What did you do to your Class C MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch in other forums, so I thought I'd start one here.
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tenbear wrote:pconroy328 wrote:
My 24 LED panels with 5630 LEDs came in today so I finished off yanking out the 921 incandescents. I'm impressed - 24 5630's push out a lot of light. While I don't have a meter and I don't have the expertise, informally they seem as bright as a 921.
I yanked out some of the early attempts where I bough 3528s and 5050 based LED panels. Much brighter.
Have you any idea how much current each of your 24-5630 lights draw? I'd be interested in knowing. Thanks
Sorry Ten - just saw this.
The answer is - a lot. I get brighter and cooler but I'm NOT saving amps. The 5630's suck, if I recall, about 150mA per LED.
They might be 12's, not 24's. I recall doing back-of-the-envelop math and seeing that my LEDs were taking about as much power as the 921 they replaced.
I do have some 3528 and 5050 based LEDs, obviously they suck a lot less power. But, they're no where near as bright as the 5630's.
