I am running 8x@50 Watts. First timr in my life. Learning to controlling this rocker light. I am ať first week of vegging clones. Now I have then 60 cm from the light. Light dimmed to 300 Watts. Clones were before 10 days Under cfl. I wonder if I could lower the light. Have fear to kill Them.
12xCXB3590 Passively Cooled
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Netherfly
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Hey @Aleo love the artistic rendition 
Check out my analog sketch lol
I fired up the old M$paint to add some measurements for ya
Day 52, 18th day of bloom:
They've been stretching like crazy, but seem to have come to a stop now.
Flowering is now in full progress
Check out my analog sketch lol
I fired up the old M$paint to add some measurements for ya
I'm defoliating quite a lot actually, but they just keep coming on all sidesThe leaves though... Make me nervous. I'd undress those ladies. Beautiful work man.
Day 52, 18th day of bloom:
They've been stretching like crazy, but seem to have come to a stop now.
Flowering is now in full progress
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Bubblegum31
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First off, hi from the Netherlands!! I read all my info off this forum I wanted to share my build with you guys:
2 x HLG-240H-C1050A
12x CBX3590 3500K
12x Aluminium heatsinks (105mm in diameter, height 60mm) rated for 40 watts
http://hzlangteng.en.alibaba.com/product/60224879948-801280542/Aluminum_extrusion_led_street_light_heatsink.html
47x47x78 inches growtent
Now i'll just bombard you with all the pictures
First grow will be 7 feminized seeds: Black Jack by Sweet Seeds
http://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Black_Jack/Sweet_Seeds/
Owsome work buddy!!
Zou willen dat ik zo handig was.
Hoeveel kost het in totaal?
Netherfly
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Eya Bubble, the costs are roughly:
Kingbrite order (leds, holders, drivers) € 700
Frame (aluminum tubing, corner pieces, hardware, nuts, bolts) € 75
Heatsinks € 200
Bubblegum31
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So this is my first grow (LED got me interested again) since 8 years.
The last grow in my old house was partly a BlackJack run, that's when i fell in love with the strain
Here are some pictures of the old setup, and BlackJack plants where i had some good guuud times.
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What was the actual wattage (true wattage) in the end Nether if i may ask ?
Netherfly
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I got myself a power consumption meter, but it's a weird thing... It measures around the 500 watt.
But it's reacting very strange in the menu's, so i don't quite trust it.
Asking around to find another one to borrow and compare.
Not sure if you have access to them over there but I've had good luck with Kill-a-Watt:
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/r
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/r
Netherfly
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Found one, next week i'm getting another power meter to test with.
Day 56, 21th day of bloom:
I definitely overdid it with the growth period, they stretched even more.
Right now the lamps are almost at the highest point possible.
Cleaned some stuff from the bottom that was never going to see much LED goodyness.
Nevertheless, they are looking good, and seem willing
I'm building a moonshine still together with a friend of mine.
Would it be possible to have the barrels of mash next to my growing tent for Co2?
It being an alcoholic fermentation and such
Day 56, 21th day of bloom:
I definitely overdid it with the growth period, they stretched even more.
Right now the lamps are almost at the highest point possible.
Cleaned some stuff from the bottom that was never going to see much LED goodyness.
Nevertheless, they are looking good, and seem willing
I'm building a moonshine still together with a friend of mine.
Would it be possible to have the barrels of mash next to my growing tent for Co2?
It being an alcoholic fermentation and such
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Bubblegum31
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Found one, next week i'm getting another power meter to test with.
Day 56, 21th day of bloom:
I definitely overdid it with the growth period, they stretched even more.
Right now the lamps are almost at the highest point possible.
Cleaned some stuff from the bottom that was never going to see much LED goodyness.
Nevertheless, they are looking good, and seem willing
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I'm building a moonshine still together with a friend of mine.
Would it be possible to have the barrels of mash next to my growing tent for Co2?
It being an alcoholic fermentation and such
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ttystikk
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Hot water heating. When I talk about it, people think I'm crazy.
ttystikk
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Two hlg 240 = 480W. Divide by driver efficiency of around 94% to get 510W. Thus, your measurement sounds right to me.
Very clean design; even lighting, open for good air flow, the tilt feature is genius!
@40W, I wonder what the efficiency rating is for this chip? Perhaps as high as 59-60%?
Be prepared for a lot of copycats- err, admirers, lol
Netherfly
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Here in the Netherlands 99% of all homes are using hot water heating using a central heating boiler and radiators.
@Growmau5 had some different calculations for this setup, that was one reason I didn't trust the power consumption meter.
But maybe i'm overseeing something here... being a copycat myself
HydroRed
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The craftsmanship that went into your light @Netherfly is amazing. Very well put together!
I'm in the process of building a 4 cob active cooled light, and have been checking out some builds on here to get ideas for mine.
I'm in the process of building a 4 cob active cooled light, and have been checking out some builds on here to get ideas for mine.
Im planning to test this exact same system out, just on a smaller scale. Being an HPS guy, my room is designed for such and cooler months/winter I rely on my HPS to keep the room at temp with no heaters. I have to justify the power reduction over loss of heat than from running my HPS. If I have to run a heater while using the COB light it defeats the whole purpose. Worst case scenario I have a good, cool running summertime light and can save on my A/C usage and light power consumption.
ttystikk
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I will use a water chiller with heat recovery, so my grow will warm my home.Here in the Netherlands 99% of all homes are using hot water heating using a central heating boiler and radiators.
@Growmau5 had some different calculations for this setup, that was one reason I didn't trust the power consumption meter.
But maybe i'm overseeing something here... being a copycat myself
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