I am trying to prove that false, not that I was trying to when I bought the fixture, but somehow, with all of the information on this forum... I'm getting different results. I always assumed the same. You get what you pay for kind of thing. I've grown HPS and know the heat issues. I also see all of these new LED light bars and flat panel fixtures and assumed they were an upgrade to BLURPLE lights.
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My light is the BestVA3000 at the bottom. 615 watts of actual light
The thing about it is that it has virtually no heat. And I'm not in a tent, I'm in a two door closet, probably 6 x 2.5 feet, using half of that to grow. I have one giant Romulan plant in it and I did have to bend it over, too close to the lights. 6-8 inches from the light they're fine. The two fans on top blow some air but not much. So far there are no heat issues and no exhaust aside form the open edges around the doors.
I believe I have paid the least amount possible for the least amount of headache for the best of quality buds. That's just what I believe from what I'm seeing here. I haven't yet used one of these LED upgrades.
Highest quality light output plus least amount of heat issues. That's my idea.
I'm going to work harder to see if it proves correct..