Are cobs worth it?

Growmau5

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Mr. Shackleferd,

Firstly, welcome to the LED section of this forum! I know you are an active member on RIU, but I just recently started seeing your posts and questions here. I follow you on youtube and have enjoyed your videos and measurements on the gavita and spectrum king. (assuming you are Rusty Shackleferd on youtube?) I think its great that you are doing your due diligence and research on DIY and COBs before opening your wallet.

Your comment in the OP of this thread has clearly rubbed some people the wrong way. I would like you to link to the video or youtuber that you mention, or it will be hard for me or anyone else here to take anything you say seriously.

Speaking candidly, any half retarded 1st time grower can pull min 1GPW with any Cree, Vero, or Citizen COB build. any lower than that and there has to be a major issue like infestation, PM, or bag seed genetics.

@rshackleferd
 

Forsure

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Mr. Shackleferd,

Firstly, welcome to the LED section of this forum! I know you are an active member on RIU, but I just recently started seeing your posts and questions here. I follow you on youtube and have enjoyed your videos and measurements on the gavita and spectrum king. (assuming you are Rusty Shackleferd on youtube?) I think its great that you are doing your due diligence and research on DIY and COBs before opening your wallet.

Your comment in the OP of this thread has clearly rubbed some people the wrong way. I would like you to link to the video or youtuber that you mention, or it will be hard for me or anyone else here to take anything you say seriously.
Hey Growmau5, I hope you don't mind me sharing your video clips and information I have been following you a lot and am really impressed with your talent. Let me know
if it's a problem and I won't post or share your information? Peace!
 

Growmau5

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Hey Growmau5, I hope you don't mind me sharing your video clips and information I have been following you a lot and am really impressed with your talent. Let me know
if it's a problem and I won't post or share your information? Peace!
lets share it everything! spread the good word about leds and cobs my friend, but if you start riding your bike around handing out pamphlets, that might be a little weird.
 

Forsure

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That sounds fantastic and hope it is true. It just scares the hell out of me when im about to drop a precious hard working grand and a few growers complain about yields.
I think you may have to up your lighting budget if your serious about COBs unless your only using a smallish space.
 

rshackleferd

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You would be pretty happy with 2 GPW!
I would be very happy with 1 gram a watt since im only averaging around .40-.70 gpw with my current hid. BTW..Thanks for the vid, this guy knows what he is doing and i have seen this vid and his instructional vids, they are awesome. Would like to see more from the average joe before committing.
 
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Forsure

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lets share it everything! spread the good word about leds and cobs my friend, but if you start riding your bike around handing out pamphlets, that might be a little weird.
Ha Ha Ha no fear of that!! I just really appreciate your work and sharing. I would subscribe to your channel but my youtube account isn't stealth enough for
where I Iive and the legal status of this hobby!
 
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Forsure

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I would be very happy with 1 gram a watt since im only hitting around .40-.70 gpw with my current hid. BTW..Thanks for the vid, this guy knows what he is doing and i have seen this vid and his instructional vids, they are awesome. Would like to see more from the average joe before committing.
Yeah I do agree growmau5 is a pro! I am presuming he lives in a place where this activity is permitted.
 

captainmorgan

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They sale, GG4 clones at the state legal stores here, like fifteen bucks
If you know who to ask here,GG#4 clones are free ,the creator of it wanted it passed freely. I got mine more than two years ago when it first hit my state,got mine free but at the time people were selling them for $500.
 

rshackleferd

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Mr. Shackleferd,

Firstly, welcome to the LED section of this forum! I know you are an active member on RIU, but I just recently started seeing your posts and questions here. I follow you on youtube and have enjoyed your videos and measurements on the gavita and spectrum king. (assuming you are Rusty Shackleferd on youtube?) I think its great that you are doing your due diligence and research on DIY and COBs before opening your wallet.


@rshackleferd
They have a bunch of those Rusty guys out there. I never did make vids of the gavita or spectrum king however I did make some videos comparing leds and some other vids on pc stuff awhile back but took them down from the public domain a long time ago. My employer at the time hired some type of investigator to make sure their employees were on the straight and narrow path or whatever. Thanks answering my cob/driver related questions on youtube.
 
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