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Yes. Asking is always the best policy :cool: But for us it helps to know why you're asking so that we can try to address the perception before we offer an opinion. We think the perception that blue is better for vegging is one of those old wives tales that have persisted since the days of using...

Well, this is where we have to disagree with the common perception that blue is better for veg. We think it's a myth, and this is based on the grows we've seen and the science we've read. In all the studies we've seen, higher amounts of red light compared to blue leads to higher wet and dry mass...

Everything is on order and we are just waiting for it all to arrive. Freight is still a PIA at the moment, but part of the problem is we underestimated demand for our last run of UV boards which sold out in two weeks. We will double the production run this time to (hopefully) avoid future...

Hi mate, the chances would be pretty slim for a few reasons. There are really only two companies that make and market "purple-pump" (<420nm) white phosphor LEDs, which are Seoul Semicondiuctor and Yuji LED. Both are very expensive. Besides which, Yuji doesn't make a 3030 purple pump LED so that...

I just want to acknowledge the fact that yes, we have been having trouble keeping up with demand, but we're hoping to remedy that soon with the next run of boards due in a few weeks. There have been some issues with production and freight of parts (as we assemble everything in Australia), but...

I take it Teknik offered you some and you politely declined? tsk, tsk ;)

Red light district here we come!

LED Teknik just provided a bit more of a detailed answer for me to pass on. They are a custom-made 5050 LED specifically for horticulture and the same chips Teknik provides to Cutter for his 5050 BR strips. Teknik has his own packaging companies that he uses to make things for him and the LEDs...

Any time :)

That driver will be fine. You won't get as much juice out of it with two boards as you would with a HLG-240H-48A or AB driver, but you should still get around 220-230W out of it, driving each board at around 110W each. At those wattages, the boards will be very efficient. We've got quite a few...

Our tests were as close as we could get under the circumstances. None were failed grows, they all used the same clones in the same medium and mostly same nutes. The Or_Grow test was also about as close as you will get to a true side-by-side as he had four tents going, all with the same clones...

Fair enough. I don't know if it's logical from our point of view (which is from a purely business perspective) but at least you have Cutter to satisfy your needs. I do note that Solacure recommend only using UVB for about an hour a day (12-hour cycle) for some of their products. This is a 2'...

OK, so can I ask why you would want us to put UVB LEDs on our boards? I'm just curious. We're always trying to learn what people want and the reasons for it. It's OK if it was just random question. We all ask those :)

What you've got there, I suspect, is a case of thermal ruanaway from mismatched voltage bins on the boards. What happens is the voltage requirements of some of the LEDs in one or more strings (which are wired in series) are lower than the others, and so they start to pull a higher current. As...

If Cutter is already doing it, then I guess there's no need for us to do it. :) How do you add UVB to your current grow? I'm always interested in seeing people's grows.

No. UVB diodes are expensive, have short lives (which would reduce the life of the entire LED board) and add unneeded complexity and cost (separate drivers timers etc). Fluorescent bulbs are still the most cost-effective way to get UVB into a grow room that we know of (maybe mercury vapour...

As we design and assemble our boards here in Australia it's hard to compete with the knock-offs out of China so we don't. We simply try to offer a better product with better customer service. You get what you pay for with us, as there is no bullshit about "top bins" and the workmanship is...

This is a bit frustrating for us and goes to show just how erratic freight out of China is these days. Your shipment was lodged at the same time as the others and they should have gone out together, but for reasons only DHL knows, the others have arrived and yours is still stuck in Hong Kong. We...

I think you mean "fucking analogies" :P

OK. I should have listened to you then. LOL! There seems to be some confusion between CBGa and CBG but I'm glad I had it right to begin with. I found this when I went looking https://trichomeanalytical.com/cannabinoids If I read this right the enzymes turn CBGa into the precursors THCa, CBDa...