I decided to grab myself an early xmas pressie and ordered one of these lights yesterday - does anyone have any experience with them?
Heres the spiel from gavita.....
GAVITA Pro 300 LEP Plasma light
The GAVITA Pro 300 LEP (Light Emitting Plasma) is a solid state horticultural plasma light fixture. There are no moving parts in the fully sealed housing, improving the reliability. The light source is a LUXIM STA 41.02 LiFi module which has a rated average life of 30,000 hours. The glass wide spectrum filter allows for low quantities UVB light to pass while shielding you and your crop from UVC. The Miro aluminum reflector generates an even square light pattern. The absence of heat radiation in the light allows you to hang the lamp close to your crop, or to add the light without adding extra heat radiation to your crop.
Features & Benefits
Solid State Plasma: no moving parts, fans or sound
Horticultural quality fixture
Miro Aluminum reflector, square light pattern
High quality glass filter
Full spectrum light incl. UVB
Rated average lamp life of 30.000 hours
Available in air cooled version
Optional: adjustable with 0-10V or potentiometer
Specifications
Input Voltage:100 - 277 Volt (+/- 3%)
Input Current 1:1.36 Ampere at 230 Volt
Real Input Power 1:300 Watt (+/- 3%)
Apparent Power:306 VA (+/- 3%)
Power Factor:>0,98
THD:<10%
Input Frequency:50/60 Hz
Electrical Insulation:Class 1 / IP 21
Dimensions:L 593 mm x W 261 mm x H 190 mm
Weight:Ca 11.8 kg / 25.8 lb
Operating Temp. (°C):0 – 35 C / 32 - 95 F
Case Temp. (°C):75
Relative Humidity:25 – 70% (non-condensing)
Reflector Material:Miro™ aluminum high efficiency reflector, square field
4 mm Crystal Clear Low-Iron float glass with wide spectrum grow light transmission
3'x 3' at 1' distance, 4'x 4' at 1.25' distance
Light Source:LUXIM LiFi STA 41.01 or 41.02 plasma emitter
Luminous Flux:18,000 lumen (indicative)
PPF:300 μmol (calculated from spectrum analysis)
Color Temperature:5600 K
CRI:94
Operating Position:Light source pointed downward +/- 90
Accessories Included:
Brackets
Power cord