hello and welcome to the Migro YouTube channel in this video we are presenting
a comparison test of closet grow lights we are testing a CFL HBS and Migro LED
grow light in a closet grow environment you will learn how good each grow light
is for growing power and PAR light spectrum power consumption heat output
and cost so you can make the right choice for your closet growth for this
test the CFLs selected is an electric 250 watt Joule spectrum bulb and a 50
centimeter by 40 centimeter hammered reflector the hpf system chosen is a
single ended 150 watts on master grow + photonic Bull Illume attack digital
ballast and hammered reflector the LED light is the micro 100 a 100 watt full
spectrum LED grow light with a 90 degree diff you to fuse lens you'd line the
walls of the task closet with diamond diffusion silver mylar the most
efficient reflective sheeting available to carry out a comparison test CFL HP s
and micro LED grow lights have been home from the same height both the simulated
plant canopy the simulated plant canopy is divided by grid into squares to
determine the level of youthful light reaching the plant canopy we measure the
light intensity in the photosynthetically active radiation or
prior light range in each square to get an overall picture of the light
distribution the information can then be input into a power intensity map so you
can visually evaluate the quality of the light distribution across the grow area
this information we can calculate the average and total power levels reaching
the plan canopy now that we have finished the test we will look at the
most important element first the para light output of each grow light - CFL
average is 438 micro moles per meter squared per second of par lights across
to grow area this is barely enough for flowering the
HPS is much better with an average of 611 micromoles per meter squared per
second paralyze the my go led I put 63% more part than the CFL clearly the most
powerful grow light in the test by far the light distribution for all the grow
light systems was good the hammer deflect reflector and the diffusion
reflective materials ensured the light will spread evenly for the HPS and CFL
systems the micro LED is a wide-angle and diffuse lens to ensure even coverage
we have also tested the spectrum output of each grow light using a quantum
sensor the Essenza tech passport the spectrum charts show that the CFL and
HBS have narrow spectrum lights or de Margaux is a full spectrum light
suitable from veg to flower we will now compare the efficiency and corresponding
heat output of the grow light systems to calculate the efficiency of each grow
light system we record the total power output and divide by the power consumed
this gives us a comparable measure for each system the CFL is a low efficiency
system the HBS is only slightly better and the micro system is over three times
more efficient than the CFL system we also tested the temperature of the
growing space and the temperature of the simulated plant canopy for each grow
light setup the closet was closed for five minutes
with the light on and no ventilation running
we then recorded the temperature at the two test points remember any energy not
converted into light will be output as heat because of this h PS and see if CFL
systems recorded high temperatures in the closet and on the simulated plant
canopy the micro LED grow light is highly efficient and as it consumes much
less electricity is also outputs much less heat this is critical for growing
in small spaces whose low heat means low fan noise and odour problems when
growing last we look at the cost comparison the initial purchase cost of
the CFL and HP s is low but the power consumed is high and an annual bulb
replacement is required to maintain the light output the micro LED purchase cost
is relatively high which pays back in year two compared to the CFL HP s
systems in summary the CFL HP s systems have a relatively low purchase cost
there are low efficiency systems and generate a lot of heat there are also
narrow spectrum lights that are not optimal from growing from veg to Flora
the Mojo LED is a highly efficient full-spectrum and low heat perfect
fertilizer grow with the Margaux LED grow light you will increase your yields
by up to 60% and reduce your heat by half compared to the CFL and HBS systems
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