I found some spring hooks I'm happy with so all the lamps will now ship with small chains that connect the opposing D rings. This means only 2 cords will be necessary to hang them, or, no need to DIY something with S hooks. Also I may have mentioned this earlier but they also ship with microfiber towels now for dusting the lenses/reflectors.
I've decided to switch to reflectors once the lenses I have are used up. I will save 2 screws per cob, which is also 2 drill/taps less per cob. It will increase the price of each lamp by 1-4 dollars (my cost) but it will be worth it. The box size will be reduced which means less shipping cost.
Those are all things I've been considering recently, small upgrades to make for a more polished product.
I've reduced the price of the Vero based V4-200 by $30, now priced at $420. I probably won't be building any more since they haven't been selling. Kinda makes sense seeing as how the price per par watt is similar to the 3590 driven at 2.1 amps but with less efficiency. I could produce them at 2.1 amps with three emitters which would reduce costs and increase par wattage, but there would be a further efficiency drop from the 45% I was happy with to %40. Still mulling this over since I have a stack of Vero 29s here, but bottom line is I don't want to build things that won't sell. T4-1750s I can't keep up with and I expect the T3-2100s to go quickly as well. A small suprise, I've had more than a few people ask me when T2-1400s would be available even when T2-1750s are in stock so I will be adding a few and then working more in on the next batch.
I've also updated the product pages by expanding the PPFD information and adding a recommended range of PPFD for veg and flower. After a lot of consideration this seems like the best way to go about it. I have hesitated to offer a "recommended" footprint because I would recommend different PPFDs based on a customers needs.
Recommended flowering intensity: 500 - 1200 PPFD
Recommended vegetative intensity: 300 - 700 PPFD
Any comments on these ranges are appreciated.
It would be in between the two lamps you're looking at as far as light output. It's 200 watts output compared to 124 and 186 so less efficient, but a good price for the output. And, there is a T3-1400 that can be built. It doesn't have a product page yet because I haven't built one but it's listed in the chart on the main page and I do take requests for them. It would also be inbetween the T2-1750 and T3-1750 as far as output.