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WwW1962

WwW1962

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dionysus4 said:
yeah ive been doing this in most of my micro cabs for about 2 years now
also in the winter time i switch out the ventilation and pull from top/in the summer pull from bottom
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longest i had anything in the small cab was 50 days and tied down and topped a few times lol
30 days depending on the strain, when i flip these ill throw my butter lettuce in there :)
 
WwW1962

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got a few more 4300k XML2 today, i put 4 more in series 23 lit up waiting on 5 3500k XML2
FOR TOTAL OF 28 diodes..hit the watt meter..14w on lowest and 117w on full with 23 running
i also ran my multimeters temp probe on the top of the heatsinks..89 degrees very cold imo

WwW more to come
 
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I have to give graces for this forum and threads to be of the best, truest information on building lights
thank you guys for sharing your precious time in this lifetime..tits to you guys

soda bottles for the win and butter lettuce getting transitioned to the veg lighting

new little build 5 watts for the living room plants
 

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well i got 2 bars lit up now, highly recommended NOT to use solid core thermostat wire..for extension runs
live and learn.. more lamps in the mail. im about to get my cxa 2530's going.. need a tap and screws #6 is too big
so i gotta grab that tap m3 or 4/40 and it's off to the races
 
dionysus4

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that lettuce looks good
i also do a bit of lettuce and stuff in the veg space when i have room-so i have questions

what size container are you using there?(what size do you recommend?)
how many weeks old is that lettuce?
when do you harvest?

i always see really big lettuce but i think they taste better when young although i do wonder how long i should let them go for
 
WwW1962

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ide say at least 2 months ive had these container butter lettuce, 1 month in the window..very little light and 1 month in the veg cab
whole lotta light, i just planted some fresh seeds ..soon as they sprout i'll have a better profile for them.
they are getting rot around the leaf center, it's like a giant brussel sprout in the center, flushin for the taste
saturday i'll cut um down 5" square pots with coco/perlite and general hydro 6-9 method from my buddy Ironhead
GH Micro, GH Bloom, total pond clarifier , house and garden root excellerator and GH Floralicious Plus
root excell for veg and floralicous for budds :)
 
WwW1962

WwW1962

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dionysus4 said:
that lettuce looks good
i also do a bit of lettuce and stuff in the veg space when i have room-so i have questions

what size container are you using there?(what size do you recommend?)
how many weeks old is that lettuce?
when do you harvest?

i always see really big lettuce but i think they taste better when young although i do wonder how long i should let them go for
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i would go with 1 gal fab pots on my next round better leafy then like iceberg lettuce witch it is turning into..kinda :)
 
WwW1962

WwW1962

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working on my new build, here's a few pic's what i got going on, going to run the 6 COB's @ 180 watts and the XML's @ 100 watts for 24 of them
20" lengths of 5.886" HS profile, probably won't even need a fan .but we will put a center 140mm on each of the 3 bars,, wiring this clean is gonna be a little tricky
some 4 connector plugs would be sweet...links to stuff that helps= priceless
thank you guys for getting this awesome project rolling
WwW
 

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WwW1962 said:
working on my new build, here's a few pic's what i got going on, going to run the 6 COB's @ 180 watts and the XML's @ 100 watts for 24 of them
20" lengths of 5.886" HS profile, probably won't even need a fan .but we will put a center 140mm on each of the 3 bars,, wiring this clean is gonna be a little tricky
some 4 connector plugs would be sweet...links to stuff that helps= priceless
thank you guys for getting this awesome project rolling
WwW
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Hey Man! Looks like you are making some nice progress on your light, great job. I like the layout of the leds in a circle around the cob.
-as far as the 4-40 tapping goes, are you using the drill bit that comes with the tap? or a slightly larger bit like a 3/32"
-I am more comfortable tapping with a small cordless drill than with a hand tap, but that may be just me..

cheers
 
WwW1962

WwW1962

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Growmau5 said:
Hey Man! Looks like you are making some nice progress on your light, great job. I like the layout of the leds in a circle around the cob.
-as far as the 4-40 tapping goes, are you using the drill bit that comes with the tap? or a slightly larger bit like a 3/32"
-I am more comfortable tapping with a small cordless drill than with a hand tap, but that may be just me..

cheers
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hey bud thanks for popping in
hand tapping..i was rushing a bit too much, going to get a new one today and grab 2
i used the bit with the tap, aluminum is super soft so i wanted it nice and tight ,im trying to figure a small switch panel without making a gauky looking box
2 rockers and 1 potentimeter, also gonna need small nylon washers for those XML's to be screwed down without shorting ?
about 50 holes to go lol
 
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WwW1962 said:
hey bud thanks for popping in
hand tapping..i was rushing a bit too much, going to get a new one today and grab 2
i used the bit with the tap, aluminum is super soft so i wanted it nice and tight ,im trying to figure a small switch panel without making a gauky looking box
2 rockers and 1 potentimeter, also gonna need small nylon washers for those XML's to be screwed down without shorting ?
about 50 holes to go lol
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I would highly suggest scrapping the bit that comes in the 4-40 kit and use a 3/32" bit. you can get a 2 pk of dewalt bits for $3. 3/32" has plenty of meat to the threads but it is just slightly larger and 3-4x easier to tap. a little tip dropped by Greengene a while back.
 
WwW1962

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Growmau5 said:
I would highly suggest scrapping the bit that comes in the 4-40 kit and use a 3/32" bit. you can get a 2 pk of dewalt bits for $3. 3/32" has plenty of meat to the threads but it is just slightly larger and 3-4x easier to tap. a little tip dropped by Greengene a while back.
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works way better thank you GM for that tip, im always late for the party LOL

I wanted a little advice on the XML's since i will be running 36 of them, i was thinking of splitting the diffrence to 2 drivers for the XML's 18 each
any insight and driver recommendations i would be gratefully thankful
and some of my creations in the strip club for visual enlightenment :)
pimp daddy purps from SG genetics
 

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