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by mikegreen » Tue May 07, 2013 5:27 pm

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Re: Pro Source LED 180 Watt Illuminator Pro

by SisterMaryElephant » Tue May 07, 2013 5:36 pm

Welcome to the forums!

The owner of this site likes the PS lights but I'm not a big fan so I'm looking forward to this journal to see how they perform.

Are you planning on going full cycle or just cloning/veg with that light?

SME

Disclaimer:
I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.

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by mikegreen » Tue May 07, 2013 5:56 pm

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Re: Pro Source LED 180 Watt Illuminator Pro

by SisterMaryElephant » Tue May 07, 2013 6:02 pm

Two of the PS180 lights, on a light rail, in a 3x3?

With only 1w diodes I'd go with more/shorter plants if you want decent results.

I like comparison journals.

YMMV...

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by mikegreen » Tue May 07, 2013 6:14 pm

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Re: Pro Source LED 180 Watt Illuminator Pro

by SisterMaryElephant » Tue May 07, 2013 6:29 pm

Actually, with 180 1w diodes you're not really using 180w each light but PS doesn't list the actual draw on their website so you'd have to put one on a "kill-a-watt" to see what the actual draw and w/sqft really is.

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by mikegreen » Tue May 07, 2013 9:04 pm

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Re: Pro Source LED 180 Watt Illuminator Pro

by SisterMaryElephant » Thu May 09, 2013 12:16 pm

After doing some research it seems like the PS 180w illuminator actually draws about 155w but perhaps they've made some internal changes if you want to double check.

2 x 155w / 9sqft = 34.4w/sqft

You don't *HAVE* to use the whole 3x3 tent though. You could use 2x3 inside the 3x3 tent. That would give you ~51.7w/sqft. That might require some adjustments to your plan to prevent overcrowding but it is an option.

YMMV...

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