t5 vs MH

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Originally Posted by Invigor

anyone seen an article with t5 par values? I'm trying to do some research and don't have the equiptment to do it myself, just wondering if anyone else has done, or seen output specs.

thanks.

there is no comparason. T5's were not brought out to compete with MH, but rather VHO. the set I have see were pretty much the same as a VHO but smaller. hence the shorter lifespan, lots of heat in a smaller tube, with less material. at anyrate to get a aproximation a 95 watt VHO is about 1/3 to 1/2 the PAR output of a of a 175 watt 10000K MH.

Steve