poksal
Well? .. I AM trying
OK.. I am running four 100 watt MH lamps and actually put an amp clamp on the power leg of the incoming supply line and got a reading between 7.5 and 8 amps. (between is because my clamp was only that consistant between several readings)
Does someone running LED's with similar light output,( my tank tank 95 gal 22-1/2" of water depth) have access to equipment to actually take a current reading on their supply line?
Let's get readings here and not what the box and manufacture claims.. my lamps claim .8 amps but actually draw almost 1.8 & 1.9 (it does vary some per bulb).
Let's be careful to only read the LED current draw and a draw of the total group. For example I have additional 36" bulbs but did not include those in my readings.
Please don't use this thread to state a bunch of manufacture claims. What the engineers designed and what the manufacutres produced now days often has little to do with what marketing states on the boxes and on commercials.
Clearly, IF, the advertised differences in current draw are as stated it is easy to figure out that we will be able "pay for" our LED lamps. BUT let's prove it.
Perhaps someone has made the change and has REAL data, (meaning facts).
Please let's don't derail this thread to talk about the heat differences, the heat loss differences are clearly also in favor of the LED's.
I realize that this will not be a perfect model as we will be getting data from different soucecs but it is a reaslistic enough model... I will next take the data and attempt to get a realistic $$ saved per year at a given cost per KWH.
We can chase the heat in another thread, next if desired.
Thank you for your efforts in this matter, ... OR... has someone already done this???
.....This will help me justify buying LED's.... to my wife... ;)
Does someone running LED's with similar light output,( my tank tank 95 gal 22-1/2" of water depth) have access to equipment to actually take a current reading on their supply line?
Let's get readings here and not what the box and manufacture claims.. my lamps claim .8 amps but actually draw almost 1.8 & 1.9 (it does vary some per bulb).
Let's be careful to only read the LED current draw and a draw of the total group. For example I have additional 36" bulbs but did not include those in my readings.
Please don't use this thread to state a bunch of manufacture claims. What the engineers designed and what the manufacutres produced now days often has little to do with what marketing states on the boxes and on commercials.
Clearly, IF, the advertised differences in current draw are as stated it is easy to figure out that we will be able "pay for" our LED lamps. BUT let's prove it.
Perhaps someone has made the change and has REAL data, (meaning facts).
Please let's don't derail this thread to talk about the heat differences, the heat loss differences are clearly also in favor of the LED's.
I realize that this will not be a perfect model as we will be getting data from different soucecs but it is a reaslistic enough model... I will next take the data and attempt to get a realistic $$ saved per year at a given cost per KWH.
We can chase the heat in another thread, next if desired.
Thank you for your efforts in this matter, ... OR... has someone already done this???
.....This will help me justify buying LED's.... to my wife... ;)
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