Veghead
New Member
Hi, I feel like I'm not quite understanding something here, so my question is this..
If you were to replace a 600hps light, with a 1200w LED (which is apparently like for like), which has a true output of say up to 550w then what's the point in converting if the true output of the LED unit is less or equal to the initial set up? Nothing will be saved on energy because it's the same.. So even though the true output may be less, or even substantially less, does the labelled potential wattage (1200) produce more intense light than the 600w?
Heat isn't an issue that I'd be contemplating converting, I just thought id be getting almost double the intense peneterable light for the same wattage by switching over, but the more I read, it seems that's no the case?
If you were to replace a 600hps light, with a 1200w LED (which is apparently like for like), which has a true output of say up to 550w then what's the point in converting if the true output of the LED unit is less or equal to the initial set up? Nothing will be saved on energy because it's the same.. So even though the true output may be less, or even substantially less, does the labelled potential wattage (1200) produce more intense light than the 600w?
Heat isn't an issue that I'd be contemplating converting, I just thought id be getting almost double the intense peneterable light for the same wattage by switching over, but the more I read, it seems that's no the case?