AquariusPanta
Well-Known Member
Veros...
Actually, you could run them softer and possibly get better results in comparison to HPS.Cat piss ouch lol.
Hmmm, not bad, but I was considering around 7 at 100w, (w dimmer for veg) I know.. It's high. But that would mathz out to= x7=700w, ÷15sqf= 46wpsqf, which seems adequate given they will. Be spread out over hydro. I plan to build two which would save me over 700w+ on my Electric bill not Including when I use my mh for vegging.
What cha guys think?
OK, so how low are we talking I thought the Veros were better at running higher. So to match or best an 1000w hortilux super hps bulb in a 15sqf room, what would you recommend my friend?Actually, you could run them softer and possibly get better results in comparison to HPS.
Instead of using ~45W/sq. ft., with Vero-COBS, most of us here who utilize such lights go with around 30W/sq. ft. as a standard. That standard, if my logic is correct, will go down over time as the efficiency of Vero-COBS rises.
I've never used any other light besides the Sun and LED to grow plants with, so I'm not comfortable giving you half-filled advice with respect to HPS.OK, so how low are we talking I thought the Veros were better at running higher. So to match or best an 1000w hortilux super hps bulb in a 15sqf room, what would you recommend my friend?
Gotcha, supra informed me it would be a lot wiser to run the Vero as 100w rather than the Cree cobs, I am Going to stick with my original design of 8x100w and attach a dimmer to lower my Wattage if necessary.I've never used any other light besides the Sun and LED to grow plants with, so I'm not comfortable giving you half-filled advice with respect to HPS.
I guess the only issue I see with the standard that I gave you and that others use, is that it doesn't account for the current or efficiency of the given setup. In other words, you could run a COB at an extremely high current and as a result, produce a whole bunch of heat with little light due to low efficiency and yet meet or exceed that standard of 30W/sq f.
Believe it or not, I'm still learning too.
Might be a better idea to touch it with a multi-meter of some kind. But I do see where you are coming from haha.I was looking at a Vero 18 COB earlier and wondered to myself... 'if the COB is powered on by an Pico EZ-Mate and somebody, with two fingers, touches both the positive and negative solder pad points, will they get shocked?'
Thought I'd share some food for thought.
Multi-meters take away all the fun though..Might be a better idea to touch it with a multi-meter of some kind. But I do see where you are coming from haha.
I think a lot of people are just trying to reach the highest efficiency possible, and that usually comes at the cost of running at a lower amperage. Running at a lower amperage also seems to increase the lumens/w.I get that efficiency is one of the goals, but I wonder if there would be more obvious "HID killers" out there if people were building lamps running at recommended specs. I'm building a fan cooled lamp running V29s @ 1.4A which seems like a happy medium, but if I wasn't such an enthusiast I would be running them at 2.1 for less money up front. I mean, that's what Bridgelux recommends...