Mars Hydro TS-1000 - Whatcha Think??

OneHitDone said:

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If that's the first attempt at a quantum board knock off they failed, but that's normal for Mars Hydro

They can't even get the LED's in a straight line ffs

gonnabuyit

https://www.mars-hydro.com/hpcall/most-popular-products/mars-ts-1000-led-full-spectrum-hydroponic-led-grow-light

Swings and roundabouts.
It has better coverage than an hlg qb v2 kit, a bigger board. At least they're honest lol..... as they say it uses epistar diodes.
PAR readings look ok. Fuller spectrum. Maybe a tad too much blue for some.
Cost £100
The QB v2 kit costs £170 so nearly twice the price.
Good for anyone on a budget
Dunno about warranty.
I can't really knock it compared with their burples.
And it caters for the Japanese in plug choice!
Just my take on it

That drop off is hardcore though. And a super cheap Chinese driver. Matches the 15 year old diode tech. But for 130ish US it would make a good veg light. I wouldnt flower with it.

I like how it says driver tested is meanwell HLG-120h-54a and clearly the light shipped is not a meanwell driver.

Someone did a review of it on YouTube and it gets ridiculously hot.

Chef420 said:

Someone did a review of it on YouTube and it gets ridiculously hot.

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Could you post a link, please?

open the page for it on the Mars website... now look at the light meter table...
It only reaches the claimed output level in the centre of a 1 square foot area....
unless you are growing one small auto... I'd spend the money on a DIY project...

I doubt it even does that, the thing is a fire hazard and nothing more than that. One day the governments of the world will stop allowing crap like this through customs

TEKNIK said:

I doubt it even does that, the thing is a fire hazard and nothing more than that. One day the governments of the world will stop allowing crap like this through customs

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Stop lying. Thsts the light comp u test & thats ur desighn uve been bragging about. At least its real

HLG120 with 6 F series strips...173lm/W LED level.. 161lm/W system level,, 25000lumens, 3000K, 155W max output will set you back about $200 to build.. you could probably light up a 3x3 flower tent with it.

I've bought 5 Mars Hydro lights and have never been disappointed in any of them, and all of them lit an area bigger than what they claimed.

What did you compare them to.

Capn-Crunch said:

I've bought 5 Mars Hydro lights and have never been disappointed in any of them, and all of them lit an area bigger than what they claimed.

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True.

Capn-Crunch said:

I've bought 5 Mars Hydro lights and have never been disappointed in any of them, and all of them lit an area bigger than what they claimed.

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Of course that happened.

ANC said:

What did you compare them to.

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CBDforever said:

True.

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Johnny Lawrence said:

Of course that happened.

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The first couple lights I bought because, for the specs and price they were the best buy for led at the time.
The tents I had at the time were quit a bit bigger than the footprint the lights were designed for which was fine because I needed room for my fan, humidifier, etc.
As the plants finished veg and went into flower I pulled the equipment out and pushed the plants to the edges of the tents well out of the
recommended coverage area. They all flowered fine and there was a slight difference from the buds on the edge compared to the
middle, but not no much that it mattered.
The test wasn't done with meters and testers granted, but every light did more than I expected, so believe me or not, it's up to you.

I warm up my Chinese leftovers on top of Mars units........i thought it would be fitting and it works.