Cheap Chinese LED light

[Greenlizard]

So about a month and a half ago I made a silly purchase while browsing WISH on my cell phone. "Don't smoke weed and shop online"...
I am fully aware these lights are almost useless but hey... for $45 shipping included I had to try it. It arrived yesterday in the mail. So the one I got is of course nameless and came with not one single piece of information lol.
Here are the "so called" specs of this light:
120 Watt
1365 Leds
1131 Red & 234 Blue
Epistar
Rated for a 3' x 3' area (LOL)
Light Spectrum - Red: 630-660nm / Blue: 430-460nm

My thoughts are I just might be able to use this light for starting clones, seedlings, or maybe even keep a single mother alive if she were not very big?

I will update once I get to really test it out. Should I try it out over seedlings or clones for a test?

 

[AngryBird]

I'm sure it is a decent start light
MarsHydro sells lights in Canada too. They have a store in Ontario, SmokeSara is sale rep and member here.
Let me call in @Pennywise and @InTheShed for more info.

 

[InTheShed]

I'm sure it will work fine for what you're thinking, but without any specs at all I'd start pretty far away from the babies. Lower it every day and see how they respond. I've got two-week-old babies under a 23w 6500K CFL and they love it! Simple and cheap work too at that age.

 

[Pennywise]

I guess youll never know until you put it to the test. Mars Hydro would be a good place to look if cost is a concern. @SmokeSara is a factory rep for Mars you may want to talk with her. She's in China so she's usually on 420 in the evenings.

 

[Stunned]

make sure it has it's safety labels on it
i.e. U.L. ROHS compliance certifications
be a shame if it caused a fire

 

[Greenlizard]

Thanks for the replies and insight everyone. Also I should have mentioned that this isn't my light of choice for my grow of course. I already have four 48" Sunblaster T5's with Nanotech reflectors for veg and a 315 CMH -3000K for flower. This is just a spare light that won't take up much space for clones, or seedlings. I was just curious what you folks thought about my intentions / poor decisions lol. Thanks.

 

[PurpleGunRack]

It's expensive garbage, but it'll work for clones and small mothers

 

[shugs420]

looks like it would do for starters agreed, Best bang for your buck with starting lights tho i found was the Durolux LED Full spectrum

 

[Mars Hydro]

Wish seems to be famous for selling cheap products, but please don't lose faith, still many products from China are well made, like Mars Hydro,

 

[Edzzed]

Did you get a credit from wish.com Golden, et al., v. ContextLogic Inc. d/b/a Wish.com I got 3.20 USD.

 

[Greenlizard]

Did you get a credit from wish.com Golden, et al., v. ContextLogic Inc. d/b/a Wish.com I got 3.20 USD.

No. I never even heard of this. Although I am fully aware and always have been that Wish does this marketing scam with their prices. Who ever thought that buying a $1,200 light for $45 is legitimate has their head up their ass. LOL.
So how do I become a class member to get the big pay day? LOL
Thanks for sharing the info Edzzed.

 

[NOOOBIENOT]

Well Peeps just a fyi,I own 6 mars led`s and not to bash mars as they are all the same but they all charge for the labor to fix the light and the cost of shipping to get it to them ,so $30 usd dollars as labor to fix 1 light and $93.00 to ship1 light to them and $93.00 to get it back again , well that is what your warranty of 3 years really means to you , so on that note I just bought 2 hids for the same money as having 2 lights repaired and only have to replace bulbs once a year at $50 bucks , Ps my led`s were only a year old on a 3 yr warrant , it's always in the fine print . Led`s are heavy in weight so the cost of freight is a lot higher to ship.I was lucky because the closest repair depot was only 35 minutes down the road from where I live , the cost of shipping goes up the further you live from their repair depots .

 

[THCspark]

Safer and cheaper will be better