Mars hydro FC-8000 or fc-e8000

Cabrone

Cabrone

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Mars hydro has no discount on either led for 420. I found disappointing.
Ok, so whats the better deal before
420 sales end? Best prices i can find are as follows.
FC-8000, which has 2968 Samsung led's, for $817 each.
OR
FC-E8000, which has 3928 bridgelux led's, for $706 each.
Almost 1000 more chips in the fc-e8000? Both par maps are identical, so are the bridgelux running at lower power, for better life span?
What do you guys, that really know led's, think?
 
Lenin1917

Lenin1917

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I have an fce4800 that grows dank. They should perform about the same. I’d wager that more diodes with the same wattage will have a longer lifespan. Save the $100 and get the fce
 
crimsonecho

crimsonecho

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bridgelux is a reputable brand too plus you get more diodes and their umol/j is almost the same as far as i know. so i don‘t know why would i buy the samsung ones?
 
Cabrone

Cabrone

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Thanks for the quick replies. I always figure, you get what you pay for, but in this case was thinking the way you are reputable company and more chips. I welcome others to chime in. @Rocket Soul, @OneHitDone?
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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Cabrone said:
Thanks for the quick replies. I always figure, you get what you pay for, but in this case was thinking the way you are reputable company and more chips. I welcome others to chime in. @Rocket Soul, @OneHitDone?
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Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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Cabrone said:
Mars hydro has no discount on either led for 420. I found disappointing.
Ok, so whats the better deal before
420 sales end? Best prices i can find are as follows.
FC-8000, which has 2968 Samsung led's, for $817 each.
OR
FC-E8000, which has 3928 bridgelux led's, for $706 each.
Almost 1000 more chips in the fc-e8000? Both par maps are identical, so are the bridgelux running at lower power, for better life span?
What do you guys, that really know led's, think?
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Yes, basicly. But to really figure this out youd need reliable info on what bridgelux chips versus what samsung chips.
You can have a scenario where the thermal resistance on the samsung chips is so low that even on lower power the bridgelux chips are actually hotter. Can you get your seller to let you make temp measurements?

If all else.remains the same im in the leverage diode count and go for bridgelux camp :)
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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They're both great lights. Fce has higher far red. I'm rocking the fce 8000 and I love it
Not sure where you were looking but pretty sure they had a sale on the 8000's but not 100% on that
 
Cabrone

Cabrone

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On the mars website. Neither was on sale. Only smaller fixtures. I'm trying to fill a 5x9. 2 at 24" would be perfect. I'm also considering the medic grow smart 8, 760W. Much less expensive and looks pretty nice.
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fishwater

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i just ordered 2 fce8000's for my 4x8 already have the fce6500 in my 4x4 really happy so far and can't wait for my fce8000's to arrive. good luck choosing.
 
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