Scientific
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3000 watts! I'm curious what the actual wattage is. Any idea how much current that thing is drawing from the wall?
Assuming it's about 1500 watts actual and you're keeping it at least a couple of feet (or more!) above the tops of the plants, the only problem I can think of is that LED grow lights tend to have a very concentrated hot spot directly under the center of the light due to the lenses on the individual LED, which could be a death ray if it was too close. I'm seeing discussion here about using two or more smaller lights rather than one big one for just that reason.
A photo would be nice...
Assuming it's about 1500 watts actual and you're keeping it at least a couple of feet (or more!) above the tops of the plants, the only problem I can think of is that LED grow lights tend to have a very concentrated hot spot directly under the center of the light due to the lenses on the individual LED, which could be a death ray if it was too close. I'm seeing discussion here about using two or more smaller lights rather than one big one for just that reason.
A photo would be nice...
Can't find anything on the 3000 with a quick search, found a 2000 that says this:
They all seem to have different ways of coming up with their numbers or something
As my 600w lights draw about 230w each.
Yeah that's a problem
That's will fry your plants in that size space if I was to guess unless you got c02 boost maybe. Outtake fans like crazy but even then light stress problem s and maintaining heat from the light on that right space not on movers or anything I dunno buddy . Just thinking out loud here .
425jesse
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Why did you change from the hps?
Scientific
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"3000 watts" set off my BS detector. The ones at Amazon are about 560 actual watts. Not to worry, methinks, except as I said if the plant is too close and directly under the light.
av8ersteve
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The only thing I can think of that would be a prob, is heat. If you can control that, you should be ok. How many watts is the Sun, anyone?
Scientific
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OK guys first off I want to thank you guys for help me out. I am so new to this and everything does help. OK here's what I have. I have a 2000 W king LED and I also a 1000 W king LED. From what I've looked up. The thousand watt polls 265 from the wall and the 2000 Pulls 530. So does this mean a 800 W HPS would be equal? Also I remove the HPS because of the heat in my basement and with the AC on all the time my bill was expensive. My temperature would hit 88° with the HPS 79 with the LEDs But the temperatures have dropped outside dramatically so that would help with it being so cool. So after two days I look at the plans with the two LED lights and there's quite a few leaves turn yellow. Like the color of a banana. So I removed most of the bad leaves last night and left the 2000 W in there. They were about 18 inches away from the tops. Now they're close to 28 inches from top. And when I get home tonight I will see what's going on and update. Thank you once again guys
