E27 - LED Bulb Question

[LabMan]

I have a question about supplemental lighting using the standard e27 style led bulbs. Say hypothetically I have a 300w led... could I add some of these led bulbs (say 54w in red and blue spectrum, 3w x 18 diodes) for flower? would it make a difference and is it a good idea? Also, some of the bulbs I see at this wattage are 38 PAR rating. does anyone know the PAR of some of the popular led lights for comparison?

 

[algiveurmom1]

If u have dark spots from ur cfl then yer chuck em in. Shed light in where is needed, some light is always better than none. Happy growing

 

[Equanimity]

Yeah man go for it.

Red for flower, blue for veg, mix and match.

I'm guessing you mean this sort of thing?

 

[FailBoat]

You gota watch out for misleading sellers.
It can be listed as 54w (b/c it has 54w of led chips) but have much much lower true watt usage (like in the 20's) because a cheaper/smaller driver was used.


And from what I understand that PAR rating has no standard of testing (how far from light) so the 38 could be 1 inch from the bulb or 1 foot.

 

[LabMan]

Ah ok, thanks for all the info guys. and yeah equanimity that is the sort of bulb I was talking about.

 

[ibaba]

You gota watch out for misleading sellers.
It can be listed as 54w (b/c it has 54w of led chips) but have much much lower true watt usage (like in the 20's) because a cheaper/smaller driver was used.


And from what I understand that PAR rating has no standard of testing (how far from light) so the 38 could be 1 inch from the bulb or 1 foot.

I got 10 * 10w LED GU10 bulbs for 2.99$ each. They were advertised as 10w but actual consumption I was told by the seller is 4-5w each. I think most LED light bulbs are sold like this, if run at 10w will get much too hot with a short life. Mine have 2 Red and 1 Blue. I would not believe claims about spectrum either, most likely NOT to use more expensive 660nm RED. Good for a bit of extra side lighting IMO, but that´s about it. I put them 1-2cm from plants without bleaching or heat problems, I also removed the plastic lenses which inhibit photons up-to 20% of the total emitted light (apparently)