beppe75
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thats an awesome bud buddy... what system do you use to grow these beautiful flowers...8 weeks tomorrow!
your results give me great hope for my DIY setup too...
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thats an awesome bud buddy... what system do you use to grow these beautiful flowers...8 weeks tomorrow!
Looks good. What is the cost on this project and actual wattage? Thanks. I might try it someday.Got them both up and running. First one I screwed up on a bit more than the 2nd. Here is the 2nd. Not bad for my first set and they both fired right up! (most important thing right?) I temporarily wired it up for testing. I need to solder all the connections. I must say, those COB holders kind of suck. They do not hold the COB as well as I thought they would but I got them to work and the wiring is VERY easy with them. These things are BRIGHT! Holy shit batman! I had 7 100w CFL in my kitchen running (26w actual) when I fired up these bad boys 1 at a time and they blew the lighting out of the water. I cant wait to get them on the plants! Hopefully, I can pull 1.25+ GPW which will mean my yield will be right around what I have been with a 1000w HPS in my small area.
Oh, and I put it on a Kill-a-watt. It was pulling 1.83A @ 121v with 223w. Both were identical.
lol. I like my Blurple dude. End of discussion. Anyway, can you dim them? I'm pretty sure in the future I will do this. I've tried almost every other type light available, and I've got some electrical background, love to build stuff. So. Why not? Thanks by the way.Mine was $325 w/ all parts although prices have come down on some things and also could have done stuff a bit differently. I think $300 is plenty doable for 200w. Considering 200w will probably equal a 400w HPS, its not a bad deal. For a quality HPS setup, it will run you $200 (400w). Now, you can say that you can get HPS setup cheaper and you can, but then you are losing quality. Go cheap on the LED and you can get the cost down too.
Id look at getting away from all that garbage blurple GUOD and build one of these. Far more efficient than anything on the market and its a fun project.
Is that price per light or for both together?Mine was $325 w/ all parts although prices have come down on some things and also could have done stuff a bit differently. I think $300 is plenty doable for 200w. Considering 200w will probably equal a 400w HPS, its not a bad deal. For a quality HPS setup, it will run you $200 (400w). Now, you can say that you can get HPS setup cheaper and you can, but then you are losing quality. Go cheap on the LED and you can get the cost down too.
Id look at getting away from all that garbage blurple GUOD and build one of these. Far more efficient than anything on the market and its a fun project.
As far as smoke, tried a little early (I know, not cured, its a sin) and its hard to say. There are man more trichs packed inside than HPS. I do believe its a little stronger, to the point where you do not have to smoke as much. The actual high is about the same.
So damn expensive, but that yield pays for itself I guess.$325 is price per light (200w total output @ 56% efficiency) for the CXB3590. CXB3070 at the time were a bit more, but I also used active cooling which cost $25 per light. So really, they cost about the same. This includes all my costs, including shipping.
Sorry if you've already mentioned this, I scanned all four pages and didn't see it -- How many plants did you run in this 2x5 space?This one yielded about 17.5 ounces @ 1.21g per watt whereas the HPS yielded a best 21 ounces @ .6g per watt. Keep in mind that I was only at about 9 PAR watts per sq ft so I was a little low and still had a fantastic yield IMO.
Did you do the pot size comparison on this run? And do you know how long you vegged for? You mention the height, but you must of topped them a couple of times to even the canopy?I did grow in multiple size pots to see how the pot size really affected the plants. After side by side comparisons of utilizing 2 gallon, 3 gallon, and 5 gallon pots, I would highly recommend 5 gallon pots even for smaller plants. I flowered my plants at about 1-1.5' tall and the 5 gallon plants are definitely looking heavier even though they all vegged the same time.
Does it work to veg with this setup? I don't have anything yet so I'm trying to figure out if I can get away with this for a start to finish.So I pulled the trigger last night on some items. Thanks for all the help and great posts here. A week ago, I would never have thought to build a light. Now, I sit here waiting for parts.
I took a little bit away from each build to do my own, with the same basic idea. Appreciate all the threads on the DIY end of things.
Going with 4 - CXB3070 w/ Ideal CXA30 holders, Meanwell HLG-185H-C1400B, and an 18"x10" (meant to get 20"x10" but 18" will be fine) heatsink from HeatsinkUSA w/ a 230mm fan for active cooling. I will be building 2 of these for 400w for my 2'x5' area. I have some plants vegging already of the same stuff I just got finished with. This will be a good run to see how the LED do vs. a 1000w HPS in the same area. Ill post pics of the build when all the items arrive!
So is true power 200 watts or 400watts from the wall? i read somewhere dimming doesnt reduce current draw or wattage but im not 100% on this. im not sure whether to go with 2 or 3 lights but i dont want to be drawing more than 2000 watts from the wall with a set lie yours but cut in half kind of.I wouldnt go with 4 for veg. If you are using 4x3070 @ 50w each (what I am running), you would only need 2 for veg. I feel youd be wasting them a bit. Also, I hand drilled them. Use a drill press if you have the ability, so much easier.