Gavita's are they really worth the price ??

MeGaKiLlErMaN

MeGaKiLlErMaN

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Uberknot said:
Like I said if they did not lose efficiency so fast and the cost was lower for a bulb and the heat output was less and....yeah there's that height above canopy thing as well....It might be worth it...

The costs in electric, cooling, and replacing favor Cobs by a long way and newer Cob tech is already on the way.

If you have lots of headroom and $ to spend and want something you can just slap up and grow, regular light bulbs would be an option.
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Run them less than 50% it should last somewhere between 50,000-120,000 hours so I'm not sure where that idea came from
 
bryangtho

bryangtho

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MeGaKiLlErMaN said:
Maybe at 100% output. Look at the cree charts they show that they can last the time I stated. 50000 is at their recomended current rate and idk what that is specifically
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Maybe I was trying to find some prices of the cod set up over here can not find a thing
 
Uberknot

Uberknot

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MeGaKiLlErMaN said:
Run them less than 50% it should last somewhere between 50,000-120,000 hours so I'm not sure where that idea came from
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what are you talking about?

And everyone knows light bulbs stay working what the box says?

Anyways they do lose their ability to grow much faster.

And If we are going to run them at 50%?

Hell then COBS are even better.
 
MeGaKiLlErMaN

MeGaKiLlErMaN

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Uberknot said:
what are you talking about?

And everyone knows light bulbs stay working what the box says?

Anyways they do lose their ability to grow much faster.

And If we are going to run them at 50%?

Hell then COBS are even better.
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Run them at 70% and it will last 50,000 hours. I run them at 50% roughly. So about 100,000 hours but I also have a lot of cooling on it. It's on page 6.

http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/Cree/LED Components and Modules/XLamp/XLamp Application Notes/XLamp_lumen_maintenance.pdf
 
Qjay420

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Thc247 said:
sorry this may of been asked before but i really cant find anythin usefull i currently run 5 600 w hps in flower i have digital ballasts and the old type my extraction is fine my temps are fine i been thinking about gavitas for some time now i just want to know between a 600 hps and a 1000 gavita does the gavita run hotter than the hps or if so does the 600 gavitas run cooler than hps i like the idea of gavitas but just not sure i dont like the ballasts hanging in the tent if they generate heat
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Hey man hope you are well, I just wanted to let you know that I have two 1000watt and a 400 watt Quantum ballasts. they prorbobly have about 4 grows each on them. 150.00 each for the 1000watt and 100 for the 400 or you can take them all for 270.00 .
 
since1991

since1991

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Shugglet said:
The only way weed prices are going to fall as hard and fast as you crazies seem to think is if America decides to quit pussyfooting around and jump into the deep end of legalizing recreational across the board (Feds change their tune). And that is not happening in the next 5 years, sorry. Just have to get your supply to where the demand is...
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No its happening even quicker. Cali prices are dropping rite now. By next year..watch out. You people have your head in the sand. Ounces of Colorado FIRE for 80 bucks or less. Cmon.
 
TheChemist77

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since1991 said:
Its only been a year since these posts. How much is quality bud going for in the western med states now?
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in mi and il,, you can get $2,500.00 a lb,,,, for great quality hydro.. if there is a single seed nobody will buy it.. i used to get $400.00 an oz in il in 2001-2003,, i cant believe how the prices dropped...
 
since1991

since1991

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TheChemist77 said:
in mi and il,, you can get $2,500.00 a lb,,,, for great quality hydro.. if there is a single seed nobody will buy it.. i used to get $400.00 an oz in il in 2001-2003,, i cant believe how the prices dropped...
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Yes they have dropped bigtime. I know a few growers that will dump 3 or more at 1700 to 1800 a piece. Gotta buy all 3 though. Very high quality as well. Dried..month or longer cure..and trimmed very tight. Pounds with nothing but frosty tight golfballs.
 
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since1991

since1991

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TheChemist77 said:
in mi and il,, you can get $2,500.00 a lb,,,, for great quality hydro.. if there is a single seed nobody will buy it.. i used to get $400.00 an oz in il in 2001-2003,, i cant believe how the prices dropped...
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Back in the 90's and early 2000's...good indoor fetched some coin. All you needed was a few lamps to get paid. In those days people paid for one what damn near 3 are going for today.
 
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