High power COB -vs- hps vertical shoot out

StashToker

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It's just heresay until someone shows some facts... Just some people talking, I wanted to be clear about that :bigjoint: I have no idea. That's why I was asking Ttystikk if he had some fact on that, since he lives there.

I'm in Missouri, a prohibition state.
 

a mongo frog

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It's just heresay until someone shows some facts... Just some people talking, I wanted to be clear about that :bigjoint: I have no idea. That's why I was asking Ttystikk if he had some fact on that, since he lives there.

I'm in Missouri, a prohibition state.
I heard anything over 1.21 gigawatts is being prohibited. And if your buying your plutonium from the Libyans in a VW bus that is also frowned upon.
 

ttystikk

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Not sure about the facts, but someone said Ft Collins were capping light watts to 400 per light. Is this true? @ttystikk
Uhhhhhh.... havent heard anything like this.

As stated above, the no HID ordinance is for multi family buildings like apartments and condos.

Trust me when I tell y'all the police know exactly what's going on in my crib and no one has stopped by to tell me anything like that.
 

bmgnoot

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i sometimes feel like im not fully appreciating the 6cents per kWh im paying for electricity right now..even though there's basically nothing cool to do within a 150 mile radius.
 

ttystikk

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you guys laugh, but the lighting regulations are coming. my ahead not 2017, not 2018, but rest assured, they ARE coming.

ya know what else is c? my recently approved 800 amp panel!! suck it bitches, im going to make the street lights dim when my lights flip on :)
NICE. Now, my job is to make sure you don't need it.
 

churchhaze

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he said he got approved for a new 800 amp panel for his grow room. NOTHING to do with his LED light.:wall:
Gotcha, but for the record, the light he made in this thread is 588W. It was a 588W setup trying to compete with a 1000W, not an 800W. Just putting that out there, mainly for you actually. Just because the power supplies are rated up to 200W each doesn't mean they're being loaded that hard. That is determined by the load (leds), not the drivers. 200W is simply where it can't raise the voltage any higher to maintain the output current, and thus max power of the driver.
 

chuck estevez

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Gotcha, but for the record, the light he made in this thread is 588W. It was a 588W setup trying to compete with a 1000W, not an 800W. Just putting that out there, mainly for you actually. Just because the power supplies are rated up to 200W each doesn't mean they're being loaded that hard. That is determined by the load (leds), not the drivers. 200W is simply where it can't raise the voltage any higher to maintain the output current, and thus max power of the driver.
K,thanks, i actually read that like 10 times already.
 

Trippyness

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I really don't see LED doing well Vertical without some good reflectors.
Also this grow needs some more wattage for sure to compete with bare vert 1k instead of almost 600.
Nice thread and nice grow.
PPFD needs to be higher for sure.
 

ttystikk

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I really don't see LED doing well Vertical without some good reflectors.
Also this grow needs some more wattage for sure to compete with bare vert 1k instead of almost 600.
Nice thread and nice grow.
PPFD needs to be higher for sure.
Lol @ the idea of vertical LED needing reflectors.

It's a 90 degree tilt. No need to over think it.

This from a guy who's been throwing reflectors away and running vertical grows without them for years now.
 

Trippyness

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Lol @ the idea of vertical LED needing reflectors.

It's a 90 degree tilt. No need to over think it.

This from a guy who's been throwing reflectors away and running vertical grows without them for years now.
Get a more even spread and increase penetration deep in those trees. COBS for sure work better with optics.
 
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