A-51 190W XGS - guidance on switches please

Mellodrama

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A-51's website gives some guidance for seedling, veg, and flower.

Hey, that's weird, I tried to copy/paste the text from the website but nothing happened. Anyway, the XGS is addressed in the 8th question on the FAQ page.

The XGS has 2 switches, which in various combinations give 3 different levels of light intensity. But the FAQ only mentions the 130W veg setting and the flowering setting.

Anyone know absolutely for sure what you're supposed to do with the XGS's switches? Is there any use for the lowest of the 3 settings, or do you just use the top two?

Q: What height should I use the XGS-190 at?
A: For seedlings you want to be 30" above on 130w mode. For vegging plants you'll want to be between 20" and 30" in 130w mode (closer you go the tighter your node spacing, remember, sometimes nodes can be too tight and will work against your yield, and the closer you are, the less footprint you have). For flowering plants you'll want to be between 20" and 24".


Q: What height should I use the XGS-190 at?
A: For seedlings you want to be 30" above on 130w mode. For vegging plants you'll want to be between 20" and 30" in 130w mode (closer you go the tighter your node spacing, remember, sometimes nodes can be too tight and will work against your yield, and the closer you are, the less footprint you have). For flowering plants you'll want to be between 20" and 24"


Q: What height should I use the XGS-190 at?
A: For seedlings you want to be 30" above on 130w mode. For vegging plants you'll want to be between 20" and 30" in 130w mode (closer you go the tighter your node spacing, remember, sometimes nodes can be too tight and will work against your yield, and the closer you are, the less footprint you have). For flowering plants you'll want to be between 20" and 24"
Q: What height should I use the XGS-190 at?
A: For seedlings you want to be 30" above on 130w mode. For vegging plants you'll want to be between 20" and 30" in 130w mode (closer you go the tighter your node spacing, remember, sometimes nodes can be too tight and will work against your yield, and the closer you are, the less footprint you have). For flowering plants you'll want to be between 20" and 24"
 

Mellodrama

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Wow, that was fast, thanks hyroot. I'm gonna write that on the wall or something. Another quick question; roughly when would you flip the switch from seedling to veg?
 

hyroot

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I would start seeds and clones in party cups. so when the roots fill out the cup. 7-14 days depending on strain and health
 

Mellodrama

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Scotch, I don't understand your question. Taking pictures of the actual output wouldn't serve any purpose because any camera is gonna try to correct for exposure, right? Wait a minute, I could set the camera to manual. There would be 3 pictures that got successively brighter, but that doesn't really tell you anything.

The lowest setting doesn't seem that much dimmer than #2 setting. To my eyes it seems like a bigger jump from #2 to #3. A-51's website has fairly specific recommendations for distance from plant, and I'm just gonna blindly follow those while hoping for the best.
 

Scotch089

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I just wanted to know what emitters were in series for the 65w "option," I have an SGS.


Edit: Ie. a picture of the actual light.
 
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