beerbaron
Electrical
- Aug 17, 2005
- 37
Hi, I have solar panels without specifications to test and I'm trying to reproduce the solar light or a light that would give me as much power output from the solar panel then if it is facing the sun.
So far I built a cube of 18"x18" with 4x40W Compact Fluorescent + 1x70 Metal-Halide and mylar as reflective surface. I tough this combination would have given me an adequate spectrum and intensity to reproduce sunlight. But it does not produce the expected results since I can only get 50% of the power that I get when I make it face the sun. The intensity of the box is around 85 000 lux right now.
What would you guys suggest?
Should I get rid of the compact fluorescent and replace them with 150W HPS?
Thanks
BeerBaron
So far I built a cube of 18"x18" with 4x40W Compact Fluorescent + 1x70 Metal-Halide and mylar as reflective surface. I tough this combination would have given me an adequate spectrum and intensity to reproduce sunlight. But it does not produce the expected results since I can only get 50% of the power that I get when I make it face the sun. The intensity of the box is around 85 000 lux right now.
What would you guys suggest?
Should I get rid of the compact fluorescent and replace them with 150W HPS?
Thanks
BeerBaron