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Stephenj37826

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verticalgrow said:
No Stephen,
its a 2 part question.
Part 1: can cobs be run at max power? can drivers be run @ 100% power?
Part 2: how many cobs run at max power to make a 1000w actual power usage from wall?
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Yes of course drivers can be run at max power. How much power a cob is at max depends on which one you are looking at. In this case I'd go with vero29 since there will be no benefit of running a cree cxb this hard. Hlg600h-42 x2 and 4 vero29 on each driver. So 8 vero29 total. Not very efficient but cheap per par watt. A if you want built in dimming b if you want external dimming
 
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BiG PuFFer said:
Yes, i have seen the spydr its bad ass but way too much $. Im getting the impression this is more a diy LED thread. Sorry i just jumped in.
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No need to apologize its diy or commercial built. There are commercially available cree cob Lights for sale and less exspense than the bml spyder with similar output.
 
BiG PuFFer

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Stephenj37826 said:
No need to apologize its diy or commercial built. There are commercially available cree cob Lights for sale and less exspense than the bml spyder with similar output.
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You have links? Im looking for something for a 4x4 tent flower&veg. I can use a 1000w hid but am looking to reduce heat and electricity cost.
 
tripleD

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BiG PuFFer said:
I understand that a diy might be cheaper and more efficient. I just dont have the time or know-how.
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Yea, I felt the same way. I decided to buy the best soil I cld find & the best LED, & once I get some more experience under my belt I plan on making both of them myself...
Crawl b4 we walk right?
I bought my spydr, gorilla 4x4, & carbon filters, fans, FF soil, etc all from Brite Ideas in Austin Tx which is also where BMR spydr is located. With the discounts that Troy gave me I only paid a little more than I was going to pay for the Kind LED & similar equipment from a dealer who specializes in Kind LED & imo the quality of everything I bought in the spydr pkg was way better than the Kind pkg. Their 4x4 tent for example was no where near the quality of my gorilla etc.... Good luck
 
verticalgrow

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Puffer, good question:
Dimmable yes on cxb-8 and maximizer. Cx4/6/9 have two switches that turn on half the light pretty much except cx9. Inside + and outside 4 corners on it. The cx4/6/9 are not dimmable.
 
JimmyIndica

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BiG PuFFer said:
Im looking at getting the kind 750w for a 4x4 tent. Its $1000
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The K5 750 is really a 3x4 max. I used my 750 in a 2ft6 x 3ft6 area. Grew dank bud until this happened 11months in.I exchanged for a refurbished but it sets boxed up and probably will never use again.Vero29/CXB3590s now. Inever used the timers but did find the channels to be handy for different stages,but not worth the dough
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BiG PuFFer

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JimmyIndica said:
The K5 750 is really a 3x4 max. I used my 750 in a 2ft6 x 3ft6 area. Grew dank bud until this happened 11months in.I exchanged for a refurbished but it sets boxed up and probably will never use again.Vero29/CXB3590s now. Inever used the timers but did find the channels to be handy for different stages,but not worth the dough
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Man, that sucks. Are other owners having this issue? There is no warranty or exchange? I know they say its a 4x4 footprint.
 
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