.
yeah true, I guess a good par meter would be handy for finding the ideal height and amount to dim, strike a good balance.
Price back from meiji, it’s $34 less for the LM301b leds..
If you buy one kit, the best price is usd 490 including shipping and alibaba fee.
Light details as below:
"MJ-330-V3
pre-assembled kit include:
1. 4pcs strips high efficiency strip/bars (306pcs LM301H+ 12pcs OSRAM 660)
2. 1pc inventor driver EUD-320S670DT with knob dimmer
3. hang wires, adjust hanger, user manual, plug wire
Fixture size: 1193x510x32mm (3.9'*1.67')"
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going to try these ones also... says free shipping... no doubt there is a catch to that though..
.. I could also just go with 2x new hlg 648 boards and put them on a 3 board wide heatsink for nice spread... it may actually work better if I’m just always doing 2 plants as they will effectively have 1 light each and not the falling off from centre par on the strips..
Airwalker16
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That's way overpriced for a 330watt light. Don't get that
Airwalker16
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The MEGA plus is sick. I have eyed that light for months now.
The mega plus looks a real nice solid build doesn’t it? All that chunky aluminium. It’s $399 shipped for the 330w.. unless they add more shipping to that.. says free shipping though.
a mongo frog
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Will it even grow weed though?
No, just garden cress.
Airwalker16
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It's 660watts on the 8 bar.
DrKiz
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He is getting 1200 Diodes though. I’m still waiting to hear back from Hortibloom.
Meijiu has upped their game by upping diode count.
300+ per bar.
I’m curious on the diode count on a hortibloom fixture.
Meijiu has 2400+ on a 650 watt fixture on 8 bars.
Hortibloom has ? On a 650 watt fixture on 8 bars.
I’m guessing ?2000 diodes.
Hortibloom looks fancy though.
Airwalker16
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If it's 400 dollars for 330watts then Fuck all that shit. If you're not paying LESS than a dollar per watt through Alibaba, then don't bother.
Airwalker16
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HortiBloom is an 8 bar fixture. Not 6.
DrKiz
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Yeah fixed that. Waiting to hear back on price shipped on that mega plus. And diode count.
Don’t have many options mate, that’s just the current prices, would be about the same price for a triple heatsink with 2 hlg 648 and Meanwell driver. No fear of customs charges with the hlg though.. think the 2 x hlg is about 260w.
I notice on the hortibloom advert they say at request they can add Osram leds and put in ir and uv..
would you guys go for the ir and uv?
Airwalker16
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Well this has a MAX price of 299 and is 660w just the same. this is what I'd say you get.
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Airwalker16
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I don't think these guys use LM301B but damn... For the price you get 1,920 diodes and 720 watts with insane spread.
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Looks a mess though lol, wires busting out everywhere, extreme amount of thin shitty metal, bet it looks piss poor in the flesh, probably slice your hand open on it when taking it out of the box.