Hey Brick! probably a Chinese poser but I see a lot of threads on induction and plasma systems . I actually spoke with a couple of guys using these, seen grows even our hydro shop has one and the plants look sweet. what in your opinion is the downside?
I have never tried induction lighting and I do not personally know anyone who has so I cannot say what downsides might exist. I have looked at a site or two and had to wonder about how they are advertised, as in their capabilities, but that is not enough for me to put the breath on them. The only reason I mentioned what I did was over the years I have hung out on various boards like this most times when someone new or newish started pushing something like mad and made it sound like it is the greatest thing since sliced bread it turned out not too be and all it was about was to sucker people in so someone could increase their profits.
I am not saying that is going on here. I am only saying that when people see something new and improved, something different and supposedly much better than what is known to be good, being pushed they should not instantly jump on the bandwagon, that they should take what they read with a grain of salt and not assume the 'grower' is who and what they claim or that their claimed 'results' are factual just because they claim they are. I have no doubts that induction lighting works. I just have to wonder how well it actually works. Especially since the same claims are being made on other boards and on at least one of them the 'different' members pushing induction lighting turned out too be one in the same. When that sort of thing happens it tends to make me wonder about all such claims being made on various boards. It just has the look of an orchestrated advertising blitz using fake members so they are believed by other members and not seen as questionable advertising and a way to save advertising dollars by making use of free advertising.
Even if people see pictures posted they should not assume them to be proof. I could grow a number of really nice plants and then hang a bunch of candles and incandescent lights above them, take pictures and swear that the results in the pictures came from using candles and incandescent lights. I would hope no one would ever fall for something like that, but the point is plants seen under some lighting system is not proof those plants were actually grown using that lighting system.
There are no truth in advertising laws in regards to these sorts of things.
