Number of leds in photon

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  1. razataz

    razataz Bristle Worm

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    maybe I missed it but could someone explain why the photon 16 has 55 leds and the 24 only has 51 looks like it should be the other way so the 24 covers a bigger area with less leds explain this to me please.
     
    razataz, Mar 31, 2013
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  2. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Anything about the angle of the optics?
     
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  3. Reef Breeders

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    I answered him on another forum. I will copy/paste tonight if I can, we are very busy with the latest shipment.
     
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  4. razataz

    razataz Bristle Worm

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    Yes he answered me in a different forum did not if Im allowed to copy it here thank you for the answer
     
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  5. razataz

    razataz Bristle Worm

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    This was the answer

    It is because of the length of the fixture, if the 55 LEDs were spread out more, it would look uneven. So we use 4 rows of 12, plus the 3 moonlights, instead of 5 rows of 11. There is really no difference in power, except the 24" fixture distributes the par over a wider area, because it is longer.
     
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