COB LED?

[CobKits]

its good for that, yes

 

[Chiefdog]

Ok thanks, how many COBS should I got with on a panel 5 or 6 or more?

 

[VegasWinner]

it might grow but not well

blue light inhibits growth in high amounts

I use supplemental royal blue with mixed 5000k and 3500k. Replaced the royal blue with full spectrum cob 20w plants even happier now than before

 

[CobKits]

Ok thanks, how many COBS should I got with on a panel 5 or 6 or more?

not sure what you mean by 'a panel of 5 or 6 or more'

what size space are you trying to cover?

 

[Chiefdog]

6x6 or 8x8 area & what I mean is I have seen a light panel with like 5 or 6 LED squares on it (COBS)

 

[CobKits]

how you mount them is irrelevant as long as they are adequately cooled. you could have 25 cobs on a monster aluminum one piece extrusion and 25 cobs on individual pin-fin heatsinks. as long as the chip temp is the same the light will be the same

i recommend 800-1000W of cobs for a 5x5 and 1200W for a 6x6

 

[Chiefdog]

I was looking at these

 

[RandomHero8913]

I would stop looking at those

 

[Chiefdog]

I would stop looking at those

Why I have read a lot of good reviews in them

 

[RandomHero8913]

If you're trying to cover a 6x6 or 8x8 area those are very compact and have a tight footprint. You need to spread out your light. Plus, at around $240 those are very overpriced for what they are. Their ebay site mentions the COBs using 5w epistars and they recommend you shut it off for 30 minutes every 6 hours. Sounds like a fire hazard.

 

[Jimmyclone42]

Those lights are chinese crap, stay away.. Build your own or go to timber for quality cobs..

 

[Hybridway]

I'm looking into wanting 2 lights enough to cover 6x6 and want lights that will be used for both veg/flower from what I've been reading that's possible

I Like the Amare's & is what I use. They have a veg mode & are Enhanced White, use all top quality components, good comp. n they work awesome. Discounts on RIU too.


https://www.amaretechnology.com

 

[PetFlora]

he means the 12" closet to the wall, all around the perimeter

Actually, I mean the 6" perimeter, which reduces l & w by 12"

 

[Chiefdog]

If I were to build my own how much $ am I looking at? And if it's better to buy which brands should I look into

 

[blake9999]

@CobKits can set you up with everything you need.

 

[Goerilla]

@CobKits can set you up with everything you need.

I wish we had a Copkits in Europe.

Rilla.

 

[Chiefdog]

how you mount them is irrelevant as long as they are adequately cooled. you could have 25 cobs on a monster aluminum one piece extrusion and 25 cobs on individual pin-fin heatsinks. as long as the chip temp is the same the light will be the same

COB kits you sound like you're the expert and the person I need to talk to more

i recommend 800-1000W of cobs for a 5x5 and 1200W for a 6x6

 

[blake9999]

You should check out his website
https://cobkits.com/

 

[HemiGrind]

I've only started growing 6 months ago and built a DIY Cob. I did lots of research in these forums and went with Cree CBX3590's @3500K. I started with (2) 3590's @ 100W for less than $200 and upgraded 1month later to (4) 3590's @240W driven @ 1750mA (fed by 240VAC). I only grow 2 plants at a time in a 2.5'x2'x5.7' GGTLite.
All I can say, is that I LOVE IT. Monthly cost is $30 - FOR EVERYTHING

 

[Chiefdog]

how you mount them is irrelevant as long as they are adequately cooled. you could have 25 cobs on a monster aluminum one piece extrusion and 25 cobs on individual pin-fin heatsinks. as long as the chip temp is the same the light will be the same

i recommend 800-1000W of cobs for a 5x5 and 1200W for a 6x6

COB kits can you help me out?