Bulb Orientations

[Shithappens]

OK not many ppl realise that a bulb in a horizontal shade does not leave a circular light footprint. Even though it lights your entire room it may not be giving your plants the good strength light and most of your room could be lite up with weaker reflected light.

 

Now this mainly affects cupboard grows with a rectangle shaped grow area but also applies when laying out several lights within a room setup.

 

http://overgrow2.googlepages.com/shadeAlign.JPG

 

I hope that the image is self explanatory and helps yous get the most from your lighting into your precious babies.

 

PS now vertically lights in china hats etc are different as most of the light is reflected and the debate on the effects could go on for years so those you can expect no comment from me on (hehe i dont like them and dont use them)

Edited May 1, 2007 by Shithappens

[bufo marinus]

but also applies when laying out several lights within a room setup.

 

hehe, I think I remember you giving me some stick about this before Shit

Did you see the lux readings I took a few months back?... Definately is in line with what your diagram shows

 

 

Maybe I do need to spin them around? I still got the Lux meter here so yeah definately worth looking at might have to take some measurements? looks like it could end up slightly skinnier, but much fuller in the centre?? good one Shit

[Shithappens]

Yeh yours was just one of many people that have done it man

 

Hey only an incredible J of Skunk sitting at my box made me think of it but once you really think about it its a simple fact