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400mh vs 600hps ?

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by Jamesboo, Jun 15, 2019.

  1. #1 Jamesboo, Jun 15, 2019
    Hi I’m in a 1m tent, would a 600watt hps be cooler than a 400 mh?
     
  2. #2 Sade, Jun 15, 2019
    Lol no. 600w will be even hotter.
     
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  3. #3 killset, Jun 15, 2019
    No

    Get a cool hood and don't worry about either if you set it up properly
     
  4. #4 Grandsouls, Jun 16, 2019
    600w hps is much cooler than 400w hps in my experience. Iv ran both. 600w definetly has room much cooler. Hps in general ( what I read and experience ) are way cooler.
     
  5. #5 Jamesboo, Jun 16, 2019
    Yes my friend but is a 600watt hps cooler than a 400mh? That’s the question. Lol
     
  6. #6 Laucass83, Jun 16, 2019
    Do you have both? Test them. Put each in a tent for 1hr with no ventilation. There is no way 400 is hotter than 600 its basic math except maybe if the 400w is magnetic and the 600 is digital ballast.
     
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  7. #7 Jamesboo, Jun 16, 2019
    Yeah but I always thought the mh bulbs had a bad rep for heat, even more so than hps, so your probably right I’m not really basing it on anything lol
     
  8. #8 Laucass83, Jun 16, 2019
    1 watt gives 3.412 btu per hour, regardless if its amazon cheap led, fancy QB or even MH or HPS. But some lights gives more lumens per watt then others making them more or less efficient.
     
  9. #9 Grandsouls, Jun 16, 2019
    I thought my opinion was pretty straight forward? Lol
     
  10. #10 Jamesboo, Jun 16, 2019
    Yes but the question was about a lower wattage mh potentially being hotter than a higher wattage hps
     
  11. #11 Grandsouls, Jun 17, 2019
    Yes and the answer stated I feel the 600w is much cooler than the 400w mh lol
    Jesus Christ
     
  12. #12 Jamesboo, Jun 17, 2019
    Oh you wrote 600 hps is cooler than 400 hps that would be why
     

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