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Re: Anyone know how to make a full spectrum LED? [Re: Shotgun]
    #543333 - 04/04/11 11:21 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

scratch making your own.

there are many types of led's out there, you have to get the right watt led's, of the right spectrum, of the right angle, and then wire it correctly. it's only slightly more to get one manufactured than to buy all the raw materials and invest time.  I was considering it for awhile, but there would be too many factors involved to just get it right the first time.  Plus you want 3w led's; i couldnt even find them online.

not that I'm against doing it one day if I find a good deal on led's and money to burn.

your gonna need more than 2 for that much square footage. but then again, with that much square footage you might need to build your own.



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Re: Anyone know how to make a full spectrum LED? [Re: Magash]
    #543695 - 04/06/11 10:02 AM (13 years, 10 months ago)

led's seem to have gotten a bad wrap when they first came out, but within the last few months led technology has advanced a lot and come down drastically in price.  The main problem is all the BS marketing they use on LED's. I think 2011 is the year the led becomes a serious alternative to HID.






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Re: Anyone know how to make a full spectrum LED? [Re: Magash]
    #543790 - 04/06/11 04:24 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

the guy in the video is very opinionated, but its all based on the BS marketing and price.  if he had even a cheap $35 light meter or showed the bud's and did a comparison between the lights it might be worth listening to him.  however, light meters won't compare the light between the various sources, just give you a comparison within the category, ie led vs led. you need a PAR (photosynthetic-active-radiation) meter to get real a real. and also, it's over a year old, a lot has changed since then.


The led market is developing via ebay it seems like.  many manufacturers selling directly from china tell you in the auction "we'll make any size led to your specifications" and wholesale it to you.


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Re: Anyone know how to make a full spectrum LED? [Re: Harry_Ba11sach]
    #544127 - 04/07/11 02:29 PM (13 years, 10 months ago)

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Harry_Ba11sach said:
Just remember, the higher wattage you get PER DIODE, the better your results will be. a 300w light from 100 x 3w diodes will WAY outperform 300 x 1w diodes. Just keep that in mind :thumbup:




cannot stress this point enough. this is the reason why led will become serious competition for hps. once the 3w becomes more standard the price will only drop--both on the 3w design and 1w designs. however i think it will be a few more years before they can completely replace HID, which has a larger footprint. LED is too expensive to cover a large area right now. the risk of loosing equipment also plays a factor, since it would be pointless to spend extra on equipment and have the cops take it away.


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