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niQo

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I just got this light in the mail yesterday and when I plugged it in it looked a lot more blue then I was expecting as a majority of the LEDs are 660nm. Do our eyes not see this wavelength?

 

This will be my new fuge light and I want to make sure I got the right one!

 

Thanks!

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1 hour ago, niQo said:

I just got this light in the mail yesterday and when I plugged it in it looked a lot more blue then I was expecting as a majority of the LEDs are 660nm. Do our eyes not see this wavelength?

 

This will be my new fuge light and I want to make sure I got the right one!

 

Thanks!

 

It has a lot of Reds, which I know are supposed to be helpful in growing plants. 

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31 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said:

 

It has a lot of Reds, which I know are supposed to be helpful in growing plants. 

Right, that's what I was thinking too. I guess I was just expecting the light to appear more red!

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24 minutes ago, yungKitten said:

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According to wikipedia 660nm is within the visible spectrum. Red is between is 620 and 740 nanometers. 

I guess maybe the blue just overpowers it...

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On 4/20/2017 at 1:03 PM, yungKitten said:

Yeah, I'm not sure what makes it appear that way. I hope some LED experts chime in. Maybe @DaveFason would know.

 
 

Thanks! No luck so far...

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