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BE THE 1ST TO HAVE X2!

 

In an effort to continuously improve our products, Hydro Grow is making alterations to our design that will allow for significant performance enhancements over previous Extreme (X1) models. Due to our business model wherein we only offer the latest and most efficient technologies to our customers, we will no longer be offering the X1 version (red casing) of our lights for sale.


The X2 lights will use a re-designed silver casing that will be slimmer and leaner, with the same coverage as X1 models. X2 will use a new version of the Hydro Grow X-lens that is 25% more powerful than X1 (shown below), and because of our incredible thermal management we've bumped the power on all 3W "X-PRO" models an additional 15%! That's a total increase around 35% compared to X1 for no increase in cost! Get your X2 LED Grow Light today and find out what the hype is all about!

 

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Penetrator 126X Extreme LED Grow Light

 

The Penetrator 126X is the second most powerful commercial LED Grow Light in existence for 2x3 areas, with PAR output expected to match a 400W HPS! Our advanced spectrum provides lightning-fast growth from seed through flower, creating HUGE yields, super-dense flowers, and fruits so monstrous you'll be scared to look at em! For those who simply won't settle for anything less than the best, the 126X is your LED Grow Light. Prepare to be amazed at what only 124W can do!

 

The 126X is designed for use in a 2x3 area, and is ideal for grow racks, grow trays, or any growing operation where versatility is paramount. Using multiple 126X lights vs 1 larger light gives you a more even spread of light intensity throughout your garden, allowing you to raise or lower each light to meet your plants' specific needs.

Why buy a Penetrator LED Grow Light?

Superior Technology - Independent Testing

Penetrator LED Grow Lights have evolved over 4 years of research, independent testing, and harcore development to become the absolute Best LED Grow Lights in the world. In fact Penetrator LED Grow Lights are undefeated in independent, side-by-side grow tests, often times yielding 2-4x more than our competitors! This is achieved via a combination of the perfect blend of light and intensity, which other LED Grow Light companies have been unable to duplicate.

Unlike other LED Grow Light companies, we don't just make claims of being the best, we prove it! For example our 126W Penetrator produced 3.7x more yield per watt compared to the 186W PPF-800 from Haight Solid State. Likewise our 119W Beta light produced 2.7x more tomato yield compared to the 120W LED Grow Light from HTG Supply (see grow photos). Our 50W prototype light produced 2x more ripe tomatoes compared to the 45W Glow Panel from Sunshine Systems, and our 63W Penetrator produced 2x more yield per watt compared to a 90W UFO from eBay (see grow photos)! Best yet, our LED Grow Lights always produce at least 2x more yield per watt compared to HID! You won't get results or proof like this anywhere else!

Buy a 126X LED Grow Light to experience what Independent Testers and Universities have already proven: that nothing compares to the power and technology of Penetrator LED Grow Lights, with Zero Stress, Zero Bulb Replacements, and AMAZING results!


Extreme LED Grow Light Advantages

Unmatched Quality & Functionality

Penetrator Extreme LED Grow Lights are the "Rolls Royce" of LED Grow Lights. Not a single LED Grow Light in the world can compare to the output, performance, or quality of our new Extreme LED Grow lights. We're so confident we've got everyone else beat by miles, that we're now offering a Risk-Free Trial via a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on all of our Extreme models for US customers only. There has never been a better time to try a Penetrator LED Grow Light!

 

The 126X-PRO Extrme LED Grow Light was designed to replace our 126W Penetrator, and includes many new features the 126W lacked. The most important of these features is our Patent-Pending Extreme (X) Lens Technology, which provides larger coverage areas at 2-3x higher output levels, without any additional power consumption! The next exciting feature is our exclusive new Power-Link system, which allows you to connect up to (3) 336X-PRO lights together in series per circuit, eliminating the need for power strips. The 126X LED Grow Light also features new 120mm, dual ball-bearing cooling fans providing nearly double the cooling capacity of our previous LED Grow Lights!

 

Aside from these new features, the 126X has custom-designed, massive heatsinks with copper cores, improved wiring, and a completely modular LED design that can be upgraded at any time in the future! The power supplies and mounting system have also been re-designed to reduce failures and make replacements even easier! Never worry about down-time with your LED Grow Light again!


PAR Output:
PAR Output

(output graphs created with a Li-Cor 250A Quantum Light meter)

 


Specifications:
126 x 1W High-Power
LED's from Bridgelux,
Epistar, & SemiLED

6 Band Spectrum:

440nm, 470nm,
525nm, 640nm,
660nm, 740nm

2 x 120mm Dual
Ball-Bearing Cooling Fans
124W Tested Power
Consumption
Product Dimensions:
12" x 17.5" x 3"
Coverage Area:
24" x 36" @ 24" high
Product Weight:
12.6 lbs
ECO-Friendly: No Mercury,
No Bulb Replacements,
100% Recyclable
Features:
Upgradeable Design
allows you to buy parts
over time to keep up with
technology
NEW Extreme (X) Lens Technology for over 4X
the output!
Copper Core Heatsinks
reduce operating temp-
eratures below 100 F
FREE Industrial Strength Ratchet Hanging System
6 Foot Power Cord
Available in 110V, 220V,
and International Plugs
Power-Link System
connects multiple lights
together in series.
Consumer-Serviceable:
Clip-In, Modular Part
Design = Zero Downtime
2 Convenient On/Off
Power Switches

Extreme (X) Lenstm technology changing the face of led grow lights for an entire industry.

the foundation of any led grow light is the led. more important than the led
however, is the optic used to direct light from it. standard led grow lights
use a led attached to a pcb (printed circuit board), with a small lens covering
each individual chip. this design proved capable, yet despite the availability
of 60 degree, 90 degree, and 120 degree lenses to focus output, a fair
majority of the light emitted from the lens fell outside it's primary
"viewing angle". Observing this, hydro grow sought out a way to re-
focus this light and direct it back towards the plants where it can be used.

 

led's have been used in many products during the past 20 years, including flashlights, street
lights, and Stage Lights. One thing
all of these products shared is that
they utilized a second, and much larger
lens over the led to re-focus light. it was found during testing that this lens not only altered the projection properties
of light, but also amplified output. observing this, hydro grow began testing on over 20 different types of secondary lenses to pick the one with the best output characteristics for led grow lights.

intensify our patent- pending 21-led light engine confi-
guration. PAR testing co-
mparing our 126W PRO
to our 126X-PRO, showed that the x-lens
produced nearly double
the coverage at over
twice the intensity, equating to 4x the output!
our patent-pending X-lens is the
culmination of 4 years of ongoing
development at hydro grow,
designed to increase intensity
and coverage area simultane
-ously. The X-lens is a single
piece of optics grade pmma
acrylic, the same type used in
corrective eyeglasses. each
x-lens is constructed of 21 uniquely
engineered amplification optics to
while 4x the output was a tremendous achieve- ment for led grow lights, our secon- dary goal was to ensure even spread of light intensity throughout the area covered. to an ensure an even spread, the led's had to be spaced further apart compared to previous models, with light engines spread further from each other on the panel. the x-lens was also given a convex design opposed to a concave or flat design, as it gives the led more surface area and allows for a more even dispersion of light.

The final goal for the x-lens was to ensure the highest penetration possible, using the 400W, 600W, and 1000W HPS as our benchmark to beat. careful detail was put into the precise shaping of our x-lens to ensure maximum light projection. as a result our 336X-PRO emits the same amount of par light at 36", as a 1000W HPS at 48"! this means more light is delivered to the lower parts of your plants, providing deeper penetration for bigger fruits and heavier yields.

Copper Core Heatsinks. Improving Thermal Management for increased lifespan and output.

 

Junction Temperature vs. Relative Luminous Flux graph.

Much like computers, LED's are a chip-based technology and their operating temperature not only affects performance, but lifespan as well. one factor that determines temperature is how much current is passing through the led. The max current a 1W LED can handle is 350mA, and for 3W LED's it is 700mA. The higher the current passing through the led, the hotter it will become. It is therefore very important that 3W LED's have increased thermal manage-ment compared to 1W led's.


The graph above comes from Cree and shows how operating temperatures affect light output from led's. The optimal temperature for led's is between 77-90°F, where output remains between 98-100%. As temperature increases, efficiency decreases to where at only 150°F output has fallen 10%! this reduction in output efficiency also causes faster decay to the led. hydro grow has tested many led grow lights from competitors using 3W led's, and found that the majority of these lights operate between 145-170°F! LED's decay approximately 30% over 50,000 hours of use when operated between 77-122°F, but when temperatures rise above 122°F the rate of decay can increase dramatically. It is therefore very important that a led grow light operate below 122°F to ensure full lifespan.

 

copper heatsinkmaintaining led's at their optimal operating temperature requires heavy-duty heatsinking. our previous penetrator and penetrator pro lights were engineered by china, and produced with flat-plate, aluminum heatsinks like most other led grow lights from china. using this design our 345W PRO reached operating temperatures as high as 127°F, while our 345W reached 105°F. while these temperatures are tolerable, hydro grow is obsessed with having the highest efficiency possible, so we engineered our own cooling system.


three qualities of a heatsink that affect its ability to cool are the materials it is made of, the thickness of those materials, and the overall surface area of the heatsink. Thick aluminum was chosen as the primary metal for our heatsink due to its lightweight properties. We paired this aluminum with a 3mm copper insert, since copper has approximately 2x the conductivity of aluminum and helps reduce semidconductor temperatures. Copper also provides for a more even heat transfer from one surface to the next, reducing "hot spots". the heatsink was then finished with ultra-thin fins to increase surface area and dissipate heat faster.


because operating currents affect the need for cooling, hydro grow chose 3 different thickness heatsinks for our product lines. an 8mm heatsink was created for our eco and eco+ (0.5W) models, a 15 mm heatsink was created for our penetrator-x (1W) models, and a 20mm heatsink was created for our penetrator x-prO (3W) models. We then tested our 336X-PRO in a room where the ambient temperature was 78°F, and after 6 hours of use it reached operating temperatures of only 82°F! compared to the chinese engineering on our 345W PRO, our new 336X-PRO now operates a full 45°F (35%) cooler! This means 100% lifespan and 100% light output from all of our 1W and 3W models!

intelligence in modularity. Smarter Manufacturing meets consumer servicablity.
1. an approach that subdivides a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be created independently for use in multiple products.
2. composed of standardized units or sections for easy construction or flexible arrangement
3. composed of hardware modules that can be altered or replaced without affecting the remainder of the system.
 

Exclusive to hydro grow's extreme led grow lights is our patent-pending, modular manufacturing process. Rather than building a light where all led's are contained on a single pcb (printed circuit board), each of our 21-LED light engines has its own pcb to operate independent of the others. to build a module, each pcb is "sandwiched" between a heatsink and X-lens via phillips head screws. Once assembled and connected to a power supply, each module is essentially its own led grow light. our intelligent design is then finished off with clip-in electrical connectors, making assembly and dissasembly a snap.

 

The hydro grow modular design holds many advantages over competng led grow lights. For example, if a single pcb fails the rest of the light continues to operate as usual. There is no need to discontinue use of the light, and to diagnose the problem usually takes less than 15 minutes. Once diagnosed a new part is sent to you for clip-in or screw-in installation, which takes another 15-20 minutes. if dealing with the competition you may wait weeks to receive a functioning light after sending it in for repair, but thanks to our modular design there is no "down-time" in the event of a warranty issue.

 

 

The ability to upgrade parts is Another unique advantage to the hydro grow modular design. each component is made in such a way that if a new one is developed in the future (ie: a higher performance lens), you can simply purchase the upgraded part rather than buying a whole new light. each part is easily interchanged, requiring only a phillips head screwdriver for assembly.

 

it 's a fact that LED's double in efficiency every 3 years, yet have a rated lifespan of 50,000-100,000 hours. this means new led's will be available with twice the output of the ones you purchase today, long before they expire. Thanks to our Intelligent design you will be able to purchase new pcb's loaded with led's to upgrade your light. in this way our design can end up saving you thousands over the lifespan of our units compared to competing led grow lights.

 

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Product Reviews(11):
LED Grow Light Reviews: (based on 11 reviews)
by Jeff
on 3/4/2012
I have a 63W and a 126W
2 years ago I took a chance and purchased my first LED a 63W to replace my T-5's and CFL's. I was not disappointed, way less waste heat and energy plus as good if not better results. Last year I got a 126W LED and used it to flower and it is definitely out performing my trusty 150W HPS no doubt about it. I am currently saving up to get another 126W LED and then I will be 100% LED powered (except for cloning). I am impressed with Hydro Grow's quality of product and service. I am so glad I took the chance and made the leap to a new technology AND that I did the research to find the best source. These lights are the real deal.
by Jordan
on 11/11/2011
Love it!
I love everything about this light. It's insanely bright, well designed, and the hardware included for hanging it is easy to use and works very well; thanks for including it. :)
by Dem Lumens
on 6/10/2011
So bright!
I ordered (2)of these 126's on Monday and it arrived at my house on Thursday!I had some plants vegging under 3, 90 watt florescent lights at the time and these L.E.D's gave me noticeably more growth in just 24 hours! They are a bit louder than I anticipated (about like a over clocked gaming pc) but I'm still very satisfied with them. Oh and don't look directly at them or you'll spend half a minute recovering your eye sight ;)
by John
on 2/16/2011
Because I just don't like the heat...
I purchased a 63w initially. I was impressed with it, and decided to purchase a 126w. The two units are great. I was new to growing, having just received a medical card. Even so, I still managed to pull .75 grams per watt. Not bad for a total noob. I expect I'll easily break 1 GPW when I get my scrog setup going. The great gram/watt ratio isn't my favorite part about the lights, though. After all, I only supply my own medication. The thing that I really love about these lights is how little heat they produce. I can put both the 63w and 126w in my 3x3 tent, and have temperatures remain only a couple degrees above room temp. These units feel very sturdy. I probably won't need to upgrade again for a good long while. Highly recommended.
by aaron
on 1/12/2011
126W Penetrator LED
small but packs a big punch, couldn't be happier. this was the perfect size for a small grow and i am very happy with the results. normally i use a HID light but ended up being way to hot, so this 126w penetrator was perfect for the size and less heat. The 126W Penetrator LED is made to grow
by Trent
on 1/5/2011
Never Again
Never again will i waste money on unproven LED growlights. After wasting good money on various UFOs and 225 panels etc, i stumbled across some grow comparisons using the penetrator. With every result the evidence was clear. I layed down the cash and waited patiently for my delivery. Now im nearing the end of my second grow and could not be more pleased with the solid chunky flowers that are glistening with resin, even the very bottom flowers are coated. I have no doubt i will reach at least 1.5gpw this grow and have ordered more lighting from HGL. The low power draw and low heat output suits my restricted grow space perfectly. It could not have been possible using HID, so Cammie thanks again for such a brilliant product.
by Ron
on 9/20/2010
Simply the Best!!!
I cannot say enough about this light. I don't even know where to begin. I'll start by saying you get what you pay for in everything and this light is no exception. No heat, less energy consumed, better results. The growth is amazing!!! I'm saving for the biggest one they sell. The only bad thing about this light is the plants grow so fast that you have to raise the light every few days lol takes only seconds to do thanks to easy hanging system and a few feet of chain from hardware store. Buy this product if you want no heat beautiful plants and three years worry free= no bulbs or ballasts and three years of 1/3 electric use. Only an idiot wouldn't buy this light!
by Jeff
on 7/17/2010
This LED grow light is......................awesome!
I have been doing research for a long time in regards to LED technology, and my research led me to the Penetrator! Research showed me that HID lights are old technology, with 65% wasted output and energy. Don't be fooled by claims from other LED companies in regards to 90' or 120' angles, and 3w or 5w LED's. They just don't MAXIMIZE the output! You might find cheaper, but it will not be better! After replacing 10 - T5's with 1 - 126W Penetrator, my plants responded by growing the same amount in 5 days, as 21 days with T5's. I am confident that anyone using these lights, will not be disappointed! If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact Cammie! After all of my research, and talking to all of the major LED players, Hydro Grow LED was the only manufacturer that stood behind their product! If you are unsure, do some research! Check out the difference between 60'/90'/120' angles, and the total output of 1w/3w/5w LED's. You will be amazed!
by Jeff. J.
on 7/12/2010
Cab Grower - Go Ahead, You Won't Be Disappointed
Long been a fan of non-HID lighting - have used 8, 4 ft. vertically mounted fluoros and have assembled LED fixtures consisting of 6 ~5"X6" boards each board holding 272 half-watters. I've had good results from both of those. This fixture has been a revelation - I've seen good harvest volumes rise to excellent, and my plants have never been so thick and luxuriant. The combination of colour balance and focused LED's easily produces good results from plant tops to lowest branches. My setup is a cabinet and the one thing I like about this fixture is that it doesn't heat up the interior space and the nutrient solution since it operates well within my cabs' ventilation capacity. Even the T-5's caused some temp problems, so I'm very satisfied. For my circumstances and application, this fixture is the nuts! I'll be buying another one soon for another cab I have planned.
by Rob Zamites
on 5/29/2010
No-Brainer
For my garden and grows, there is no equal! My internode distances were dense beyond belief, the vegetative growth was beyond my wildest expectations and the blooms were the best that other more experienced gardeners had seen! For the person needing to do gardens in a smaller and enclosed space, the 126W is the best bang for your buck -- my garden didn't lie, and neither will yours!
 
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