GardenGnome83
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Try it, and document your experience. It may prove effective
100 watt LED Flood Lights For Growing
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NoWaistedSpace
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I am like you, I want to change. lol Running 1000 watt HPS.
NoWaistedSpace
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Thinking of buying 25 of them. lol
GardenGnome83
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Buy one
Olive Drab Green
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If you don't mind paying for the bill a 1kW HPS produces, you should shell out for some quality COBs. You'll get the same results for less than half wattage. LED panels make this claim, but they fall far short and aren't the same. COBs were created to replace HPS and MH in industrial highbay/lowbay factory and warehouse applications.
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NoWaistedSpace
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Ok, rule of thumb,how much spacing in between COB lights? Mostly what I am seeing is people are sticking 4 cobs in a 1ft square box and calling it 800 watts. (EBAY)I need them spaced out more than that. I thought I could space these cheap ones out and benefit me more. So my question is how many watts and how spaced? I was in the process of looking when I saw your comment. Thanks
Olive Drab Green
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No, no. Stay away from eBay and Amazon. Check out some of the sponsors of RIU.
https://www.tastyled.com/
https://www.timbergrowlights.com/
https://www.johnsongrowlights.com/
https://www.pacificlightconcepts.com/
If it doesn't use Cree CXB3590s, Vero29s, Citizen CLU048/058 1212s/1818s (clearly I have never used Citizens, but the consensus is that they are among the top producers such as Cree and Bridgelux/Vero) and if it doesn't use Meanwell Drivers, it's junk. Anything from China? Junk.
Talk to @Rahz and @CobKits. Rahz owns Tasty if you want to buy a prefabricated fixture, and CobKits supplies all the parts and options you need to DIY.
NoWaistedSpace
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Thanks for the info. I will check these out.
NoWaistedSpace
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Like I said, I'm new to this. I don't know what's inside one of the 100 watt lights unless someone on here has one or I buy and look inside. I need more of a track of lights. The only thing I know about are MH and HPS. I am ignorant to the LEDs but I am a fast learner. lol Of course I want the most for my buck.
Olive Drab Green
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I just meant any top models of top vendors/manufacturers. I wasn't trying to write off the smaller or older models, so I hope you will forgive my lack of clarity. I was more emphasizing the manufacturers than the models themselves.
Olive Drab Green
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Fuck and no. Don't go with that one.
CobKits
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gotcha. people think cxb3070 isnt a top model but it is! in all manufacturers, the biggest cobs arent always the best value
NoWaistedSpace
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Went to your store and was looking at the heatsinks. I have some clutch baskets here off my YZ250. Will those work? lol
mrpuffins
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That's what I wanted to see agree not those.
Can we seexpect your space and set up, I think these guys got you on the right path.
NoWaistedSpace
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I have done a lot of reading since I made this post. I'm not gonna buy those 100 watters. lol I am gonna have to start out small and buy a couple COBs at a time and slowly convert over. I do appreciate all you guys help with steering me in the right direction.
Originally when I saw the price to cover my space, I fell out of my chair. lol I want to run 2, 40"x80". So that's a lot of LEDs.