RandomHero8913
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Save yourself some headaches and grab other wagos, either 413 or 415. You'll need them for the grounding wires
Citizen CLU048-1216?
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Blalack55
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Ok thanks for letting me know I'll switch them up
CobKits
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you dont really need all those 2-slot wagos
if wiring in series you go cob to cob and only need (2) 2-slots per driver.
the 240-1400 will only do 5 of those chips as it has 179V available. the hlg-320h-c1400 can do 6
also if using the ideals dont forget the reflector adapters which you'll need to mount to the heatsinks to have somethign to clip the reflectors to
if wiring in series you go cob to cob and only need (2) 2-slots per driver.
the 240-1400 will only do 5 of those chips as it has 179V available. the hlg-320h-c1400 can do 6
also if using the ideals dont forget the reflector adapters which you'll need to mount to the heatsinks to have somethign to clip the reflectors to
Blalack55
Member
Ok thank you very much I really appreciate it! So would 5 be good for a 4×4? I do plan on adding onto it later on
Blalack55
Member
Ok cool i originally was going to get a 3×3 but figure just get a 4×4 and when I get more lights spread the canopy some more
xX_BHMC_Xx
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You'll be golden. I also just received my 1216s from @CobKits. Thanks for the fast shipping and excellent service!
Speaking of the 1216's, when do you think you'll carry the 4000k ones? Those are my favorite to have as an all purpose veg and flower light. I want to step up from my current 1212's but i dont want to buy a new driver for it.
CobKits
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1216s were kind of experimental i wasnt sure where they would fit in the mix and if people would prefer them over the cheaper 1212s, so i only grabbed the popular colors for it
my only concern is im not sure upgrading will give you much more light. they run at lower voltage than the 1212s so depending on if you are upgrading from gen 5 or gen 6 your plants might not see a benefit.
in other words say just as an example if your current chips are giving you 8000 lumens at 50 W the 1216s might give you 8050 lumens at 48.5W (thats completely off the top of my head id have to look at citi calculator)
the most cost effective way to make your current chips more efficient is to add more of the same chips and drop the current (thats part of the reason why i am an advocate for constant voltage drivers in some applications)
im putting in an order for citis today, i can grab a 30 pack of the 4000k 80s if thats what youre interested in
my only concern is im not sure upgrading will give you much more light. they run at lower voltage than the 1212s so depending on if you are upgrading from gen 5 or gen 6 your plants might not see a benefit.
in other words say just as an example if your current chips are giving you 8000 lumens at 50 W the 1216s might give you 8050 lumens at 48.5W (thats completely off the top of my head id have to look at citi calculator)
the most cost effective way to make your current chips more efficient is to add more of the same chips and drop the current (thats part of the reason why i am an advocate for constant voltage drivers in some applications)
CobKits
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turns out my guess was pretty good, look at the citi calc screenshot on this post from the front page:
https://www.rollitup.org/t/citizen-clu048-1216.937109/#post-13435481
https://www.rollitup.org/t/citizen-clu048-1216.937109/#post-13435481
Unfortunately the system is using a single cob with a water cooled block attached to a flexible arm. There is 3 of them separately on their own adjustable power supplies. I was looking for more headroom anyways and the 1216's have quite the bump in available power.
Yea. I think im committed to 36v now lol. A little late for the 48v+ ones.
xX_BHMC_Xx
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The only real reason to switch to a 1216 if you already have 1212s (esp. gen 6) would be to drive them at a much higher current. If you don't plan on swapping drivers, just add more chips to your array.
It is single chip size cooling block mounted to a flex arm. Only choice is to swap to a more powerful chip. These aren't even my systems. Personally i have 4 1212 cobs on a long cooling block for mine ran in parallel on a single 350w power supply running at 200w right now. Im going for the simple upgrade with what i have.
Yes, i am 100% positive i want at least 3 of them.