SomeGuy's LED & Other Grows. 2014-15 Season
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BobBitchen
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damn fine work SG
SomeGuy
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Well.. I have a drawing for a 540w panel fixture with Vero 18. I think its in this thread. The fixture is 2'x2' and I was thinking 3x3 tent. However.. it is a bit much on the wattage IMO. 400w would be fine for a 3x3. so I was driving the cobs at 30w for a 540w fixture.. They could be driven at 20 or 50 as well...
over 40w psqft is not doing much for you.
over 40w psqft is not doing much for you.
I'm still researching some drivers, but had decided to do the Vero 18s for my build.
SomeGuy
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Didnt see this before but I responded in the 600 anyway. I would wait or invest in apache tech/ a51. I think manufactured cob fixtures are coming soon. Hell if i am designing lights someone with a company is for sure right.. LOL
SomeGuy
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LOL! I owe you one MO. If you need help with trimming and processing this season LMK and I will come out for a day and send the wife and kids to Dland. I am a pretty awesome trim machine.. LOL
Its true I can build lights. But we are talking for like one or two people at a time maybe. Plus they arent really "cheap".. LOL My led bar fixture design would be like 450-500 per bar. The big panel fixture design would be around 1400. Its alot of this and that on top of the basic parts and a ton of time to build them right. Although this is cheaper than current top end panels for what you are getting it still is a helluva lot more $$ than a cheap chinese led panel.
My only real argument is look at what they can do... I show it in my own garden. Im not a hack or fake. I just want people to see what is possible. I encourage people to DIY if they are able. Its the best to gain independence and freedom in the mind.
self learning is a large part of setting yourself free IMO.
Its true I can build lights. But we are talking for like one or two people at a time maybe. Plus they arent really "cheap".. LOL My led bar fixture design would be like 450-500 per bar. The big panel fixture design would be around 1400. Its alot of this and that on top of the basic parts and a ton of time to build them right. Although this is cheaper than current top end panels for what you are getting it still is a helluva lot more $$ than a cheap chinese led panel.
My only real argument is look at what they can do... I show it in my own garden. Im not a hack or fake. I just want people to see what is possible. I encourage people to DIY if they are able. Its the best to gain independence and freedom in the mind.
self learning is a large part of setting yourself free IMO.
SomeGuy
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I am running 500w of led in the 4x4 tent. Thats it. a kessil 150 red runs for 30minutes a day....so there is that.
I am redesigning the bars so I it will go up to about 600w in the 4x4. That should give me 1k results I imagine.
I am also running a 3x3 tent with a 400w cmh vertically.
So two flower tents and running less than 1000w for both. Veg is less than 80w for veg and clone. Add fans n junk for it all and I have maybe 1400w total in the grow total I would think.
SomeGuy
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It is worth the initial cost JD. I plan on replacing the cmh with around 300 or so watts of led eventually too. I would love to be right about a 1000w with two lights and minimal cooling. I think I can even run one cooling fan for both tents when I change over. That would free up my second fan/filter setup to just scrub air in the shed.
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