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possum 1

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jcdws602 said:
Damn bro you got yourself a beast of a plant! Watching a long......curious to what she's gonna yield. Yeah and as far as led go they sure have come a long way. I was convinced by seeing first hand what they can do. But I believe it depends on different circumstances what works more efficiently. If I lived in a cold climate I would stick to my hid lighting for the most part. These leds run cooler and no ir so low leaf temperatures can be an issue. Ive seen quality and numbers from these kingbrites and meijiu leds which are very reasonably priced. Anyways excited cant wait to see her plump up.
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Yeah it’s just getting started! i believe it will look unbelievable wants it gets plumped up! It’s not even 30 days into the flowering stage it will probably go 68-70 days
 
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possum 1

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jcdws602 said:
Damn bro you got yourself a beast of a plant! Watching a long......curious to what she's gonna yield. Yeah and as far as led go they sure have come a long way. I was convinced by seeing first hand what they can do. But I believe it depends on different circumstances what works more efficiently. If I lived in a cold climate I would stick to my hid lighting for the most part. These leds run cooler and no ir so low leaf temperatures can be an issue. Ive seen quality and numbers from these kingbrites and meijiu leds which are very reasonably priced. Anyways excited cant wait to see her plump up.
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Yeah i don’t have nothing against leds but i think they are for more compact growing such as tents and places that have heat problems.Last year a buddy of mine thought he was going to show me he bought a big 2000 led and i went with the old trustee 1000 MH and Hps and we grew 2 plants and i ended up with 3 more ozs than he did
 
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possum 1

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possum 1 said:
Yeah i don’t have nothing against leds but i think they are for more compact growing such as tents and places that have heat problems.Last year a buddy of mine thought he was going to show me he bought a big 2000 led and i went with the old trustee 1000 MH and Hps and we grew 2 plants and i ended up with 3 more ozs than he did
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Yeah I switched mainly because of the heat. I live in Arizona and the summers are brutal here. I spent about 1100 dollars for 7 240 watt kingbrites. I converted a tuff shed into a grow room and heat and headroom were a concern. But ill tell you I was convinced when I saw some of these kingbrites yield little bit over 10lbs using about 3000 watts of led. And believe me I know what numbers those 1000 watt bulbs can do I used them for 15 years. I still have my hps ballast put away.
 
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possum 1

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jcdws602 said:
Yeah I switched mainly because of the heat. I live in Arizona and the summers are brutal here. I spent about 1100 dollars for 7 240 watt kingbrites. I converted a tuff shed into a grow room and heat and headroom were a concern. But ill tell you I was convinced when I saw some of these kingbrites yield little bit over 10lbs using about 3000 watts of led. And believe me I know what numbers those 1000 watt bulbs can do I used them for 15 years. I still have my hps ballast put away.
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Yeah i see where you’re coming from with the heat problems. I live about 75 miles from columbus Ohio .It stays cold as hell here in the winters we get some hot weather in the summer but nothing like what you guys do. I have 12 foot ceilings in my room and during the winter instead of heating the room with heaters i heat it with lights and a dehumidifier so it works out great for me during the winter!!!
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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possum 1 said:
Yeah the only thing about those leds they are so expensive,and they always say these are the first things that compare to the hps.The hps are 250 dollars and the good leds will run you 2500dollars and up it would have to save a whole hell of a lot of electric for them to pay for themselves. You know a 1000hps has a 6x6 growing and budding coverage it’s hard to find a led without breaking the bank that will give you that type of coverage!!!
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I'm gonna do the diy thing. It's much cheaper that way!
 
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possum 1 said:
Yeah it’s not to bad i wired the lights for 220 instead of 110 and it cuts it almost in half that way.
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Umm, no. It does not change the the amount of electricity consumed. It reduces the amperage in the lines by half. Electric consumption remains the same.
 
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Hollatchaboy

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possum 1 said:
I bill when I got them rewired dropped by 45%
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Sorry buddy. There is no magical energy savings, if there was, everybody would do it.

You must've stopped watching TV or something. The amount of electricity used is the same.

Watts = amps x volts. You can switch the voltage and the amperage around, but you still draw the same amount of electricity.

The power company charges by the watt, not the voltage or amps
 
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possum 1

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Hollatchaboy said:
Sorry buddy. There is no magical energy savings, if there was, everybody would do it.

You must've stopped watching TV or something. The amount of electricity used is the same.

Watts = amps x volts. You can switch the voltage and the amperage around, but you still draw the same amount of electricity.

The power company charges by the watt, not the voltage or amps
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I know what my bills were before and after and I’ve also talked to many electricians and my father has been a electrician for 50 years it pulls less electricity when you wire it 240 and that’s one of the big reason why they do it like I said my bill dropped 45% and the lights are on there own electric bill that’s the only thing on it and nothing changed from month to months other than putting them on 240.
 
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possum 1

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Hollatchaboy said:
Sorry buddy. There is no magical energy savings, if there was, everybody would do it.

You must've stopped watching TV or something. The amount of electricity used is the same.

Watts = amps x volts. You can switch the voltage and the amperage around, but you still draw the same amount of electricity.

The power company charges by the watt, not the voltage or amps
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I know what you are saying it’s not supposed to save but a few dollars but I use a lot of electric on here it might just be where I use so much it really adds up a little more I don’t know I only know that my bill went down 45% when we put them on 240
 
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Hollatchaboy

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possum 1 said:
I know what my bills were before and after and I’ve also talked to many electricians and my father has been a electrician for 50 years it pulls less electricity when you wire it 240 and that’s one of the big reason why they do it like I said my bill dropped 45% and the lights are on there own electric bill that’s the only thing on it and nothing changed from month to months other than putting them on 240.
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But you only change the amp load when changing the voltage, the amount of watts stays the same. Your lights are measured in watts. The power company charges by watts. Which is a combination of volts and amps. It maybe dropped your bill a couple dollars at best.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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possum 1 said:
I know what you are saying it’s not supposed to save but a few dollars but I use a lot of electric on here it might just be where I use so much it really adds up a little more I don’t know I only know that my bill went down 45% when we put them on 240
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I mean, drivers run a lil more efficient at higher voltage, but not 45% more.

Like I said, everybody's would be wired for 220v then. Id like to save 45% more on my power bill too.
 
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possum 1

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possum 1 said:
I know what my bills were before and after and I’ve also talked to many electricians and my father has been a electrician for 50 years it pulls less electricity not 50% less it really shocked me at 45 %really when you wire it 240 and that’s one of the big reason why they do it like I said my bill dropped 45% and the lights are on there own electric bill that’s the only thing on it and nothing changed from month to months other than putting them on 240.I understand what you are saying but it lowered the electric bill.
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