hi again fam welcome back to the channel today you're gonna
be getting a sneak peek and first look at the all new lights from vipar spectra
we've been running with vipar lights pretty much since we started the channel and we've had an
amazing experience and we absolutely love their p series and xs series lights we've had great
results with the xs 4000 and p4000 in the 5x5 and the 4x4 grows for over a year now and we've
noticed zero defects or issues with these lights after over a year of running them with no issues
there's no yellowing or peeling of the coating like some other lights on the market no leds have
burnt out and there have been zero issues with all of our vipar lights and that's with running
them at 18 6 and 24 light schedule for over a year zero issues that's one of the reasons that
we were attracted to vipar spectral lights when we were first purchasing lights for our grows
the features build quality and price is really what set vipar spectra apart from the other light
manufacturers on the market when we were looking to set up our first grow so our relationship with
vipar spectre started as us as customers and big fans of their products when they stepped up and
wanted to sponsor our channel to help with the content that we create and everyone enjoys we're
really happy and appreciative because youtube does not really support the content that we create but
we do appreciate them for stepping up believing in our content and supporting what we do and with
that being said we are beyond excited to bring you guys their all-new series of lights the ks series
from viparspectra they haven't released any models in over a year now so it's exciting to see them
come out with the all-new big bar style like most other manufacturers have already released on the
market and these big bar style lights are really great for some styles of growing we did a whole
video talking about what styles of lights we think work best for what style of growing so if you guys
missed that one make sure to go give that a watch the 5000 arrived nicely packaged in the box with
everything you need to start using the light right away once removed from the box it's very easy all
you have to do is simply unfold the light because everything is assembled there's no bars to install
or adjust and it features a really nice beefy integrated hinge which i like because it makes
it a little cleaner and flush when the light is unfolded and it also features four eyelets for
attaching and hanging the light inside the driver box includes everything that you'll need to get
this light hung and going it includes four ratchet straps a hanging cord for the driver the manual
some stickers patch cord for connecting to other drivers and a 220 volt adapter hanging the ks 5000
was very easy because of its lightweight aluminum chassis heaven was able to hang it up quickly all
by herself first attaching the two eyelets to one side of the ratchet straps and then just lifting
the other side to connect it to hang it fully the ks5000 comes bundled with a 500 watt social driver
with daisy chaining capability so you can link multiple lights together it also features a fixed
position dimmer knob i will say that i do like an analog dimmer knob so i can dim my light anywhere
from zero to a hundred percent but with a fixed position knob this only offers positions at 25 50
75 and 100 power and one of the great features of this new driver is that you can mount it remotely
in fact there is no way to mount the driver on the light itself it comes with a hanging cord so you
can either hang the driver within your tent or place a driver outside of the tent with plenty
of cord running back to the light so you can still adjust your height and place the driver far away
from your tent if desired one thing i did notice that i would like to see change is the length of
the power cord attached to the driver the issue that i faced is that because the cord on the
driver is so short with no option of switching it out to a longer cord it doesn't have the standard
power supply plug on it it's hardwired into the driver and it's approximately three feet in length
so for us with our power strip inside the tent the cord was virtually so short we could barely
put the driver outside of the tent and have it still reach the timer strip to control the light
that being said you may need an extension cord if your timer is located inside your tent and you
want to mount it remotely or you'll need an outlet close to wherever you end up putting the driver
with hopefully enough cable length to run back to the light and still give you some adjustability
and height if needed i do like however that you can hang the driver versus mounting it on top
of the actual light fixture this makes it nice so you can put it low key in the corner of your tent
hanging and gives you easy access to adjust the brightness and features of the driver the overall
build quality of the fixture itself is excellent its aluminum construction means that it's
lightweight and will dissipate the heat just like other vipar lights and what you've come to expect
this light runs cool to the touch dissipates the heat well and is built with quality construction
ks5000 features a six blade design with a bar space evenly across the fixture it measures 40
inches by 40 inches and 1.6 inches tall and vipar spectral is it as being suitable for a 4x4 grow
town if you guys are interested in picking up the new ks series of lights either the ks 5000 or ks
3000 which is rated for a 3x3 you can use the code high-end ks on amazon to save yourself three
percent it does help the channel out here so we really appreciate you guys who are interested in
these lights and we also have discount codes below for all other vipar spectral lights on the market
currently just so you know these lights are slated for release in early march so keep your eyes
peeled if you're interested or hold off if you're planning on updating your lights and your grow
the viparspectra ks 5000 features samsung's latest lm 301h horticultural series diodes at 3 000
kelvin and 5 000 kelvin and it features osram red leds at 660 nanometers deep red helps in flowering
and promotes tighter bud structure and more resin production while the 3000 kelvin and 5000 kelvin
in cool and warm temperatures help bounce this light spectrum out to provide excellent
growth from seedling all the way into flower and taking a look at how the leds are placed on the
bars they are denser out towards the edges and thin out towards the middle this promotes a more
even par output across the lights rather than having a hot spot in the middle
as lights typically tend to by spacing the diodes out denser at the edges and thinned
out towards the center this helps eliminate that hot spot and give an even par coverage
across the whole footprint of the light and at 16 inches and 100 power you can see that the
par coverage map and a 4x4 for the ks 5000 is very even compared to other lights in the same
segment the even par coverage is going to help make sure that all your plants within your tent
are going to get the equal amount of light in the part that they need to flower as hard as they can
even though this light is designed to fit inside a 4x4 this would offer equally exceptional
performance in a 5x5 tent as well we've been running the ks5000 in the 5x5 tent for a couple
months now just getting acclimated with it and it really does perform awesome the spectrum is
very similar to our xs 4000 light that we still have in the tent but with the ks 5000 it is the
perfect size to fit in there for offering veg and seedling coverage for over half the tent so
everything that we run with our perpetual with autos we have seedlings on the left veg in the
middle and bloom on the right so on the right side we have our xs 4000 providing higher power
coverage more even for all of our plants in bloom and then our veg and seedlings sit under the
ks5000 giving them perfect coverage and with the external driver helps cut down on heat in the tent
so we've really been loving using the ks5000 thanks so much for watching guys if you're
interested in these new vipar spectral lights make sure to check out the links in the description
below and use code heigen ks on amazon to save on these new lights when they hit the market
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you check out our grow series videos if you want to see how this light performs in our grows you're
definitely going to want to check that out and thanks so much guys we'll see you in the next one
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