I have heard that you can set up your hps or floros on a type of strobe system and that the plants will grow like they were getting 24/7 light and that it reduces the light bill and heat output?? Anyone ever hear of such a system??
No, I think a strobe effect would burn up a HPS ballast and bulb, especially since it takes an HPS about 5 minutes to warm up and really get to going.
I think what you heard about was running the flouros when the HPS is off and providing a "midday sun" effect. Speaking of strobes, tho, has anyone ever tried growing with a strobe light in addition to conventional lighting? Peace
I knew that a hps was not likely to run from a stobe or even the floros because they both need warm up time. I'm trying to find this person again to ask some questions. I think he said he ran the strobes at night to defeat the thermal shit the cops have and I forget what he said the lumens were on the strobes but it was off the chart. I've been getting flyovers from a lot of choppers and have basically had to shut down the room at night. I guess I will just have to switch to floros at night
I'm about to trial strobe lights as part of my 24/0 sequence. Also got CCFLs providing most of the light. Its a 1500w strobe light so I think a few things will happen it'll kill my plants it'll burn my plants they'll mutate into sentient beings but they'll suffer from wicked epilepsy OR They'll be deliciously thick, green and Dank Will post pics as it happens.
I just found this thread because it came to me somehow as I was sitting here after smoking some chocolate chunk. I would really be interested in the effectiveness of this becaause a strobe has such high intesity bursts that perhaps shoots these photons in a more explosive manner. Howerver Im pretty sure that the speed of light is the max speed those little photons can go ergo a strobe shouldent have much of a benefit over conventional HID. Except for perhaps energy savings and the stealth factor mentioned above.
I think the strobe would be a good idea, ONLY if you were playing some sick ass techno music along with them! It might give your buds a nice acid effect!
im gonna start growing using an actual strobe light. i looked up the xenon bulb and it provide enough blue and red light to grow plants
I know I'm a few decades late to the party.. But I have a novel solution that I just had to share. I have a bunch of 3000w gas dischard strobe lights. These monsters draw 2000w from the wall at 200v, and strobe at a rate of up to 35hz. I did some digging, and it appears that rates of 25-30hz will not have an impact on growth. The max output of my strobes at full power is 180,000 lumens, which roughly equates to 4100 umol/s or about 2x the flux per meter square of the sun. The beam angle is 90 degrees, and they are already equipt with a high efficiency reflector. If I hang one up in my small grow space, and set it to half power at 25hz, I will effectively have 2000umol/s with 5amps or 1000w draw on the wall. Assuming the heat exchanger can maintain this, it can run like this for a very long time, and there is no need for a ballast as its digitally controlled and gas discharge is working differently compared to various metal vapor lamps. I actually think this is worth trying! The only downside is the risk of fire and overheating, and the constant tazer click sound every time the tube ignights.
Do not strobe any light lol . Do you want me to strobe a light for you ? How would that make you feel ? Streesed ? Save money in veg yes. easy. Two timers Two lights . One is a metal halide 1000 watts will say pumping a massive amount of light onto the plants . The other is a t5 set up . will say four bulbs 200 is plenty Ok 6 on for the 1000 and it turns off. The t5 turns on for 6 hours So on and so on . Saving you 800 watts for 12 hours . Saves money and works well . there is constant light 24/7 I do it its almost the same as running that 1000 24/7 Now somebody will say dude quit being stupid run 18/6 idiots saves money . This is not true in the long run fans running . Plants do not require rest costing you valuable time plants could be growing in those 6 hours of off . In flower there is no skimping . You need get some light. If you have to borrow grandmothes lamps lol get them .