Induction Fluorescent Grow Light - Product Review

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boombaklot the difference between induction and MSP lamps is although both of these lighting sources are electrodless, the induction uses electromagnetic fields to excite the gasses where as MSP uses microwaves to do so. MSP are not a fluorescent light induction is. MSP lamps are the closest artificial light source to actual sunlight. It also does not emit any UV or IR spectrums. LG electronic builds a 700 watt MSP lamp in 3000K which has gobs of red spectrum light. These are just f..n bright

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@calbunn Tendancy to burn through the glass! not true have you ever seen one in action! These run cooler than HPS and you compare induction with scotopic value against photopic for sulfer. Plasma get 125-150Lumins/wat and inductions are 80-90 at best and the bispectrums are only 40 no where near the output of a MSP lamp. And the concept of induction was invented byTesla. Modern day inductions were first produced by Sylvania Osram and Philips in the 90's.

[calbunn]

A little correction; 'the late 1990's'? Induction technology has been around since 1893 when Tesla first discovered it. Visit his laboratory in Colorado Springs someday and you can see where he was doing experiments with induction lighting in the late 1800's. Truly amazing work. Still keep in mind for growing you'll want a lamp designed for horticulture so the phosphors blend with peaks in UV and IR spectrum as well as reflectors that maximize PAR and canopy penetration.

[boombaklot]

whats the difference between fluorescent induction and plasma induction im confused?

[calbunn]

@boombaklot Both lamps use an RF driver but plasma lamps burn much hotter then induction since the sulfur has a tendency to burn through the lamp's glass and fail. The plasma lamps are not as efficient and run 120 lumens per watt compared to induction fluorescent @ 166 l p/w. While plasma spectrum offers desirable spectra for horticulture the large size and heat do not make it a better choice when a full spectrum induction fluorescent grow lamp achieves the same wavelengths at much less cost