Good 660 nm monos

BurgerBro

Member
Hello people!

What are some good brand/model/stepping 660 nm mono LEDs? Which are the most efficient (photon energy/watt) right now?

Thank you in advance!
 

Randomblame

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I would say,
1. Cree XP-E HE-Series(High Efficacy), photored, 670nm, C01 is Top bin, 425mW@350mA (cutter.com.au)
2. Osram Oslon SSL-120, look for horticulture version that's the top bin T3T4, hyperred, 660nm, 400mW@350mA(led-tech.de)

But I'm sure other brands like Phillips(Rebel Series) or Lumileds have comparable products (SunPlus Horticulture LED's), but have no datasheets..
 

PetFlora

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This is inside info from 2012, in response to a query I made on IC. I suppose 660s hae improved a lot since then but also the 630s, which should be a lot cheaper

As one can see, the CREE Neutral White (I call it 'Goldilocks', because it's almost 'just right'
) has a RSPD that still allows nearly ~25% of its total power in the blue range (and plants only really 'need' ~8-10%), and more that 1/3 of which (i.e. the area under the curve) is over ~580nm or so (which has a Photosynthetic RS of over 90%!) - which is much better than even your typical 'Enhanced HPS'.
Couple that with strong white light (green-response chlorophyll extending throughout and deep into leaf structures, with a net effect at or near that of the (mostly) surface-level blue and reds), which also takes care of most of the ~660nm+ you actually need for photomorphogenesis - and you can get by with 630nm reds just fine.

(i.e. 630nm red is ~95% of the PSR of 660nm, AND they currently still have ~20-30% greater radiometric efficiency - as well as being cheaper than the deep reds - so there's more 'bang for the buck'):
Something like that would probably meet the needs of ~95% of today's growers.
 

Malocan

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(i.e. 630nm red is ~95% of the PSR of 660nm, AND they currently still have ~20-30% greater radiometric efficiency - as well as being cheaper than the deep reds - so there's more 'bang for the buck'):
Something like that would probably meet the needs of ~95% of today's growers.
thats wrons nowadays, they have never 20-30 greater radiometric efficency and they arent cheaper dont .... just looks check the datasheet from the manufactors and go check price online.
 

BurgerBro

Member
I would say,
1. Cree XP-E HE-Series(High Efficacy), photored, 670nm, C01 is Top bin, 425mW@350mA (cutter.com.au)
2. Osram Oslon SSL-120, look for horticulture version that's the top bin T3T4, hyperred, 660nm, 400mW@350mA(led-tech.de)

But I'm sure other brands like Phillips(Rebel Series) or Lumileds have comparable products (SunPlus Horticulture LED's), but have no datasheets..
Thanks, man! That was exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for! Gives me a good starting point for doing research.
 
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