It's no worries there, I won't be going with the cheapo setup. I'm trying to get my head around it. If I go with vero 29s (BXRC-35E10K0-L-23 these ones) and I wanted to use 2 drivers what would be a good choice. Or can I get 4 to run on one driver? And what are the benefit of the lenses. I only have a 50cm deep tent, will they help with wasted light if I got a narrower beam angle?Yes, well maybe, I don't know what the Voltage forward [Vf] of those cheapo's are....
I would run the 30w [$10] version with a Vero 18 @ $22 [$10 Driver + $12 Vero 18]..probably about the same price as the cheapo setup and double the output.....
Don't waste your TIME with cheapo's,Please!.................... they are not Grow Quality LED's imho, but they make a great light when hung 50 feet above an indoor basketball court
Thanks for the thorough explanation. So the total forward voltage/current of the chips combined has to be less than or equal to the output on the driver? Just to wrap my head round it....
Yep......when a driver doesn't work it will either not light up the diodes or make them rapidly blink....
Might want to go Two rows....One row is pushing the coverage for .1/2 Meter space....unless you run them around 2.1 amps each...
And how much would that increase/decrease efficiency and same with regards to wattage / voltageYep......when a driver doesn't work it will either not light up the diodes or make them rapidly blink....
Might want to go Two rows....One row is pushing the coverage for .1/2 Meter space....unless you run them around 2.1 amps each...
overpriced inefficient mono panels, good old hid will crush them @ quarter cost. quality cob based panels are the best bang for your buck for pre-built or DIY.
What do you mean by mono panel? The platinum led seem to be the best warranty and price on a true full spectrum around....
using "white" & monochromatic leds to get their "full" spectrum................warranty means shit when the diodes are inefficient. Ask platinum for group/bin #s on b-lux/cree/epi-whatever used in their fixtures and see if they get back to you?........ill wait
out of all the pre-built cob fixtures available, I think GG's pacific light concept cx300 is overall the best you can buy for the $$$ atm. Only top quality components used and a manual dimmer for summer months makes it a winner IMO. cob spacing is good and the par #s over a 3x3 should handle flowering cannabis efficiently ......i haven't personally used it, but the cree cxb line has shown to be very capable over & over in here.So for a prebuilt system, one of the 3 sites you listed would be much better than the platinum leds? Is there one you would suggest over the others. I'm wanting the best, don't mind paying for it
Look around for the pled thread. Plenty of info about their outright bullshit and deceptive practices.
NO, depends on many variables............just watch your plants, they'll tell you what they need
I don't think I've seen the Pacific Light Concepts CX300 in stock - been looking for weeks - and the A51 lights have at least an "estimated" 4 week wait.
What about ApacheTech?So for a prebuilt system, one of the 3 sites you listed would be much better than the platinum leds? Is there one you would suggest over the others. I'm wanting the best, don't mind paying for it