New BC Blondes GCI 680 (2.6/1740+ppf)

Hey guys I wanted to introduce my new light.

BC Blondes 680 Game Changer Initiator (BCB 680 GCI)

Actual watts at wall 230v: 680
Actual Watts at wall 115v: 700
PPF/watt: 2.6 (estimate)
Total PPF: 1740+ (estimate until sent for testing)
Spectrum: 3000k + 4000k + 660nm
Dimming levels: 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%
Pre Order Price: $1249 Canadian or approx. $929 USD (free shipping in Canada/usa)
Regular Price: $1349
Electrical certification: ETL
Available: Shipping August 26th
After august 25th, price goes back to $1349
Website: https://www.bcblondes.com/product-p/bcb-680-gci2.htm

You are gonna have a helluva time selling many of those around here. Just my opinion. Those boards with added red are nearly $25-40/PC now days.
You're asking way WAY TOO MUCH at $1,349.

Airwalker16 said:

You are gonna have a helluva time selling many of those around here. Just my opinion. Those boards with added red are nearly $25-40/PC now days.
You're asking way WAY TOO MUCH at $1,349.

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They're ETL certified, so i am assuming they're marketed for commercial growers who cant/wont diy/set up their own boards/drivers

And they will happily pay that price

Also it's canadian dollars

Airwalker16 said:

You are gonna have a helluva time selling many of those around here. Just my opinion. Those boards with added red are nearly $25-40/PC now days.
You're asking way WAY TOO MUCH at $1,349.

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Come on bro, don't poo poo on an advertisers thread. If you wanna start a value discussion or whatever, start your own thread.
I'm surprised any company wants to spend their advertising dollars here these days. Don't chase off the ones that remain

Airwalker16 said:

You are gonna have a helluva time selling many of those around here. Just my opinion. Those boards with added red are nearly $25-40/PC now days.
You're asking way WAY TOO MUCH at $1,349.

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Every time i make a post you make a negative reply. I don't know what your issue is. All ive ever done is tried to provide a bad ass light with crazy efficiency and massive ppf for a reasonable price. Im a medical patient myself and I cant stand seeing other patients getting ripped off.

Compared to the other well known brands (hlg, gavita, fluence etc etc) my lights are very affordable and offer everything that those brands do, if not more.

Ive been building and selling lights for over 5 years now, my lights are ETL cert'ed and I provide a 3rd party testing report on the website.

The Samsung diodes in this package are ALL SL.

3 year warranty.

Free Shipping in usa/canada.

Im not sure what else i could offer to make the deal better.

Stay outa my threads, you offer nothing worth contributing.

3 minutes might actually be a new RIU record.

Nice lights, best of luck

BCBLondesLEDGrowLights said:

Hey guys I wanted to introduce my new light.

BC Blondes 680 Game Changer Initiator (BCB 680 GCI)

Actual watts at wall 230v: 680
Actual Watts at wall 115v: 700
PPF/watt: 2.6 (estimate)
Total PPF: 1740+ (estimate until sent for testing)
Spectrum: 3000k + 4000k + 660nm
Dimming levels: 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%
Pre Order Price: $1249 Canadian or approx. $929 USD (free shipping in Canada/usa)
Regular Price: $1349
Electrical certification: ETL
Available: Shipping August 26th
After august 25th, price goes back to $1349
Website: https://www.bcblondes.com/product-p/bcb-680-gci2.htm


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Ah, we listen n want that money. Nice board. Not the RedHead name i was expecting but nice.

skoomd said:

They're ETL certified, so i am assuming they're marketed for commercial growers who cant/wont diy/set up their own boards/drivers

And they will happily pay that price

Also it's canadian dollars

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I guess I didn't consider that. You're right.

929USD for 680w its very fairly priced put next to anything in the same category.

coreywebster said:

929USD for 680w its very fairly priced put next to anything in the same category.

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Agreed, plus they did well on the diode spacing format.
Looks as if the 680 model is a fixed unit though. Is that true or can you slide them out & in? Thats is One thing i like about this model that HLG never released awhile back. Its very Big too.
Although the Coverage on a Quality Bar-Light is unsurrpassable.
Then Oh Gosh, Here it Comes. Can it outyeild one of these do ya think???
Mmmnnhh! IDK!? Whats your thoughts BC Blondes? Just recently when you were very frequently visiting my Bar-8 thread i hear You tell me no red will go into a white/Blonde light because it's not necessarily, will not increase plant performance & will only drop efficiency?
Now you see the light though, reds are trumping white & blue in #'s. And have always been the key factor to leds from day 1 fir a reason.
Nice pricing, pretty fixture, should slide imo, sweet efficiency #'s. Should kick some HPS butt fir sure!

hybridway2 said:

Agreed, plus they did well on the diode spacing format.
Looks as if the 680 model is a fixed unit though. Is that true or can you slide them out & in? Thats is One thing i like about this model that HLG never released awhile back. Its very Big too. View attachment 4383909
Although the Coverage on a Quality Bar-Light is unsurrpassable. View attachment 4383913
Then Oh Gosh, Here it Comes. Can it outyeild one of these do ya think???View attachment 4383915
Mmmnnhh! IDK!? Whats your thoughts BC Blondes? Just recently when you were very frequently visiting my Bar-8 thread i hear You tell me no red will go into a white/Blonde light because it's not necessarily, will not increase plant performance & will only drop efficiency?
Now you see the light though, reds are trumping white & blue in #'s. And have always been the key factor to leds from day 1 fir a reason.
Nice pricing, pretty fixture, should slide imo, sweet efficiency #'s. Should kick some HPS butt fir sure!

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It looks like two 340w lights? or is each light 680w.

hybridway2 said:

Agreed, plus they did well on the diode spacing format.
Looks as if the 680 model is a fixed unit though. Is that true or can you slide them out & in? Thats is One thing i like about this model that HLG never released awhile back. Its very Big too. View attachment 4383909
Although the Coverage on a Quality Bar-Light is unsurrpassable. View attachment 4383913
Then Oh Gosh, Here it Comes. Can it outyeild one of these do ya think???View attachment 4383915
Mmmnnhh! IDK!? Whats your thoughts BC Blondes? Just recently when you were very frequently visiting my Bar-8 thread i hear You tell me no red will go into a white/Blonde light because it's not necessarily, will not increase plant performance & will only drop efficiency?
Now you see the light though, reds are trumping white & blue in #'s. And have always been the key factor to leds from day 1 fir a reason.
Nice pricing, pretty fixture, should slide imo, sweet efficiency #'s. Should kick some HPS butt fir sure!

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The 680 is composed of 2 340 watt panels. They are attached together with connecting bars that have multiple holes to slide the panels in and out so you can have more adjustability for coverage, they also can tilt so the panel that is at the end of your row can be tilted slightly to the center of the table to help keep more light on your canopy.

Adding reds adds alot of cost to the light they are not cheap and I'm always trying to keep costs down as i'm all for bang for your buck. It wasn't until I could get a good price on them and they jumped above 2.5+ was I interested.

Im not trying to have the most efficient most expensive light, most of my customers are ex hps guys and they are a different market, they aren't into spending 2 grand on a light because they are usually buying lots for a commercial setup, and want bang for your buck.


Just sent a panel off to The Light Lab, soon as I get the sphere results ill post them for you guys, im usually pretty close with my estimates, expecting 2.6/1750ish.

2020 is bringing more enhanced spectrum, a lot more ppf and efficiency, hopefully early 2020, health permitting.

Heres a pic showing the tilt, in this pic I have the panels positioned as close as they go.

@hybridway2 nothing I've seen comes close to the spacing fissioning @ZHChris is doing.





These are first runs he sent me graciously, but I think he's on to something here. Could maybe use a few more diodes towards the middle, but I'm seeing incredible coverage and even spread. Girls are sure lovin it.
He'll have his PAR maps and data very soon for them.
Plus they're 14.5X9.5" boards. No heatsink needed at all up to 120-130w.
These are 2 boards to 2 HLG-240H-C2100B's.

What diodes are being used on the boards, for both white and reds? And how many diodes are on each board, whites / reds? It looks like 492w/24r. And what is the actual size of a single board so I can figure out what was the actual diode spacing used? Thanks...

Are you guys really pimping other companies lights in this advertisers thread?

Some of you act like your new around here

Even newbies aren't pulling this silliness

diggs99 said:

Are you guys really pimping other companies lights in this advertisers thread?

Some of you act like your new around here

Even newbies aren't pulling this silliness

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I was thinking the same thing.
The thread should have gone in the advertiser's section.
I remember a time when I couldn't promote the Ultimate Growing Competition anywhere other than the advertisers section. Kind of pointless, huh.

Hey pirg, nice lights bcblondes......love the 3rd party testing, doing it right.

Good luck, tough out there

diggs99 said:

Are you guys really pimping other companies lights in this advertisers thread?

Some of you act like your new around here

Even newbies aren't pulling this silliness

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Guess you'd have to know the whole story to understand dude.
Though it does give you a hint in my post.
@Airwalker16 , i have seen these boards once or twice before, just don't remember where. Yes, i agree, the spacing is what will make these QB style lights work much better & allow closer proximity with larger boards.
@BCBLondesLEDGrowLights , how far do the 2 panels spread apart?

No, i dont need to know the whole story at all. Anyone coming into this thread, it would be with the intentions of learning of BCBs new light. Instead they get 2 other posters dropping pics of competitors gear within the first 15 posts.

Back story has nothing to do with it, you coulda said what you had to say without dropping pics of 3 different lights that you are testing for others already lol

I dont have any dog in this fight, just thought it was low rent type shit.

Best of luck with everything.