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Hey man looks clean! And since your voltage is under 50 its "safe" to touch I believe the NEC code allows exposed contacts as long as they are under 50V. Any idea what temps your running them at or lumens/W?

Thnx man, I have a lot of catching up to do. I probably will stick with the CXB3590s overall but I might make a few experimental lights out of curiosity. I still have a bunch of huge heatsinks and Meanwell drivers sitting around. What are the most efficient lights you guys are working with these...

One problem I bumped into was the cheap potentiometers going bad. Two problems showed up, either Id notice random flickering in the tents or one set of lights seemed dimmer than it should be. At first I was worried I had a loose connection or a bad driver, but it turned out to be the pots...

Its been a few years! I got into a bunch of other projects and neglected growing for the most part. I lost most of my cuts from neglect over time but still have a handful of good ones to work with. My recycled soil got worn out/out of balance so I stopped amending with ferts and left the...

Whats up growers?! Just checking in to see what is the new tech these days? Ill start a thread in a bit with some pics

Can eradicate PM you think? Should 60% rh considered an issue?

Hey Vegas, I do have neem seed meal in my mix, good stuff. I reamend with: Fresh compost/EWC Coop Poop 2-4-3 -composted chicken manure from organic laying hens Azomite Kelp Meal - organic Crab Shell meal - organic Alfalfa meal - organic Indonesian fruit bat guano Neem cake - organic Fish bone...

Yes it works very well with low flow, ~10W. I just had to make sure to use a thick enough layer that I get enough contact time if the fan speed is turned up. I use about 6 pounds of loose carbon in each filter, carved out a pattern on the top of an 18 gallon clip tote and taped on a paint...

Someone somehow stole my email on IG but I stole it back LOL. Ill track you down on there homey

I felt the exact same way and I strongly resisted all the advice to spray MB. I burned myself out for almost a year trying to eradicate it many other other ways. The idea of losing my organic-ness made me start to lose interest in the grow. I am the only one I know in my area that uses organic...

Yep I dont blame you, you can hear the motor strain. I believe the Max Fan 6" has a double wound motor so you can choose 60W 70W or 80W with a built in 3 way switch. I am not exactly sure how that works, you would think the wattages of setting 1 + 2 would equal the wattage of setting 3. The CFM...

Ya the idea of consuming product from a Myclobutanil dependent operation is a disturbing thought but it is very useful when used for tactical eradication. When I first got PM I heard the advice to reduce humidity from my regular 55-65% down to at least 35% from now on. Doesnt sound like a big...

I was referring to the Hyper fan which can pull anywhere from 6W to 80W depending on the dimmer setting. The Sensda pulls anywhere from 5W to 50W. The dimmers are just potentiometers and could be controlled just like the Mean Well drivers. If you had a fancy controller the fan speed could adjust...

Watching GPW plummet and then shoot back up really highlighted for me just how important aeration can be. It made me re-appreciate something as simple as getting 2 zips per bucket LOL Ya that imported PM was the most expensive lesson of my life but I am glad to have learned it. One thing I...

When it comes to fans I have been geeking out on the Sensda 8" DC inline fan on ebay and aliexpress. The Sensda looks identical to the Hyper Fan on the outside but they have different specs. The 8" Hyper fan draws about 80W at maximum (710 CFM) but can be run as low as 6W if your lights are...

Hey RIU I have been checking in from time to time. Have been keeping plenty busy renovating and had to battle some imported PM which I dare to say is finally eradicated. Still running the 3500K CXB3590s at 10-25W ea. Got a bunch of CD bin and a handful of DB bin going thanks to @REALSTYLES and...

Wondering where you saw 240lm/W @ 20W for Vero29 Gen7 C. Datasheet shows 185lm/W @ 57W, should be ~ 215-220lm/W at 20W, which is awesome though. If you run a CXB3590 3500K DB at 10W you could get in the 245lm/W range (on paper)

Ya I bought a few bags of the 100K cheapies and they range from 88K-115K. I used the ones over 100K and 2 or 3 of them went bad over time. The bad ones caused my driver to reduce its output power to 50% and would flicker occasionally. At first I thought my drivers were bad but eventually I...

Ya even if you reduce it to 9V there will be a lot less noise. How are you powering the fans? Adjustable power supplies are pretty cheap. You can make a simple dimmer, although I cannot confirm the electrical details...

Good info @Rahz . 3 things working against 90 CRi in theory, having more of its energy spent in the green range, more energy spent outside of the PAR range above 700nm, and more losses converting blue photons to warmer white. But if manufacturers can somehow achieve a similar electrical...