UFO LED Grow Light [S]

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Item: UFO LED Grow Light 135W
Packaging: Comes in box with protection plastic stuff
Condition: New
Location: Durban
Reason: Don't need
Shipping: Yes, R170 couriered (box quite large), R80 domestic parcel
Collection: Yes
Price: R1600 neg.

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THE BELOW INFO IS FROM THE MANUFACTURER:

What is the advantage of 9 Bands Full Spectrum Grow Light?

After 3 years repeated experiment, our factory has refined 9 bands wavelengths:
430nm/440nm/460nm(Blue),
610nm/630nm/650nm/660nm(Red),
730nm(Infrared),
12000K(White).
Red color for flowering stage , blue color is good for leaves growth stage. This 9 bands full spectrum used in the Grow Light contains the most efficient and proven wavelengths for Growth & flowering.

Why using 3W LED Chips?

In terms of actual PAR (Photosynthetic Active Radiation) output, 3w LEDs produce more usable light when compared with the 1w LEDs both on brightness and light penetration, so using 3w chips will get the additional boost of more power with a lower initial cost.

Why actual working power is less than chip power? Only 60%-70%?

To protect the LED chip, we turn down the current to drive the 3W LED chip at about 1.8-2.1W. If we take full use the 3W power, the brightness will only increase 10%, and negatively, the led working temperature will be much higher, which will reduce the life span. .

LED Grow Light VS HID/HPS Grow Light?

LED lights are more money up front, but you save about 50% on the electrical consumption of the light, cooling costs (very expensive in the summer) and annual bulb replacement.Follow the guidelines for recommended coverage area, and your LEDs will impress you with their yield. The much reduced heat output of LEDs when compared with HPS/MH bulbs also substantially reduces the risk of a fire hazard, especially in an enclosed space.

Does this light emit much heat? ?

LEDs are the most efficient lights in existence today. They produce so little heat; you can actually let the plant touch the light (although it's not recommended - as you will reduce the size of your growing area). Any heat produced by the unit is absorbed by the heat sink and disippated by the fans in the rear of the light.
 
What sort of comparative HPS wattage does it output?

From what I have read it's quite hard to compare the two because of the colour spectrums etc. in that LED will provide a better/more efficient colour spectrum than an HPS.

There's a lot of debate around LED though. I read somewhere that for example a 90W led will probably equal around a 100W HPS, but it's going to be a lot more efficient at growing than the 100W HPS.

But then again I'm really not the expert.

A friend used one like I have on one plant and a higher power HPS on another plant and the results are pretty much the same.

Bear in mind that one of these is not going to work for many plants. You can put it very close to the plant though and so for one or two or three plants it will probably do a decent job.

I think a lot of people use them to complement CFL or HPS.
 
2 or 3 plants under such a small light?
Small plants I assume.

Yeah because otherwise the light coverage is not going to work.

You could have this at the top and then CFL's around the sides.

If you are growing lettuce or herbs it will probably work great.
 
I've seen bigger banks of these LEDs, maybe a couple of them evenly distributed would work quite well.
 
I've seen bigger banks of these LEDs, maybe a couple of them evenly distributed would work quite well.

True. They get extremely expensive though when you go up wattage to those bank type ones.
 
LEDs only work well for seedlings

HID lights are proven to be the best, they emit far greater lumens per watt than LEDs and this translates to higher and better quality yields.

Although in saying that the price for these LED UFOs is actually quite cheap.
 
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