Lighting SoloarSpec 150CR unboxing, first impression

[Tungs]

Hey there AFN!

I got this SolarSPEC 150 CR to do a test run with! The grow will be to follow, but for now here is an unboxing of the mail I got.

This is my first LED lamp. I hope I can do it some justice. This model has the 5w Cree bulbs, which I am happy about. I have nothing to compare it to but the unit seems heavy duty, i feel like i could drop it. There is no glass, the LED's are set into a silicone?

First impressions are good, i like that it's heavy duty. I like how there is no glass. It's fairly quiet. If you've heard most pc cases these days, this is a whisper in comparison!

I am used to larger spaces with big lamps, indoors i'm forced into a box these days. My options for lamps is limited, so this is perfect. I am curious how it will perform.

You can kinda see the material the led's are set into.

Can't wait to fire this baby up.

 

[A-Train]

He'll yeah @Northern Grower can't wait to see what you can do with her. What are you going to run under it?

 

[ClockworkOrange]

He'll yeah @Northern Grower can't wait to see what you can do with her. What are you going to run under it?

Curious about that too, may you report the actual draw if u can measure it. Best wishes for your setup to work fine!

 

[A-Train]

@ClockworkOrange the website www.amaretechnologies.com has the specs on all of their lights

 

[ClockworkOrange]

@ClockworkOrange the website www.amaretechnologies.com has the specs on all of their lights

So the 'total actual wattage' of 150w is the 'actual draw' and its just different ways to 'say it' ? Sry for asking the shht out of this but im still not sure if i got it right (due to language differences)

 

[briman]

All right NG! Looking forward to the LED grow and show!

 

[Northern Grower]

lol u guys make me laugh.

i'll get a power monitor setup at some point. This is some thing I found while reading up on the cree bulbs. I did expect it to draw closer to 300 but that wouldn't make sense if you consider that watt's effect the color output. A dialed in LED probably isn't running at full output

A common misconception within the industry, is that a 3W LED consumes 3W of power, 10W = 10W, etc. A watt is a watt, right?


This misnomer comes from the early days of LEDs, which is a legacy of traditional lighting sources. A 54W T5 uses around 54W, and a 250W metal halide uses around 250W. (both actual values are dependent on the ballast)


A Cree XP-G emitter may be driven at approximately 5W. This value is calculated by 1.5 amps multiplied by a forward voltage of 3.3V. Now, just because it can be driven at 5W doesn't mean there is benefit in doing so.


As the LED is driven at higher power levels, the temperature of the device increases and its luminous efficacy is decreased. What this means is that one LED system may be driven at 5W per XP-G achieving 63 lumens per watt while another LED system drives the same XP-G at 2.5W and achieves 84 lumens per watt. This is over a 25% difference in system efficacy!


In this example, the XP-G LED driven at 5W is outputting twice the light as the 2.5W, but in doing so runs at a higher temperature (decreasing lifespan) and operates at 25% less system efficacy.

I think I am going to run some of mossy's Purple AK. Won't be a large grow but maybe get some purples under the amare.

 

[Discretepete2676]

lol u guys make me laugh.

i'll get a power monitor setup at some point. This is some thing I found while reading up on the cree bulbs. I did expect it to draw closer to 300 but that wouldn't make sense if you consider that watt's effect the color output. A dialed in LED probably isn't running at full output



I think I am going to run some of mossy's Purple AK. Won't be a large grow but maybe get some purples under the amare.

I think it's a great idea and I've been dying to watch your thumb in action! And with such a great product! And people will do great under amare! I get colors on almost every strain under them, specially at the end of the cycle!....cheese xxl by dinafem on day 65....grown only under amare 150es not cr

 

[Grim Reefer]

She looks purty NG.