LED SHOPLIGHTS?

[T.H.Cammo]

Has anybody checked these out? Or does anybody use them for growing? Wally World is selling a "4 Pack" of 54 watters (that's 216 watts) for $72.00 - WOW! If they're any good for growing, that seems like a steal. Let's hear what y'all think.

 

[lusidghost]

Link?

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

If they're any good for growing, that seems like a steal.

They aren't.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

Sorry, I don't have a link, I just saw them at Wal-mart.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

They aren't.

What's wrong with 'em?

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

What's wrong with 'em?

They don't draw 54 watts.

 

[lusidghost]

I've been looking at different types to setup a rack system for clones. I doubt they would grow flowering plants very decently, but some of them seem like they would work as T5 replacements.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

They don't draw 54 watts.

They claim 54 watts, why do you claim they don't? They're so bright you can't stare into them

 

[lusidghost]

They claim 54 watts, why do you claim they don't? They're so bright you can't stare into them

They are probably 24 true watts. Are they the kind that can be daisy chained?

 

[Billy the Mountain]

I have a few Home Depot 42w (meter confirms) LED shop lights that were $15 on sale fwiw.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

They are probably 24 true watts. Are they the kind that can be daisy chained?

Wal-mart is selling shop lights; if they only draw 24 watts - that would be a good selling point - why would they jack up the power consumption? It makes no sense.

I doubt if they could be daisy chained, they're just shop lights.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Wal-mart is selling shop lights; if they only draw 24 watts - that would be a good selling point - why would they jack up the power consumption? It makes no sense.

I doubt if they could be daisy chained, they're just shop lights.

Why do grow light companies advertise their lights at wattages they don't draw? Sales.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

I have a few Home Depot 42w (meter confirms) LED shop lights that were $15 on sale fwiw.

Have you tried growing with them?

 

[Billy the Mountain]

I don't think they play the equivalent wattage game with shop lights. I have a shop, I've literally bought dozens of shop lights, and all have pulled their stated watts. I think they have to by law to get the sticker. Most do allow daisy chaining nowadays.

 

[hotrodharley]

Has anybody checked these out? Or does anybody use them for growing? Wally World is selling a "4 Pack" of 54 watters (that's 216 watts) for $72.00 - WOW! If they're any good for growing, that seems like a steal. Let's hear what y'all think.

Are they the corn style? Or those flat panel. You can buy a nice Bestva using 105 true watts for about the same price.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Have you tried growing with them?

Just for seed starting

 

[T.H.Cammo]

Why do grow light companies advertise their lights at wattages they don't draw? Sales.

Yea I hear that! But growlight companies want to impress people with inflated numbers. These are just shoplights meant for the mundane public.

 

[lusidghost]

I don't think they play the equivalent wattage game with shop lights. I have a shop, I've literally bought dozens of shop lights, and all have pulled their stated watts. I think they have to by law to get the sticker. Most do allow daisy chaining nowadays.

Look on Amazon. Most of them are 24 to 22w, but they say 44w. LEDs were using the equivalent rating way before grow lights.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Yea I hear that! But growlight companies want to impress people with inflated numbers. These are just shoplights meant for the mundane public.

So if you were shopping for a shop light and saw a 54w light and a 24w shop light for the same price, which would you buy?

 

[Billy the Mountain]

Look on Amazon. Most of them are 24 to 22w, but they say 44w. LEDs were using the equivalent rating way before grow lights.

Agreed, CFLs did it, screw in LEDs still use incandescent equivs., but I haven't seen the sticker not match my kill-a-watt meter with any LED shop light I've purchased.