Anyone drive an AlphaLite 'NIT400' (plasma)

[vostok]

always outastock




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Brand	Simply Green Solutions
Item Weight	25 Pounds
Item Dimensions LxWxH	21.2 x 13.8 x 8 inches
Wattage	280 Watts

About this item

• Features of the Simply Green Solutions Plasma Grow Light
• Energy saving up to 50% over HID lighting
• Provides full color spectrum close to sunlight
• CRI up to 94
• Light weight and easy maintenance and Lifetime 30,000 Hours

Got any info please post it up pdf. https://alphalite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NIT400-spec-190620.pdf

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[Indy]

Looks like it's a part out of the Delorean from Back to the Future.

 

[vostok]

Indy ya showing ya age ....lol

 

[Sedge]

Yeah go the flux capacitor,,
take you from burples to the future.

 

[JHerer]

Its an RF excited lamp - microwave sulphur.

Sulfur lamp - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting technology, but was a commercial failure. Newer models have better CRI and are spectrum tunable.

Unless they have made some huge improvements, best efficiency they got was is only 100l/w very average.

Latest Cree 3030's are running 200 lumens per watt.

 

[JHerer]

Actually - I read the spec sheets - 57 lumens per watt. That's horrendous these days, better off with LEC \ CMH if gas discharge excites you still.

 

[vostok]

Actually - I read the spec sheets - 57 lumens per watt. That's horrendous these days, better off with LEC \ CMH if gas discharge excites you still.

I posted as a mate won't stop bleating about it ...seen the specs now and you're right

...run don't walk

 

[Deleted Account]

Actually - I read the spec sheets - 57 lumens per watt. That's horrendous these days, better off with LEC \ CMH if gas discharge excites you still.

Lumens are for humans, not plants. 20,000 lumens from incandescent isn't as good for plants as 20,000 lumens of HPS etc.

Too technical for me but I know that some grow lights with lower lumens will actually put out more usable light to the plants.