Puff_Dragon
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Vipar 864w COB led grow light -
For the record they have stopped selling these lights on Ebay *must not get paranoid
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I figure Vipar are about to release a new range of lights on Ebay. I've seen a few combo LED lights (with COBs and 3watt LEDs on board) ..maybe Vipar will go for something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Led-Lux-59180-with-4-COB-grow-lights-High-power-620-watts-Full-spectrum-/141783211792?hash=item2102f01f10:g:pKMAAOSwKIpWAzsJ
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-power-Full-spectrum-grow-Led-lights-940-watts-Lumens-67900-with-6-COB-/141782043692?hash=item2102de4c2c:g:clkAAOSwsB9WAX~s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-power-1250-watts-grow-lights-Led-Full-spectrum-Lumens-75350-with-8-COB-/141782038477?hash=item2102de37cd:g:-Q0AAOSwsB9WAXyY
Anyways, back to the grow (please bear in mind i'm no expert grower ..as you can tell). I'm in Week 4 of bloom and i sees plenty of buds! No stonking HPS buds ..but buds i'm happy with considering the room temp is 24.5 at the moment when the lights are on (perfect) and no need for any temp control etc. For the record, in my area using a 600 HPS would absolutely get the '50' involved (and thats without all the extra stuff to manage heat, smell etc). However I will wait until week 8-10 before i decide if the bud size beats my Mars2 results (past grows have shown me i get the biggest increases in bud towards the end of flower *thanks Overdrive!*).
I'm taking pics (sadly i'm no photographer) and will post them once i cut down.
I do have some ideas on these Vipar COBS and the best way to use them. i.e. only use their central footprint (basically the size of the unit itself) and then move this around your room to get even bud size/coverage. This will i'm sure annoy some but putting this light on electric rails would be great (next time maybe). Also, the distance they are recommended for use (24 - 35 inches) is just plain silly to me (and would greatly effect performance). So far i've used this COB at as little as 12inches (generally leaving it at 15 inches approx.) and the only thing that happened was the buds got bigger! (if i had done this with my old Mars2 the top of the plant would be fried in a day or so). This COB might even allow for closer placement (will test that later into the bloom). Makes me wonder if this is a 'true' COB (given how close i have tested the light with no LED burn at all so far - or maybe i'm lucky and picked the right strains). I've been wondering if some people have been using COB lights at too great a distance from the plants.
Bear in mind i conditioned the plants to the light from sprouting (kept it at a far distance then slowly brought it to the plants towards the end of their growing stage and into the start of Bloom *all plants auto*)
4 to 6 weeks to go!
Peace.
For the record they have stopped selling these lights on Ebay *must not get paranoid
* I figure Vipar are about to release a new range of lights on Ebay. I've seen a few combo LED lights (with COBs and 3watt LEDs on board) ..maybe Vipar will go for something like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Led-Lux-59180-with-4-COB-grow-lights-High-power-620-watts-Full-spectrum-/141783211792?hash=item2102f01f10:g:pKMAAOSwKIpWAzsJ
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-power-Full-spectrum-grow-Led-lights-940-watts-Lumens-67900-with-6-COB-/141782043692?hash=item2102de4c2c:g:clkAAOSwsB9WAX~s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-power-1250-watts-grow-lights-Led-Full-spectrum-Lumens-75350-with-8-COB-/141782038477?hash=item2102de37cd:g:-Q0AAOSwsB9WAXyY
Anyways, back to the grow (please bear in mind i'm no expert grower ..as you can tell). I'm in Week 4 of bloom and i sees plenty of buds! No stonking HPS buds ..but buds i'm happy with considering the room temp is 24.5 at the moment when the lights are on (perfect) and no need for any temp control etc. For the record, in my area using a 600 HPS would absolutely get the '50' involved (and thats without all the extra stuff to manage heat, smell etc). However I will wait until week 8-10 before i decide if the bud size beats my Mars2 results (past grows have shown me i get the biggest increases in bud towards the end of flower *thanks Overdrive!*).
I'm taking pics (sadly i'm no photographer) and will post them once i cut down.
I do have some ideas on these Vipar COBS and the best way to use them. i.e. only use their central footprint (basically the size of the unit itself) and then move this around your room to get even bud size/coverage. This will i'm sure annoy some but putting this light on electric rails would be great (next time maybe). Also, the distance they are recommended for use (24 - 35 inches) is just plain silly to me (and would greatly effect performance). So far i've used this COB at as little as 12inches (generally leaving it at 15 inches approx.) and the only thing that happened was the buds got bigger! (if i had done this with my old Mars2 the top of the plant would be fried in a day or so). This COB might even allow for closer placement (will test that later into the bloom). Makes me wonder if this is a 'true' COB (given how close i have tested the light with no LED burn at all so far - or maybe i'm lucky and picked the right strains). I've been wondering if some people have been using COB lights at too great a distance from the plants.
Bear in mind i conditioned the plants to the light from sprouting (kept it at a far distance then slowly brought it to the plants towards the end of their growing stage and into the start of Bloom *all plants auto*)
4 to 6 weeks to go!
Peace.
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