Ok here is an on the tank shot. On the right is a 12 watt standard energy saving low k rating house CFL. On the left is the CC from a scanner.
IMO the CC has a K rating very close to sunlight. I think it is in the 5000 range and would very effectively grow plants. The bulbs in scanners are meant to be full spectrum in the sense that they need to illuminate all colors that the computer recognizes equally. As to the wattage I think that the one I tested would be the equivalent of a 9-10 watt cfl.
I would really like to get ten of these and throw them on a ten gal. supply CO2 and watch them fill the tank. Alas I don't have the accessibility to them that Luc does. I have found 3 of them though so I am on my way.
About the warm up time... I notice none! is this for the ccd? I don't get it. I mean right now... like an LED.
OH and one more thing. the glass from the scanner bed fits perfectly over my 10 gallon(doesn't cover the hole thing but can't fall in) what a stroke of luck because it will not fit on my other 10(it would always fall in)
here is a flash on pic to show how big the rig is.
I coated it in silicone because when you touch the spot on the board where the leads to the bulb come to the board with your finger it arcs out(you can see the sparks) and smell like burning flesh but does not hurt. Must be high voltage low amp? anyway I need to build a container but that can wait till I get 10 of them.
Also there is a very nominal amount of heat coming from this. after one hour nothing was hot enough to be uncomfortable on any part of the arm.
IMO the CC has a K rating very close to sunlight. I think it is in the 5000 range and would very effectively grow plants. The bulbs in scanners are meant to be full spectrum in the sense that they need to illuminate all colors that the computer recognizes equally. As to the wattage I think that the one I tested would be the equivalent of a 9-10 watt cfl.
I would really like to get ten of these and throw them on a ten gal. supply CO2 and watch them fill the tank. Alas I don't have the accessibility to them that Luc does. I have found 3 of them though so I am on my way.
About the warm up time... I notice none! is this for the ccd? I don't get it. I mean right now... like an LED.
OH and one more thing. the glass from the scanner bed fits perfectly over my 10 gallon(doesn't cover the hole thing but can't fall in) what a stroke of luck because it will not fit on my other 10(it would always fall in)
here is a flash on pic to show how big the rig is.
I coated it in silicone because when you touch the spot on the board where the leads to the bulb come to the board with your finger it arcs out(you can see the sparks) and smell like burning flesh but does not hurt. Must be high voltage low amp? anyway I need to build a container but that can wait till I get 10 of them.
Also there is a very nominal amount of heat coming from this. after one hour nothing was hot enough to be uncomfortable on any part of the arm.
