Recent content by Yomandude!!!

Here are some pics I have in my phone. The black stuff on the board is some foam that got stuck on it, it is not charred material, but there are some evidence of heat damage although both drivers have similar ''heat marks'' yet, one is still working.

Ohh! that's a good idea! I didn't think to bring it to a local shop! CLW actually said it is a proprietary driver... but I'm pretty sure there is a meanwell equivalent! I think they used OSRAM diodes in that light if I remember correctly, so nothing to complicated to power up!

pretty good! hahah I really just want to add a bit of red and blue without spending much. I've been eyeing those Rapidleds Emerson and exotic boards and controllers for a while now... but that would be a 400+$ investment which I don't have for the moment haha

I have no idea how to figure out which part is busted and if it is the driver, power supply to driver or a buck driver. (not even sure what a buck driver is). I tested all the leds individually and they all work. Any tutorials out there to know how to test the driver parts?

It is a 5-6 year old light... they said I can send it to see if it can be repaired. I would very much doubt they would do it for free. And it was discontinued about 4 years ago. But now it is too late, I opened it up...

Ideally I would like to make use of the 420$ (ohh yeah 420!) I spent on that light! but yeah... the hammer isn't too far away! ;)

yeah... it's all assembled with pop rivets... I doubt CLW wants me to open it. The MFG is the first place I tried. They don't want to give any info other than ''it is a special driver built by us''. They don't even want to give the info on the driver... but it's nothing I didn't expect. So...

Hey guys and girls! I have been growing in my tent for some years now. I started off with a SolarFlare 200 with great success then I updated with a Vero29 DIY lamp that I made and lent my solarflare to a friend. After a couple of years, I took back my SolarFlare and only half of the LEDs are...

very nice and clean! I love the way you spaced them out on the frame, what space are you covering with that? I used the Alpine 11 plus with Vero29s at 2.1A (around 80W) and they barely even get warm. I used Epoxy thermal paste, much easier and cheaper than machining, glued the COB and the...

Wow! over 120 Lm/W at almost 200W is pretty impressive. And from what I've seen, they seem pretty affordable. 60$-65$ per unit but at 120V driving them will not be cheap! Looks like they are Japan made? Anyone ever tried them out in a grow?

For the Heatsinks I like Newegg.ca. The Arctic Cooling series are pretty good, this one at 50W is barely warm, and I'm running them on about 9V instead of 12V. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186062 I will be trying this one soon enough with some Vero 29s at 1.4ma...

ALSO! (almost forgot this very important detail!!!) California light works is having 20% off everything for the month of october! so you would get the 200W solarflare at 360$ instead of 450$. So you would get the 200W unit at almost the price of the DS100!!

I`ve seen great results from both in many grows. I have a 2 x 2 x 4 cabinet and I`m debating the same lights and the Progrow 260 from hydroponics hut. After seeing the 200W solaflare I believe that is the one I will be going with. the advantage of the solarflare is the 5W diodes which offer a...

On the Pro-grow website, the PG180 says it is good for 2-3 plants. What is the space you have to grow in? 3 plants vegged for 1 month could get big! I have a 2 months vegged purple kush and it's taken up all my 2x2 cabinet. I'm also in the process of research to go from CFL to LED. I'm torn...

not necessarily if you consider a cooltube, all the airflow required and upkeep costs :P