Looking for a new LED, I picked one up about 5 years ago on Alibaba or AliExpress, you know before tariffs, and it was great. Was great. Four 60 w Samsung panels with adjustable dimmer.
What off-brand lights have you had success with?
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Is there any size/specs that are important to you?
I bet it would still need to be imported.
Kingbrite springs to mind but it’s hard to know price points right now.
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King bright I used last time, they were great. It was about $250 for a small 4-60w square panel.
I’m thinking of going bigger like 4 ft by 4 ft, I have a 6-ftx6-Ft tent. Here’s one that I found that I’ve been keeping my eye on:
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If it were me I’d go with the 4x4 500w MIGRO.
I think it’s around $500 USD which is comparable given potential duties.
I recommend it because I have one for my 2x4 and it’s great.
Not off brand as per your question though.
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Good advice! With the tariffs, might as well go name brand LOL
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I use Sayhon lights. Got them for .50c/watt pre-tarriff prices. I’ve heard good things about Farmlite also.
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I have a 125w and 250w Finnchy board lights. They have switches for the FarRed and UVA diodes. which are pretty ‘hot’ for the size/output. They have been my favorite lights.
Canagrow 240w lights are also surprisingly bright, and a lower CCT. I replaced my 500w Szhlux light with 2 of those, and it’s way brighter. FloraFlex 700w is decent, for a budget light. Evo10 is my main light.
Canagrow 240w
Finnchy 125w
Hmm. just realized my UV lights were on when I took those readings.
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people recommended me those vipar spectra LEDs and they are dead chep and supposedly pretty decent? Bang for buck I can hardly imagine them being beat at least here in EU
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How is the heat on that floraflex?
Rdj bouns 720w in a 4x4 thank me later
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It’s not bad for heat at all. It’s a pretty light-weight light, with a nice big driver. The driver is removable, and can be wall mounted. I did that with the 2 drivers for the Evo10, and it dropped temps about 7*F. Then I hooked up the RJ12 adapter for the AC Infinity AI controller, and it gives me 10% dimming. The knob on the light has 20% power levels. It pulls something like 750 watts at 100% on 120v.
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