All of this while producing up to 156 percent more light per fixture and burning cooler ( no hotter than dishwashing water ) than traditional HPS grow lights . This means the A3i is safer to operate for both growers and their cannabis crops . The A3i system is designed to handle the harsh extremes of a growing environment . The IP67-rated fixture will continue to operate at peak performance even with the moisture , dust , pests , and biological debris such as spores that are present in most indoor growing environments . Not many growers would expect their grow lights to still perform well after being submerged under several feet of water ; the A3i can survive such a plunge and be relied on to deliver its photon payload as designed . Howard and his team at The Grove do not just rely on the A3i for their high yields . In their double-stack rooms they deploy Fohse ’ s lighter , more nimble F1V for its pound-for-pound power . Just like the A3i , the F1V fixtures rely on industry-proven Samsung LEDs for their photon delivery . While almost the same dimensions as the A3i , at 38 pounds ( 17.2 kg ) per fixture they are almost half the weight of each A3i ( 70 lbs ./ 31.75kg each ). Like the A3i fixtures , their power supply rating is + 100,000 hours . Depending on the needs of the grower and the ability of the existing systems , Fohse offers 420W , 600W , 800W and 1,000W versions of the F1V . In his own F1V rooms , Howard has reported similarly positive results as in his A3i rooms : 60 %+ yield increases , increased utility efficiencies , and better labor efficiency . The team now does not have to “ chase canopy ” by raising and lowering the lighting fixtures to achieve late-flower PPFD intensities like they did with the old LED lights that they were using in those double-tiered systems . Fohse lighting products outperform their competition not only at the Grove , but anywhere they have been put to the test . So why hasn ’ t every cannabis grower switched over to Fohse ? Growers who have not yet seen the results firsthand still believe that LEDs cannot keep up with the high lighting demands of cannabis the way that HPS lighting traditionally has . The narrative had long been one of incremental change and an acceptance that two pounds of harvested yields per light fixture was the best one could expect . At the turn of the century , there was chatter that this didn ’ t have to be ‘ good enough ’. By 2015 growers both professional and amateur alike had proven that three pounds per light was achievable based on advancements up to that point , but no one thought it would ever get better than that . Until Fohse set out to prove them all wrong , and then did . They showed that higher light output does not have to mean higher heat and that Diode technology had come a long way in just a few short years . Mike Howard gives his take on this phenomenon :
Everyone looks at LED lighting as still kind of a novelty ; not something where it needs to be yet for cannabis growers . Having seen the evolution of LEDs that the Fohse team has created because of their cannabis mindset , it became obvious that we could focus on producing healthy plants . A lot of other grow lighting companies are still looking at making and selling lights that can grow anything . Cannabis takes a lot of light and many companies and even growers don ’ t put enough light into commercial setups . Many cannabis growers never thought that LED technology was ever going to make it , but the power that comes out of Fohse fixtures is insane . Fohse lighting lets the grower focus on plant health and our yields show that . With Fohse LEDs , overtaking HPS , you can really push the limits of your grow .
As Mike Howard said , Fohse fixtures are engineered with a “ cannabis mindset ”. HPS Light output has plateaued because the added heat load is both detrimental to the cannabis crop and uneconomical to counterbalance . With Fohse fixtures growers can focus more on the nuances of a high-intensity light environment instead of combatting heat . Ever since that first time Mike Howard oversaw production in the initial growroom where Fohse products were installed at the Grove , he immediately saw the results . He is now vowing to keep replacing The Grove ’ s less efficient HPS fixtures and outdated LEDs with Fohse lighting as they continue expanding . Find out how switching to Fohse fixtures will increase your cannabis production and about all of Fohse ’ s record-busting lighting at fohse . com .
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