Something which concerns me about California Lightworks is that they don't provide the number of LEDs dedicated to each spectrum. In other words, you can't make an objective comparison.
I contacted them and, frankly, felt my intelligence was insulted. They said it's confidential --that their competitors would "kill for this information." When I pointed out how anyone with their light could look into it with shade 5 to 10 welding goggles to count the number of colors per LED, they simply insisted nobody could do this (when I've done it).
Blackstar, Cidly, LG/TopLED, Fero, Grow Northern, et. al. provide this info. So... when someone says it's a "secret sauce" it makes me wonder what I'm really buying.
I know CLW has many happy customers. The same can be said for the other manufacturers.
The thing which turned me off about CLW was their irrationality. I can understand the investment they have in choosing their spectrum ratio. But, it's not a secret. When I pointed out how anyone could look at the light through welding goggles, they simply insisted "no they can't."
May be a fine company (and product) in every other way. But, I choose to support companies who are more transparent about what they're selling.
I contacted them and, frankly, felt my intelligence was insulted. They said it's confidential --that their competitors would "kill for this information." When I pointed out how anyone with their light could look into it with shade 5 to 10 welding goggles to count the number of colors per LED, they simply insisted nobody could do this (when I've done it).
Blackstar, Cidly, LG/TopLED, Fero, Grow Northern, et. al. provide this info. So... when someone says it's a "secret sauce" it makes me wonder what I'm really buying.
I know CLW has many happy customers. The same can be said for the other manufacturers.
The thing which turned me off about CLW was their irrationality. I can understand the investment they have in choosing their spectrum ratio. But, it's not a secret. When I pointed out how anyone could look at the light through welding goggles, they simply insisted "no they can't."
May be a fine company (and product) in every other way. But, I choose to support companies who are more transparent about what they're selling.
