Top bin COB comparison 2

BOBBY_G said:

CLU058s running out to high wattage... wow! 3618 has up to 3x the power of the DB bin at the same efficiency. not too shabby for a $60 chip! $120 worth of chips to replace a gavita!
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MeGaKiLlErMaN said:

Were you running into any heating issues at that power mark?

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SoOLED said:

while all this may be true, I think people who use cobs wont use them for five years. they will stay on top of the newest best gear they can. so long term testing funny to me. I don't think I ran a light system with the exception of my SE HPS's for more then two years. .

so yeah will it stay lit that long, but in 5 years there will be something much more efficient, brighter, spec's that you will want to buy anyway.

if there is original owner running 3590's in five years its will be a miracle, to withhold the temptation to upgrade.

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BOBBY_G said:

CLU058s running out to high wattage... wow! 3618 has up to 3x the power of the DB bin at the same efficiency. not too shabby for a $60 chip! $120 worth of chips to replace a gavita!
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BOBBY_G said:

for the most part take a point on the chart and double/triple/quadruple the wattage

i.e 4 x 1825 would be 8.8 ppfd/W @ 160W instead of 140

what you propose gets expensive. 1212s are just cheap as heck tho.

5 of the 1212s are $60 and its destroying the $46 CXB3590... almost 2.5x the watts at the same efficiency

cost per watt goes way down and youre not stuck running your expensive CXBs at 20-50W/ea

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CobKits said:

was a quick dip out to 300W for a measurement. the setup i had would be strained but there is no shortage of active coolers that can handle the ~160W of heat coming off of there quite easily

in fact you give me an idea... stay tuned

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