LED Lighting

Could anyone point me in the direction of a good LED post or something, i have been looking at a few sites but no real help.

Thanks

All depends on your cost, heat, space, watt restrictions. What are you working with/looking for?

Im looking at a box, 1.8 metres high, 0.7 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep. Cost not really a problem but want to try and keep it realistic so about £100 - £250 and heat may be a problem as its in my bedroom and can get pretty hot in here with the windows closed ect.

You would probably want something a little bigger than a 90w LED for a space like that. I recommend the 120-250w panels. That's probably the highest wattage with lowest heat production you can get given the dimentions. HPS would be like a mini-heater in your room all the time if you can't ventilate, so LED would probably be the way to go. Initial cost will run you a lot more with LED, however. 250w on Ebay are around $300 US.

How about CFL lighting? Do they produce much heat?

Not sure. I've only really used LED and HPS. I've messed with a little CFL, but never by itself.

Start a thread in the CFL sub-forum or read around there a bit.

Thanks alot for your help anyway, i'll take it all into consideration.

Maybe this


http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=53584

LED's are the way to go for sure. Check out my grow in my signature. I am a LED wholesaler, so talk to me before you buy anything! I'll hook it up with better systems than you're going to be buying on eBay...

Here is a video I made about the LEDs and heat in the grow room.
[video=youtube;atS_Xn3R0As]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atS_Xn3R0As[/video]

in my opinion this is the way to go with led
Haight Solid State PPF-1600 LED Grow light
300W LED Grow Light
Covers up to 4x4ft
62 - 5W and 6W wide beam LEDs
Red, deep red, and white LEDs - full spectrum
11 Joule surge suppressor
100% Solid state design - no fans and no electrolytic capacitors

120V indoor use only
15 x 20 x 2 inch
12 lbs

1 year limited warranty
Designed in the USA

This a bit out of your price range but does appear to be a great unit from a trusted brand.


http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=53935


Its 500 eur.. But... looks great.

http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=53987
this one is 200 eur but only a 120 watt.. They say its comparable to a 400 watt hid.. So that may be the best for your space.. Hope that helps...btw htg is a good company it have an hps ballast from them that is pretty ancient. Shes running my grow right now too.

Those are old units. That design is from 2006... not bashing HTG but those lights are shit. I have models using the brand new LED diode technology (this year) for less than that shipped. $550 shipped to the USA for 300w panel. 7:1:1 Red-Blue-Orange covering wavelengths from 625nm to 715nm. The ONLY units to use "Mixed Spectrum Diodes."

jamNburn said:

This a bit out of your price range but does appear to be a great unit from a trusted brand.


http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=53935


Its 500 eur.. But... looks great.

http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=53987
this one is 200 eur but only a 120 watt.. They say its comparable to a 400 watt hid.. So that may be the best for your space.. Hope that helps...btw htg is a good company it have an hps ballast from them that is pretty ancient. Shes running my grow right now too.

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stay away from ebay

Htgsupply.com has some in your price range. And it's w good brand.

Those are no-name branded units. Just like mine... They get them from China, just like me. The difference is they triple their money buy selling them to you guys, I do not. lol. Pay $200 more for an older LED system, or I can hook you up with shit that will work to your expectations.

jamNburn said:

Htgsupply.com has some in your price range. And it's w good brand.

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bar said:

stay away from ebay

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Ebay is fine if you know what you're looking for. I've purchased all but two of my LED units on Ebay. All have been working great for close to a year now.

breakneck said:

Those are no-name branded units. Just like mine... They get them from China, just like me. The difference is they triple their money buy selling them to you guys, I do not. lol. Pay $200 more for an older LED system, or I can hook you up with shit that will work to your expectations.

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Shit. Everything electronic comes from china.

Exactly, so why would you pay $650 plus shipping for an old ass LED system that was designed in 2006? When you can get the new tech for less?! I will put $$ on my units out performing anything HTG sells... I have put a few years of research and trial and error into my designs. Nobody else sells the lights I have....hands down.

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Shit. Everything electronic comes from china.

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I'm not arguing. I'm planning on buying one .... Sooo do you have a site? Or info.

There are videos online of the solid state getting wrecked on by 1w diodes...its a good design and idea, just not quite on par.

JohnRamrod said:

in my opinion this is the way to go with led
Haight Solid State PPF-1600 LED Grow light
300W LED Grow Light
Covers up to 4x4ft
62 - 5W and 6W wide beam LEDs
Red, deep red, and white LEDs - full spectrum
11 Joule surge suppressor
100% Solid state design - no fans and no electrolytic capacitors

120V indoor use only
15 x 20 x 2 inch
12 lbs

1 year limited warranty
Designed in the USA

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