ECO Farm ECOZ 250W Samsung 301H Chips LED Grow Light With Separately UV+IR Control VS HI-PAR 240W LED Grow Light

Adjusting the light and temperature is not an easy job. For a long time, indoor growers depended on HDS, HIS, and other artificial light sources. With reduced power consumption and heat, LEDs are getting more and more popular amongst indoor growers.

How do LED Grow Lights Work?

LED grow light uses Light Emitting Diodes (LED) to produce light. It requires one semiconductor and electroluminescence to generate the required light intensity. It starts functioning by sending a current through the semiconductor.

With sophisticated technology, various engineered parts like tiny reflectors get to amplify the light. Thus it light can attain more focus. This lits up the included electrons of the bulb and emits the desired light wavelength.

Modern ones come with specified optics that control the lighting angle. With a proper lighting angle, you can customize the lighting intensity along with heating.

Why Use LEDs

Use no hazardous materials
Produce little heat
Last for thousands of hours
Ten times more efficient than an incandescent light bulb

ECO Farm ECOZ 250W Samsung 301H Chips LED Grow Light With Separately UV+IR Control

Features:

The ECO Farm grow light is built with the best parts, Top Bing Samsung LM301H & Osam Chip and brand driver for higher efficacy and longer lifespan; and 4 high-efficiency aluminum rods to ensure high-efficiency PPE 2.75umol/J, better heat dissipation, and long service life. Compared with old plant lights, the average PPFD is increased by 30%, and the yield and quality are increased by 50%. At the same time, it also has a full-cycle sunlike spectrum with the proven results, optimized for rapid growth and complete plant development; close to natural sunlight. The spectrum applies to the entire stage of indoor planting. This ECO Farm LED grow light has 3 channels control: Adjustable knob, IR switch, and UV switch. UV and IR can be controlled separately. Freely adjust the lamps according to different growing stages; VEG dimmer to control white light 5000K, one Bloom dimmer to control white light +red light ( 3000K+660nm+730nm), and UV dimmer to control UV 395nm.

Item: ECOZ-250
Power： 250W
Spectrum: 500k+3000k+660nm+730nm+395nm
Supply Frequency (Hz): 50/60
Power Factor (COSθ): 0.95–0.99
Working Voltage (V): 220–240
PPFD μmol/s (tested at 22°C): 1105
Fixture Efficiency μmol/J (power 240W): 2.75
Light Angle (°): 120
Product Size: 540*540*110mm
Body Colar: Silver
Lifespan: 50000 hour
Coverage Area: 2*2ft
Net Weight: 6.9kg

HI-PAR 240W LED Grow Light

Features:

The HI-PAR LED grow light is built differently; which has interchangeable LED bars for custom spectra, a wide-angle 120° output, pure performance diodes (Osram & Lumileds), and a unique high-performance driver for maximum efficiency! SPECTRO 240w is suited for rugged horticultural conditions, IP54 rated with novel passive cooling capability on each LED bar. SPECTRO 240w is perfect for vegetative and floral growth and will ensure heavy flowers and high-quality produce. All SPECTRO fixtures are compatible with HI-PAR Control Station V2.

Model: HP240 LEDSPC
Coverage: 80 x 80cm (flower)
Input Power (W): 240
Supply Frequency (Hz): 50/60
Maximum Current (A): 1.15
Power Factor (COSθ): 0.95
Working Voltage (V): 220–240
PPF μmol/s (tested at 22°C): 600
Fixture Efficiency μmol/J (power 240W): 2.5
Light Angle (°): 120

What to Look for in an LED Grow Light

LED fixtures with an adjustable output spectrum
Since LED lights come in a variety of colors, you need to be able to control the light output spectrum depending on what plants you are growing or what season you are creating.

Basically, you will be able to match the LED bulb colors to the flowering season you are working with or the season you want. When you vary the light output, you can follow the growing circle of the plant by stimulating seasonal light changes.

A high power cooling system for the LED fixture
It is necessary to cool high-powered LED fixtures just like computer CPU fans. The LED fixtures themselves do not radiate heat. SO, they need a metal pad that gives the fixtures a way for the heat to be removed from the LED.

What you will need to look for is a fixture that is mounted on a metal core printed circuit board (or MCPCB). This is space-grade technology that operates at high temperatures.

A fixture that has a circuit board mounted to a large enough heat sink; should also have several fins
The fins help the circuit board spread out the heat faster and having more than one fan will stop any failures that only having one fan may cause such as overheating and damaging the fixture.

LED fixtures that have a constant current driver circuit
The electronic current circuit converts AC power to the right voltage and level of current that the LED fixture can withstand. This allows the circuit drive to provide a constant supply of current and support the strength with corresponding temperature changes.

Benefits of Using LED Grow Light

What are the benefits of LED lights in comparison to other types available? LED light benefits are best seen when compared to what other lamps produce.

These are a few of the benefits of using LED Grow Lights:

Design Efficiency
LED Grow Lights are well known for their space-saving designs. Other types of grow lights require a lot of space as well as additional equipment to work well. LED lights allow you to have better space utilization since they are small and do not require extra equipment to run.

They are also easier to move around and change their positions with some lights designed to link together so they don’t require extra cords.

Light Spectrum Optimization
With LED lights, you can fine-tune your light spectrum producing the best light for plants to grow through various stages of their cycle. You can even concentrate energy on specific frequency bands. So, you aren’t wasting energy on the light that is in an unusable area of the spectrum. LED lights provide the correct kind of light that plants need to thrive.

Other lights do not have the ability to fine-tune their spectrum so the light that they produce is all you get.

Energy Efficient
Another benefit of LED lights is that they are energy efficient. They save you lots of money on your electricity bills each month. They are very reliable and a great way to save energy.

Long-Term Use
They also have a long lifespan. Many of these LED lights will last between 50,000–100,000 hours before dying. Comparable lights will last only about 20,000 hours.

They also run at a low temperature so they do not heat the room too much risking changing the room temperature and possibly destroying your plant growth.

Conclusion

There was a time when very few growers would consider, let alone recommend, LED lights for growing cannabis. But as technology advances, manufacturers have been able to refine the design of these light-emitting diodes to provide a high-quality light source perfect for your growth.

Modern LEDs have come a long way since their initial development and use in practical technology. The advantages of LEDs include lower energy consumption than traditional HID and CMH lamps. Additional improvements include improved durability, small size, and faster switching of the diodes. In fact, LED technology has improved so much that can even be used as in-home lighting.

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