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CFL vs regular tubes
    #7511969 - 10/13/07 01:05 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

What do you guys think. Not taking into account wattage, just space and light output. Do you think cfl or tubes are better....? i keep day dreaming about this (sometimes i have a boring life)...say in a 2 meter by 1 meter...ow whatever size you want. side by side comparison using reflectors what do you think is best? i keep wanting to say cfl...but i really cant say why...???

i am talking about light output/intensity. nothing to do with power usage or heat or anything...just the quality of the shine (...before someone says it, i know there are other lights better suited to weed...).

thoughts?


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Re: CFL vs regular tubes [Re: kadakuda]
    #7512006 - 10/13/07 01:14 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

t8 tubes with electronic ballast can be overdriven by as much as 4x.
I got the idea from some aquarium website
also I have been running some 2x for over 2 years with no problems
then theres t5 bulbs and the fact they are close together and you can make a ceiling of them easily.


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Re: CFL vs regular tubes [Re: cpw1971]
    #7512042 - 10/13/07 01:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

indeed the skinny bulbs in theory can fit more (if you wire them up yourself almost slid light)...but what about wasted light? or absorbed light into useless areas.


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Re: CFL vs regular tubes [Re: kadakuda]
    #7512070 - 10/13/07 01:33 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

heres an example from a few years ago.
in the back is the 100w HPS room.
the flouro setup is a 4 bulb t5 with a 2 bulb 2x overdriven t8 shoplight with 6500k spectrum bulbs hung on each side.
as you can see the light is pretty fucking bright.
I have pulleys on the ceiling I can adjust the whole setup height quickly.





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