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You are right WJ, there are many products you can find on alibaba, it is a wholesales website, and every thing you can find on alibaba is made in china. And when you purchase on it, you need to be very careful to choose the right one.
I decided that I would take a look at the newer Chinese IPO, Alibaba. It's like ebayed Amuhzon. I saw MarsHydro on there and many of the other LEDs manufactured in China. There are many LEDs sold by non-manufacturers that are also sold in the US. Some can be seen to look like some sold under other familiar names. I don't know what the trouble is all about. I never did like the 'my horse talks faster than your horse' attitude. I do, however, like truth in advertising, I disagree with stating the power of an LED as something it isn't. I used the Wattmeter on my 900 watt LED and it isn't, it's only 485 watts and that includes the fan and other power users. All "sellers" do that. The real differences are the lens degree (ie. 60, 90 or 120 degree), spectrum (using UV or IR mostly) and 3 or 5 watt (now add 6 watt). I always preferred V8 to a 4L engine in my car. I always wanted 3 bedrooms not 2. I chose 5 watt not 3 watt for my LED grow light because I knew 5 watts had more photon producing power than 3 watts. I had a maximum I could spend. I looked around and chose my light for 5 Watt diodes only. It could have been named Bob's LED and I still would have chosen it. I didn't have a problem with it being manufactured in China. As I saw on Alibaba, most LEDs are made in China. Some might be made with US made diodes, but they are still made in China. They can do it cheaper there.
Fortunately for us, I can only speak of those of us in the US, the lights are available to us and are affordable. I've seen some lights with CREE diodes, which I think are white and might not be helpful in plant growth. I don't know, but I have heard, da da da da. So I think what most people should do is look at their purse and what they want to harvest and buy accordingly with due diligence. And like my mother said to me, "the proof is in the pudding" or bud. And only you can taste your pudding and know if it was money and time well spent. All that money. Mine was well spent. Thank you Ja.
I have a fluke growing now and the only thing I would take from my grow and what light I am using is that it is supporting that plant's needs and getting deep into her, as can be seen in the photos. Main thing to remember is "Your results may be different".
I hope everyone is as satisfied with their growing experience as I am with my growing experience. I have failed more times than I've been successful. How about you?
Heavy Buds To ALL !
WJ