Club 315w lec

White Fire OG Flower week 6
With 315w Philips agro

Full tent 3x3 with only 315w. Im sold
Just got 2x 315 for my 4x4 and just got Wedding Cake break through coco
600W HPS has been doing great but spread is so much better with double 315s i think. Much denser and even canopy. And with ballast outside of tent these things run cool. I used magnetic ballast for my hps because of digitals cause huge rf and emi with their 50k-60k hertz. Square wave that CMH use is only 110-130hertz. I got lower power consumption with 2x315 than magnetic 600w. Happy growing fellas!

Took the LEDs off the outer edge and started a side flip! Garden still looking happy & frosty 5 weeks flipped under the LEC

TintEastwood said:

FYI. These vertical bulb CMH reflectors have a huge 18x18 opening. Just sayin, not sellin. I only know because I picked up a couple off craigslist.
A definite upgrade from my lil 11x13 horizontals. Very even and gentle light spread.

V-Lux 315w Ceramic Metal Halide 120-240v | citigardens

These next generation ceramic lamps offer better full color light spectrum and emit a higher amount of beneficial UV and more red spectrums. Vertical Lamp 50/60 Hz Low Frequency Square Wave Highly Efficient Electronic Ballast Rated for 50,000 Hour Ballast Life Built in Thermal Protection

www.citigardens.io

Here, currently. US 230 - no bulb.

V-Lux Vertical 315w CMH System 120-240v

Vertical 315w CMH System features a highly efficient, square wave, low-frequency ballast paired with a commercial grade hammer tone aluminum reflector that is highly reflective. Ceramic Metal Halide lamps offer a spectrum and CRI that closely resembles natural sunlight over any other form of...

www.hydro4less.io

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$170. Shipped!

Hello all I've been reading through the beginning of this thread trying to get an idea for where people have been hanging there lights and so far I've seen it range from 10" up to 24" just wondering what you all are currently running at?

Brandon137 said:

Hello all I've been reading through the beginning of this thread trying to get an idea for where people have been hanging there lights and so far I've seen it range from 10" up to 24" just wondering what you all are currently running at?

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18"

Brandon137 said:

Hello all I've been reading through the beginning of this thread trying to get an idea for where people have been hanging there lights and so far I've seen it range from 10" up to 24" just wondering what you all are currently running at?

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I've been running around 20 to 22

Anytime I got below the 18"(ish) threshold, things started to get weird. Foxtail mostly, typical light stress leaf curl.

My total of 315 fixtures has now reached six.
I keep buying more. I can't stop.

Chip Green said:

Anytime I got below the 18"(ish) threshold, things started to get weird. Foxtail mostly, typical light stress leaf curl.

My total of 315 fixtures has now reached six.
I keep buying more. I can't stop.

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So just what does the 315 add to your thoroughly modern LEDs?

I live in the UP of Michigan. I need the heat, the LED areas had to be overlit to get into the sweet spot. By adding CMH into the mix, the results have been outstanding.
There are many available 315 units for under $200 these days, It costs in the neighborhood of $1 per watt to build proper LED, so it's really become a win win...
Also the CMH alone is really killing it quality wise.

Brandon137 said:

Hello all I've been reading through the beginning of this thread trying to get an idea for where people have been hanging there lights and so far I've seen it range from 10" up to 24" just wondering what you all are currently running at?

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First off you don't end a sentence with a preposition,

18 to 24 inches for my horizontal grows, my last grow the plants grew into the lamps so got a little burn. Pic from that grow.

That being said, my vertical grows the lamps are within 10 to 12 inches from the plants. Couple of pictures from one of my vertical grows.
Colored out the lamps.




Got a new thread in vertical growing, it is in my Signature!

hillbill said:

So just what does the 315 add to your thoroughly modern LEDs?

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Thoroughly modern LEDs cost how much? This is a serious question cuz I'm out for another light. I run cmh and led. I like both. One thing I can say cmh has is price for quality.
I dont know what all "modern" consists of in terms of your reply but when it comes to quality flower, I'd bet money on my 315s in a side by side vs cobs.
That being said, I believe led now has the tech to add red enhancement and uva/uvb.
Which if so I could see them excelling past cmh just because of the ability to increase intensity.
But let's be serious, a 400w quality, efficient led with the extra reds and UV added is going to run what kind of price range?

I used original Philips 250w and 400 watt CMH years ago so I have that goin on but been almost 7 years of all mostly white LEDs. A couple of my old A51 Cree panels are that old and my newest COB fixture is 3 1/2 years old. Great efficient lights are now around a $ a watt so not prohibitive and efficiency is much better. I haven’t bought a bulb since 2012!

hillbill said:

I used original Philips 250w and 400 watt CMH years ago so I have that goin on but been almost 7 years of all mostly white LEDs. A couple of my old A51 Cree panels are that old and my newest COB fixture is 3 1/2 years old. Great efficient lights are now around a $ a watt so not prohibitive and efficiency is much better. I haven’t bought a bulb since 2012!

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So what's the catch with alibaba.com? I found a ~630 watt top bin samsung strip light with red diodes added. Their price is 300$, what's the catch? As that is already built and seems to be high efficiency strips for half the price. I'm not real up on led but the drivers didnt really ring a bell. Sounds too good to be true?

Probably cheap Chinese bull shit!

Came across an unknown recently, during compulsive searching of the interwebs for 315s
High Noon Hydro
Colorado company, specializing in CMH tech
Website, eBay, Amazon...

Well, at least I only bought four.
So far.

Chip Green said:

Came across an unknown recently, during compulsive searching of the interwebs for 315s
High Noon Hydro
Colorado company, specializing in CMH tech
Website, eBay, Amazon...

Well, at least I only bought four.
So far.

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Trying to contact them, left message.
I want to find out if you can separate the ballast from the lamp and run the lamps in the vertical position.

Well, the bulbs they sell are available on alibaba I'm sure the rest is too

I would be careful with alibaba, most of the stuff they sell is chinese and not much quality. JMHO!

Well, we'll see. They don't claim to manufacture the bulbs.
I'm totally satisfied with the fixtures.