Which bar lights emit the least heat?

Southernontariogrower

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Im liking fluence myself. The board bar hybrid lights look like the newest type of light out. Please let me know if you stay with fluence or find something new. Would love to see what you come up with in end. Sure its going to do very well. Best of luck.
 

Astral22

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Ok, my 3rd and final suggestion. To be honest i'm not exactly sure what you're looking for because i'm a noob, but i would really like to help you out, so i'll just throw this one more and then i'm off. Sorry if i'm not helping and i wish you the best of luck.


This seems like my dream light and one day i will get it for sure!
High power, high efficiency, great coverage, triple dimmer to control all the spectrums (white, blue, red, uv, ir), Samsung diodes, Meanwell driver,10 years of warranty, decent price.. Seems like a great quality if i'm not mistaken. Mr.Autoflower on youtube offers discounts as well.

With this light you should be able to set the exact spectrum you like at any given moment.
The only thing that may be an issue, the dimmer for the red spectrum also controls the UV and IR, so if i understand correctly they are always turned on together.

But if you really like the Fluence, by all means go for it and if it's proven to you, then you won't regret it. My motto is: 'Don't change what already works perfectly'
 
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Apostatize

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Ok, my 3rd and final suggestion. To be honest i'm not exactly sure what you're looking for because i'm a noob, but i would really like to help you out, so i'll just throw this one more and then i'm off. Sorry if i'm not helping and i wish you the best of luck.


This seems like my dream light and one day i will get it for sure!
High power, high efficiency, great coverage, triple dimmer to control all the spectrums (white, blue, red, uv, ir), Samsung diodes, Meanwell driver,10 years of warranty, decent price.. Seems like a great quality if i'm not mistaken. Mr.Autoflower on youtube offers discounts as well.

With this light you should be able to set the exact spectrum you like at any given moment.
The only thing that may be an issue, the dimmer for the red spectrum also controls the UV and IR, so if i understand correctly they are always turned on together.

But if you really like the Fluence, by all means go for it and if it's proven to you, then you won't regret it. My motto is: 'Don't change what already works perfectly'
Thanks!

Grabbed spectrum graphs from your links, primary factor I'm using along with some other suggestions in this thread.

I'd put all the graphs in one comment but, eventually, we lose the ability to edit an old comment.

https://opticled.com/collections/slim-series/products/slim-650s-dimmable-led-grow-light-650w-triple-dimmer-3500k-uv-ir-lh351h-v2 and
https://opticled.com/collections/slim-series/products/slim-650s-dimmable-led-grow-light-650w-triple-dimmer-3500k-uv-ir-lh351h-v2, I grabbed this


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Apostatize

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I think Migro Aray should run cool. The driver is placed outside as well. He also recommends a pretty low positioning, 7'' or 18cm

From Migro website:

Driver and Lamp operating temperature

Both the led bar heatsink and led driver both operate at about 25 deg. C or 45 F above ambient temperature. So at 25 degrees C or 77 F room temp the driver and heatsink will be about 50 deg. C or 122 F. This is perfectly normal and safe.
Thanks.

Quick comparisons. PAR Range, usable PPF.

Fluence's indoor spectrum appears to beat out all PAR Ranges.
While other suggestions appear to have a higher efficacy value the Migro Aray 4 has a lower efficacy than the 66" Ray (though Migro probably beats the 22 and 44" Fluence Rays).

Thanks! Once growers suggest what runs coolest, I can just compare them with the 66" Fluence Ray (at least the factors I care most about besides length).

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Apostatize

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I searched for some keywords such as ''led grow light vertical farming racks'' and i found hundreds of pages, but they are all unknown lights to me at least. And most of them seem industrial/commercial, with no price for a single product, only asking for a quota for wholesale business i guess.

Are you looking for something like this maybe?
Thanks! Note "greenhouse" and "indoor" LEDs are separated by a comma.
From what I can tell, there appears to be a difference between indoor-specific and greenhouse-specific LEDs (e.g., PAR range, efficacy).
Looks like greenhouse-specific have a less impressive PAR range, though their efficacy value is likely higher.

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Apostatize

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What would you say about the Kind LED X series lights?
First, hilarious name/meme coordination. Well-done.

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Kind LED X series
observations:
- heavy compared to Fluence 66" Ray
- PAR range doesn't seem as complete as the indoor spec Ray.
- it's not a bar. looks like it's supposed to be hung like much higher than a bar (~6" v. 24-36"). Not sure -- all things considered, it doesn't look that close a comparison. Just my opinion based on not much, fwiw.

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Markshomegrown

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First, hilarious name/meme coordination. Well-done.

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Kind LED X series
observations:
- heavy compared to Fluence 66" Ray
- PAR range doesn't seem as complete as the indoor spec Ray.
- it's not a bar. looks like it's supposed to be hung like much higher than a bar (~6" v. 24-36"). Not sure -- all things considered, it doesn't look that close a comparison. Just my opinion based on not much, fwiw.

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These numbers seem way too low, my homemade led has an even light spread of 750-800 par@ 28", even in the corners(reflective walls)
 

Apostatize

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These numbers seem way too low, my homemade led has an even light spread of 750-800 par@ 28", even in the corners(reflective walls)
too low to be good or too low to be accurate for that brand/product? that's what they advertise on their own website, not a 3rd-party. But I agree with you, it's too low/uneven.
 

Frank Nitty

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Trying to find that second light but having no luck... And these babies aren't cheap!!!
 

windycheese

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First, hilarious name/meme coordination. Well-done.

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Kind LED X series
observations:
- heavy compared to Fluence 66" Ray
- PAR range doesn't seem as complete as the indoor spec Ray.
- it's not a bar. looks like it's supposed to be hung like much higher than a bar (~6" v. 24-36"). Not sure -- all things considered, it doesn't look that close a comparison. Just my opinion based on not much, fwiw.

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Heh, thanks!

I should have clarified. I meant the Kind Led x220/x330/x420. How do you compare those to systems like the Icarus Li2 and Migro Aray?
 

Apostatize

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Heh, thanks!

I should have clarified. I meant the Kind Led x220/x330/x420. How do you compare those to systems like the Icarus Li2 and Migro Aray?
Fluence 66" Ray is close to 1lb per 120 W. Kind LED is 15lbs/420 W.
Lifetime is about the same.
But 5.5' long beats 4'.
So, you're arguably going to save $$ with a Kind LED X420, depending on space and whether you decide to supplement UV/far-red to match Fluence's sole-source spectrum.

X420's efficacy (whichever one is shown below) is ~0.1 better than 66" Fluence Ray. But often, greenhouse-specific lights have > efficacy than an indoor spec ... but indoor spec probably has broader PAR range.

Looking at X420's par range, it doesn't quite match the UV and Far-red sections of the Fluence indoor spectrum. If that's important to you, you'd need to supplement it unless you purchased a "sole-source" light like the Fluence Ray Indoor Spectrum. X420's PAR range looks like it might peak higher in red but not far-red. And Fluence looks fuller in the oranges and blue areas. But Fluence blasts that same indoor spectrum in veg and bloom -- no adjusting, just dimming.

Personally, I run veg-dedicated and bloom-dedicated grow areas. So, all those knobs and adjustments would be pointless for me. Look at grower's photos of their buds. Some look awesome, yield's great, but there's just something lacking in aesthetics/complexity of the bud structure. Then look at the PAR spectrum and efficacy for their lights. As we gain experience growing, we learn to make finer distinctions. Real connoisseur shit. I don't know, I'm going to stop and consider those things when they mention what they used and show bud pics ... instead of just oggling their plants or busting their chops?

x420, https://www.kindledgrowlights.com/products/x420

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X420 spectrums component-wise. Standard spectrum v. Kind spectrum (veg and flower).
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OneHitDone

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Trying to find that second light but having no luck... And these babies aren't cheap!!!
 

Frank Nitty

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My man!!!
 
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