Purpsmagurps
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no wait. it can't even do that.
Platinum LED
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Purpsmagurps
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I get my intensity from lm51c's, my spectrum comes from this platinum. ufos are shit. basically every blurple is shit now, but what I can say. PLATINUM HAS BEEN THE BEST BLURPLE MANUFACTURER TO DATE (besides chilled lol). now lets show off our new tech.
Humple
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I'd put Fluence well over Platinum.
Edit: though many would probably take issue with referring to Fluence as "blurple".
Purpsmagurps
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ayyyyyy lol
Purpsmagurps
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I left chilled out because they are commercial too but yes. way better.
nfhiggs
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LOL - why would you even WANT that? Thats an unusable light level.
Again, WHY would you even want that? Why would you want to try to grow under what is essentially a spotlight shining in the center of your tent??
Yes, it does, AND it just ruins the spread and makes the light unusable very much beyond the outline of the light's case. I guess that might be ok if you are growing in a 12" x 18" tent. But I need more coverage than that. I don't want to have to use 1 light per 1.5 square feet, and hang them 2 feet from the canopy. It been pretty well established that well dispersed light grow better than highly focused light.
Purpsmagurps
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and your same argument proves true having 2 individual focused beams at lower wattage would do better than a single wide spread fixture above at a higher wattage. so...... if you want to talk about spread.....
Purpsmagurps
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we arent commercial growing here. having my lights close to my plants creates cross angles that gives bud spots light that are usually in the shade. is how I get my yield because it penetrates the canopy. unless you like lollipoping and scrogging that wide spread light from above dont do shit. it also depends on how big your grow is, if you want to grow gavita style, have the space to do it and go buy gavitas. led's arent made to run like that. they run cool so you can run them close and make your lower buds as dense as the top.
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Johnny Lawrence
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He's recommending the light to people. He got called on it. Get a grip.
Davos Tyrell
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Exactly what I was looking for thank you for providing some facts! I’m looking for more laymen’s terms but I appreciate the background on your opinion and not just saying “lenses suck”. The thing I liked this light for as a first grow light was that it provides UV light which increases potency and IMO light spectrum does play a part in photosynthesis and this light gives you a small variety in spectrum that the user can customize. NASA has proven that different wavelengths of light have different effects on the way plants grow. And I liked that about this light/ was on a budget. Thank you for providing some real science! It’s taken 27 pages and 3 years in this thread for that to happen. Glad I got this info
Davos Tyrell
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I do want some science so thanks for that. I’m not going to let you know anything... I asked for people’s opinions that have evidence or science behind there opinion. I don’t. That’s why I’m asking for everyone who are hating on PLED to provide evidence and science behind why it is shit.... or provide a side by side comparison. Yes science would be great. I don’t know the science behind it that’s why I’m asking the people who are swearing against it and say I’m “drinking the kool aid” - I’m not going to believe people without credibility
nfhiggs
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Yes, thats photomorphology - but that is something altogether different than their claim of white light being "inefficient" for photosynthesis.
And the whole UV thing has really not been established by any serious science - its all mostly blossomed out of one very early study in the 80's and a lot of anecdotal grows. Lots of people have tried it with no difference in their results. Regardless, the tiny UV diodes they toss into the panels, almost as an afterthought, simply doesn't amount to a hill of beans - its like an ant pissing on a house fire. If you want to try UV, Agromax makes some decent UV tubes that actually put out a good amount of UV, similar to what you would see with the mid-day sun.
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Aolelon
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Guaranteed the UV diodes they use in their panels arent anything to be happy about. If you want UV use a reptile bulb, or better, Agromax makes a pure UV t5 bulb.
UVB diodes cost hundreds of dollars for just 1. They are probably using UVA and not very much of it. So even if there is any added effects from UV, you're not going to get it through the diodes they stuck in it.
NASA may have proven that spectrum plays a role in photosynthesis on plants, but growers here have shown that light intensity plays a bigger role than spectrum alone.
Ok not low output? What are your ppfd readings? And again what diode? The brand means nothing without a model number
So you think platinum led has credibility? Try whatever you want you will learn its not my money being wasted if your not willing to do your own research you will pay to learn
McStrats
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You are being completely unreasonable friend.
I said the Vero COB was a whole step up in performance. If I was recommending a light based on my experiences it would be the COB...hands down.
I happened to mention that I bought the P300's 5 years ago and they ran almost constantly without any problems and they grew great pot (that is the part that really seems to bother you for some wierd reason). The reviews on amazon (at the time) were better than almost anything. No doubt the LED industry has gone into high gear since then and there a ton of choices now that are superior. No one is disputing that..but that doesn't seem to be enough for you.
ANC
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There are many plants that don't care for green spectrum and blurple is great for those.
You will still yield more on these full spectrum LEDs on a basis of the number of Photons into the canopy per Watt drawn is my gut feeling unless a light has been specifically tuned for a plant.
You will still yield more on these full spectrum LEDs on a basis of the number of Photons into the canopy per Watt drawn is my gut feeling unless a light has been specifically tuned for a plant.
whitebb2727
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I don't know. They sponsor here and I tagged them to come answer questions.
I will say that the 175 watts from the unit farm performs about equal to the 200 watts of citizen cobs.
The unit farm is a good light. I trust it over other blurple. It's not a true blurple. It has blue and white diodes for veg and red on the flower switch.
I did catch them in some lies so that's why I tagged them to clarify.
They won't respond they are a shady blurple company they put some shitty white led on to ride the white led hype lucky for them most people don't ask what diode they use
WTF? Where did I "swear against it", or say ANYTHING about you?
I agreed with the one post you like, and you say "I’m not going to believe people without credibility"?
whitebb2727
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Nah. Now you're just wrong.
They aren't a shitty company. Good people that stand by thier product. They have even answered the question of the diodes before. I can't recall. Xp2 diode for Cree if I remember correctly.
They are on par with what area 51 and Apache were doing.
Im about positive you didn't see them on alibab. You made the claim so it's on you to prove it.
The light works way better than Mars and such.