Please help with MH setup...will this still give me 100%??

[jugger]

this is a sketch of how i want to set up a hood with my current 130 watt PC lights and add 150 watt 20k MH bulb..... but my qestion is,,, with the direction and angle of the MH will i get atleast 90% out of the MH bulb going to use??? i plan on making the inclosed relector the MH bulb is in out of polished metal and also 100% of the all the surface area inside the hood.... does anyone see a problem with this setup??? any opinions please...

 

[overanalyzer]

OK here is my thought - you would get a large portion of direct light - the blue section. A narrow band of 100% direct (no reflection)light (very skinny yellow line) and a portion of reflected light the green section. I hope the picture helps ....Interesting concept. I think if you made the reflector wider it would do a much better concept.
HTH

 

[overanalyzer]

I also think the grey area would be shaded ......but again this is just My opinion ....
cool concept and I would be interested in seeing you try it and post some results.

 

[jugger]

when things get going i will let you know....as for the lighted area i hope to only have the angle of the MH light inclosure to be at a 20 degree angle at most (i know the pic makes it look like more)....the openning of the inclosure at the hood should be 20 inches side to side and 6 inches top to bottum......
as for the heat thats another design.... i plan on sticking a fan on top of the MH enclosure with a reflective "chamber" to block light but not air... not sure how to expalin it.... kinda like a bunch of mirrors over laping eachother but spaced 1/4 inch apart...

 

[overanalyzer]

I think I understand what you are planning - good luck and a neat concept!

 

[reefnut]

I'm not sure but with a 20deg angle it seems like most of the light would be directed toward the other side of the canopy. You may need a reflector there to redirect the light downward. Looks interesting!!