I run my crees at 25w and 50w and my power bill looks great. Lower power lower cost to runI didnt buy from timber. No way. Unless you need the frame built they are way over priced for the lights and the frames.. Anyone can source the parts themselves for cheaper than what timber sells them for. Cree are also way overpriced.. The citiled's and the veros are usually more efficient over 50w for less money... Cxb's are 2 yrs old.. You pay for the cree name..
Absolutely bud, i say save that extra cob money and get better or more drivers and the biggest passive heatsinks you can.. Then when new chips come out, plug and play...Your right I understand what your saying plus everything else you run like inlines, fans, oscillating fans, clip fans, etc. it all adds up in the end. Yeah I'm sure it won't save me a lot but getting bigger yields will help a little. That's why I going to take my time getting or building a light because new Lighting systems are coming out like crazy. But Cobbs I'm sure are here to stay and they will only be getting better as time goes by. Good info!
Happy Growing!
check with Malocan, he is trialling these babiesHas anyone seen a Vero 29 1750k grow journal?
Opinions on this diode?
I'm looking to outfit a 10x10 room with Mau5 kits and would appreciate any good advice.
400w in two fixtures with exhaust fans 4" I run one at 150 to 200w for veg and 200w for bloom plus I run some 3w reds and blues.See that's what I need to do is get my electric bill down. I paid $324 this month but my electric is it. I have no gas so it's combined since everything is electric I was running a shitty mars ll 1600 China trash IMO anyway. It blew 25 diodes, before I got a full harvest out of it. I'm running 2 tents a 3x2 which I have a light for, and a 4x4 the 1600 is almost expensive as running a 600 Hid. So that's why I'm going with the Cree Cobbs, but mainly because there the best lighting systems out there if you know what your doing. I have someone to build a frame but I don't like people knowing my business either. I could do it there's a Home Depot not far, I just rather pay to have it done. I'm recovering from a car accident, but still could build a frame there's a lot of info out there, plus everything is pre drilled. How many watts are you running altogether Vegas?