New to LED's and this lamp! Does anyone have thoughts on dimming the HLG Scorpion Diablo?
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Its very helpful to have some way to measure the light intensity at your canopy. I use the free lux light meter app on my android phone. Its not the best, but its free and gives a pretty good idea of the range you are in.
The following tool converts lux to ppfd
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I assume the 3500k low cri option for my LEDs. At 55000lux, that is 882ppfd...almost 900ppfd. Anything above that is diminishing returns unless you have CO2 supplementation, so I usually adjust my lights by height and dimming to have a max intensity of 55000lux based on those assumptions.
You can also use ppfd/par map diagrams for those HLG lights, and adjust your light accordingly to have the desired ppfd at the canopy. That assumes that the ppfd/par maps are accurate.
Good luck! Peace
The following tool converts lux to ppfd
Convert Lux to PPFD - Online Calculator | Waveform Lighting
Online calculator to convert illuminance (lux) to PPFD (micromoles per second per meter squared).
I assume the 3500k low cri option for my LEDs. At 55000lux, that is 882ppfd...almost 900ppfd. Anything above that is diminishing returns unless you have CO2 supplementation, so I usually adjust my lights by height and dimming to have a max intensity of 55000lux based on those assumptions.
You can also use ppfd/par map diagrams for those HLG lights, and adjust your light accordingly to have the desired ppfd at the canopy. That assumes that the ppfd/par maps are accurate.
Good luck! Peace
Check out this out.Its very helpful to have some way to measure the light intensity at your canopy. I use the free lux light meter app on my android phone. Its not the best, but its free and gives a pretty good idea of the range you are in.
The following tool converts lux to ppfd
Convert Lux to PPFD - Online Calculator | Waveform Lighting
Online calculator to convert illuminance (lux) to PPFD (micromoles per second per meter squared).
I assume the 3500k low cri option for my LEDs. At 55000lux, that is 882ppfd...almost 900ppfd. Anything above that is diminishing returns unless you have CO2 supplementation, so I usually adjust my lights by height and dimming to have a max intensity of 55000lux based on those assumptions.
You can also use ppfd/par map diagrams for those HLG lights, and adjust your light accordingly to have the desired ppfd at the canopy. That assumes that the ppfd/par maps are accurate.
Good luck! Peace
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