LED grow lights?

[Boulderheads]

Hey guys just finished a long drive today. Glad to see that people are learning from this. That is the point as Defcon said. Hey guys I know you are using T5, so I did some more reasearch. T5 is the same diameter as a CFL. CFL is just twisted to compact the length of the tube. I think you guys are seeing heat stress because more heat is generated from the smaller diameter bulb due to less surface area to dissipate heat. Ever touch a CFL directly after it has been on for 10 minutes?? Those freaking things get hot. I know someone took the temp on one of them and it was like 190 degrees F on the glass itself. T8's I know drop it lumen output, but also dissipate heat better due to larger surface area. Not saying one is better than the other, cuz each has drawbacks.. but that is the reason for your heat stress. with T5's that close

 

[Boulderheads]

make sure to post a link of your new journal in here laserbrn I would like to follow along.... oh yeah almost forgot... Just picked up all my HID gear today.. Not sure if I will use it until next grow. I might hook 1 of the 400w HPS up to finish out my screen, not quite sure yet. I am going to take pics of all the gear and post in my journal once I get a shower and get medicated

 

[laserbrn]

make sure to post a link of your new journal in here laserbrn I would like to follow along.... oh yeah almost forgot... Just picked up all my HID gear today.. Not sure if I will use it until next grow. I might hook 1 of the 400w HPS up to finish out my screen, not quite sure yet. I am going to take pics of all the gear and post in my journal once I get a shower and get medicated

Here's a link to my new journal. Just getting started so it's not wildly exciting yet. Give it a couple of weeks and things will start happening. I am just getting started again as I just moved into a new place and had to start over. Bigger area I'm working with now though. I moved into a place with an extra bedroom just for this. So it wasn't so intrusive to do.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/207695-laserbrn-dp-white-widow-green.html

Where's the link to yours brotha?