Greenception's new seriesX LED plant lamp with 480 W power, including UV light and far-red, the ingenious Smart Install® suspension system and 2 separately dimmable spectra for growth and flowering
Greenception GCx16
After 1.5 years of development, our partner Greenception is now presenting its new product range, the seriesX. The result: a high-quality, passively cooled product with numerous features that has understood its gardeners and their requirements.
Key Feature 1 of 4: Clever lighting
The new bar design achieves homogeneous illumination of grow rooms and tents in 100 x 100 cm (Boost) to 120 x 120 cm (Eco). The sweet spot, i.e. the recommended distance from the top of the plant to the lamp, is around 30 - 40 cm. As with the GC Cluster series, the seriesX is also designed as an improved replacement for the common NDL models. The GCx 16 is a 1:1 replacement for a 600-watt NDL.
Key Feature 2 v. 4: expanded spectrum
Like its predecessor models, the GC Cluster series, Greenception also uses a broader spectrum with UV light and far-red in the seriesX.
Increased root formation
The UV light is already included in the growth channel in the seriesX. The reason? Studies indicate that root formation in plants is stimulated under UV light.
Increased photosynthesis rates
Pure red light has long since ceased to be enough. Only with the addition of Far-red (included in Greenception since 2015) are plants able to develop their full photosynthesis potential under artificial light.
Key Feature 3 of 4: 2-channel dimming
Plants have different requirements for light intensity and light spectrum (light quantity and quality) in the different cultivation phases.
Adapted spectrum and light intensity
With the new stepless 2-channel dimming, the seriesX models ensure that the plants receive adapted spectra and light intensities during growth and flowering. The spectra are determined in GC's own research and development department in Lüdinghausen, Germany.
Up to 30% energy savings
While conventional plant LEDs are simply hung higher in the early weeks of cultivation, the seriesX can be effortlessly dimmed to the desired intensity. This key feature saves up to 30% on electricity costs!
Growth channel (veg)
Blue-heavy spectrum aimed at reducing internodal distances for compact growth (see compression). The UV light contained here strengthens root formation, which is essential during the growth phase.
Flower channel (flower)
The red-heavy spectrum simulates the sunlight in autumn and, with its far-red component, provides a further photosynthesis boost.
Can be switched and controlled in series
As die-hard GC fans already know from the light recipe series, the GC Bars, the GCx 16 can be connected in series using an external control unit and controlled via remote control.
Heat Protection
The external control device will save your grow in the warm summer months. The feature of automatic real-time dimming depending on the maximum temperature reached reduces the light intensity as soon as an ambient temperature set by the grower prevails. Have you thought about everything? Have you thought about everything.
Key Feature 4 v. 4: Smart Install®
Another feature in line with the GC motto “by gardeners, for gardeners” is the ingenious Smart Install® hanging system, coupled with the option of hanging the seriesX strips separately from the driver box.
Save height
Using the Smart Install® rail including a screw with a large screw head, the seriesX LED lamps can be attached directly to the ceiling (also separately from the driver box). In areas with good air circulation, a distance of just 2 cm between the heat sink of the light bar and the ceiling is sufficient. Especially for vertical farming concepts (e.g. young plants) and rooms with low ceilings, every centimeter saved is a benefit.
Ultimate flexibility
An innovation of our seriesX plant LED that should not be underestimated is the numerous additional options for suspension and fastening. By inserting screws (ring, hook, etc.) with a lock nut or large screw head, the Smart Install® rail enables a large number of suspension combinations (e.g. screw hook + Easy Roll).
Summary
- designed as the best choice for growers who want maximum cultural events (price/performance) in the mid-price segment
- valuable and durable
- homogeneous illumination at a distance of 40 cm to 100 x 100 cm (Boost) to 120 x 120 cm (Eco)
- designed for use in grow tents and indoor grow systems
- suitable for growth and flowering
- incl. UV-A -> increases root formation and active ingredient content
- incl. Far-red -> increases photosynthesis rate
- 2-channel dimming with Veg and Flower spectrum -> saves up to 30% energy costs
- ingenious system for suspension (Smart Install®) -> saves height and allows separate suspension of the light strips
- silent operation thanks to passive cooling
- designed as an ideal replacement for a 600-watt HPL
- three-year manufacturer's warranty
- developed in Lüdinghausen and Hamburg, Germany
Technical data
- Product weight: approx. 10.5 kg
- Shipping weight: approx. 13.3 kg
- Dimensions when assembled: 80 x 80 x 11 cm
- Dimensions LED strip: 80 x 9 x 3.5 cm
- Power consumption: 480 watts
- replaces the power of a 400 watt sodium lamp
- Beam angle: 120°
- not only photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 400 nm - 700 nm), but - based on scientific findings - also beyond (300 nm - 800 nm)
- IP protection class: IP 65
scope of delivery
- 1x driver box
- 4x LED strips with slide-in connector
- 2x steel cable carabiner suspension set
- 2x steel beams
- 2x wing screws
- 2x felt washers
- 1x appliance plug with 1.5 m cable (C13/CEE-7/7 EU-Schuko)
Reasons for Greenception LED vs. sodium vapor lamp (NDL or HPS)
- 30% less power consumption
- less heat development
- no risk of fire or explosion
- more compact, stronger plants due to better and more targeted light spectrum
- lower follow-up costs due to longer durability
- environmentally friendly
Why Greenception
- German innovation forge
- has been offering lighting solutions with a wider light spectrum than comparable manufacturers for years
- Pioneer of switchable and software-controlled plant lamps
- successful on the LED market since 2014
- own, licensed research at the location in Münsterland
- strong customer and dealer support
- Supplier of professional plant growers worldwide
