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I`ve been looking at the HLG Scorpion Diablo as a possible replacement for my Black Dog (1050 W) Phytomax at some time in the future. I`d like to get another 1000W light so I`ll have to wait to see what lights are available when it`s time to buy.
If I were going for COB I`d look at the Timber Fatty.
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Thanks! Those may be a bit much for a 4x4 but maybe I should just go 5x5
. It looks like the Scorpion is getting good reviews and the specs are nice. Already a Timber customer and my DIY setup has been doing me very well so I would not hesitate on purchasing from them again.
Boards and strips are a little bit better for thermal management than cobs as you dont push thru the same amount of watts per area. Youll get more light per watt out of them, at least if youre running your cobs mid to hard.
Spread can be better or worse with boards and strips, it depends on how you you design your light. IMO the best and easiest way would be with four single boards centered over each corner-cuadrant, as a minimum. Or using more boards ran a bit softer. it all depends on you budget. Making strip lights diy is one of the cheaper options if you have access to aluminium profile at decent prices but involves a fair bit of cabling and some thought put in regarding hanging-raising-lowering in a tent.
Thanks for verifying the slightly better power/thermal and potentially coverage as the biggest differences. I like the idea of having a board over each corner. I don't have any issues with DIYing, I cobbled together my current light frame using 3d prints to connect aluminum angle together so I could probably do something similar. I have been doing two similar strains in my current setup but would like to try more plants at once so having additional control over each would be nice.
If you already have a good light setup, it seems to me that it's a waste to get rid of it. Why not just add supplemental light to match the increase in grow area?
Strips and QBs have a more even coverage than COBs with lower hotspots but if you've gotten used to COBs and already have a good setup, I'd keep it and add lamps as needed.
Good points! I will probably use my current setup as the veg area / hospital or potentially keep a mother if I find the perfect strain. Cost wise, just adding another driver and a couple more cobs would get me a good 4x4 coverage light, that may actually be the best option although it would be nice to have a fresh setup that matches.
Sounding like QB / Strips are not as big of a leap as Blurple to COB when I was first putting my setup together. Overall I am hearing that I will not hate myself for not getting the newest thing if I stick with COBs.
