Cutter Electronics: Complete DIY COB kits

greg nr · Jan 11, 2017

I just built one. Kick ass light bar. I'm gonna add 3 more leds to make it 65 watts. 2 of those will take me through veg if needed (exceeds light from a 4 light T5).

Meanwell LPC-60-1400 driver. The xm-l2's have a forward voltage of about 3v at 1400 ma. So at 42v it can handle 13 chips no problem.

Kenpark · Jan 11, 2017

hi

Kenpark said:
which preferred solution A or B ?
.... thanks
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hello I am in the second week of flowering (I'm waiting for par meter) going with maugrowkit X 1.4 mah 4x4 area recommended distance at which to stay ? thanks

qballizhere · Jan 16, 2017

Is anyone else having issues talking to or getting order update from @welight after placing an order? I placed an order on the 2nd and still waiting for an update if its been shipped. Not answering inbox messages

weed-whacker · Jan 18, 2017

qballizhere said:
Is anyone else having issues talking to or getting order update from @welight after placing an order? I placed an order on the 2nd and still waiting for an update if its been shipped. Not answering inbox messages

yup

I ordered on the 5th(sinks and veros were back ordered)
Followed up on the 15th after no updates since order confirmation , got a prompt reply that they were waiting on sinks that should be in friday.
no news yet, waiting for friday

last time I ordered it was hard getting in touch with them though.

I guess they r just waiting on stock?

qballizhere · Jan 18, 2017

weed-whacker said:
yup

I ordered on the 5th(sinks and veros were back ordered)
Followed up on the 15th after no updates since order confirmation , got a prompt reply that they were waiting on sinks that should be in friday.
no news yet, waiting for friday

last time I ordered it was hard getting in touch with them though.

I guess they r just waiting on stock?

I didnt get a reply and had waited days finally just called them and asked WTF they apologized and parts should be in by friday.
It would of been nice to know that parts were on backorder in the first place. Far red leds

weed-whacker · Jan 20, 2017

qballizhere said:
I didnt get a reply and had waited days finally just called them and asked WTF they apologized and parts should be in by friday.
It would of been nice to know that parts were on backorder in the first place. Far red leds

yeah true,

I''ve since thought about adding some of the bridglux hard strips but i know it will be too much hassle getting hold of them and might delay my order

qballizhere · Jan 20, 2017

weed-whacker said:
yeah true,

I''ve since thought about adding some of the bridglux hard strips but i know it will be too much hassle getting hold of them and might delay my order

I did get notification of shipment and a dhl tracking number last night

weed-whacker · Jan 20, 2017

qballizhere said:
I did get notification of shipment and a dhl tracking number last night

lucky you

I've got nothing

qballizhere · Jan 20, 2017

weed-whacker said:
lucky you

I've got nothing

maybe give them a call its noon now in australia

visajoe1 · Jan 20, 2017

140x70's wont work for you whacker? cobkits has 35 in stock. you'll just need to drill a hole for your cobs, no tap needed despite what everyone here seems to think

ichabod crane · Jan 20, 2017

CoB_nUt said:
@welight, any answer back from the manufacturer?

My guess is they didnt seal the dye well enough after anodizing. After you anodize you drop it into your dye solution then you drop it into a boiling solution to seal in the dye. Maybe it was not hot enough to seal it and the dye is bleaching out.

Just a guess but that is what I think.

ichabod crane · Jan 20, 2017

MMJ Dreaming 99 said:
Anyone know what driver Growmau5 used on his Cree XM-L2 veg lite where he had 10 XM-L2's running at 60 watts in this video?
It is about 9 minutes into the video.

https://www.fasttech.com/product/1425001-cree-xm-l2-t6-4c-10w-1100lm-4200-4500k-neutral

Mean Well LPC60-1750

You can drive 3 to 10 XLM2s on that driver.

CoB_nUt · Jan 21, 2017

ichabod crane said:
My guess is they didnt seal the dye well enough after anodizing. After you anodize you drop it into your dye solution then you drop it into a boiling solution to seal in the dye. Maybe it was not hot enough to seal it and the dye is bleaching out.

Just a guess but that is what I think.

@ichabod crane, Thank you. That info is much appreciated. Miss ya on the other site btw.

ichabod crane · Jan 21, 2017

CoB_nUt said:
@ichabod crane, Thank you. That info is much appreciated. Miss ya on the other site btw.

I stopped posting because there are to many people with egos who are full of crap. No sense posting when you question or answer gets buried with a bunch crap that is not true and the poster wont back it up. I guess modes should do the job they are suppose to do.

CoB_nUt · Jan 21, 2017

Definitely with you on that. It's a bit better here. Internet egos run amuck on canna forum sites. At least here the bullshit is mitigated somewhat by invaluable info. I have a few of the jewels you dropped copy n pasted in a note file.

dscorpion · Jan 24, 2017

Hi @welight any news when will you restock on cree mau5 kits?

greg nr · Jan 24, 2017

ichabod crane said:
Mean Well LPC60-1750

You can drive 3 to 10 XLM2s on that driver.

Sure about that? I'm driving 12 with no issues. Pulling 65 watts at the wall (2.5 of that is the timer) so they are running full current. I'm using a mix of the 5k and 6.5k leds with the reflectors. Plants in veg seem to love it.

The shape is to fit around a blurple light I have. This bar adds a nice white spectrum to the blurples. With all lights on it's something like 440w at the wall. Only a 3x3 tent so plenty of light.

licoricetree · Jan 24, 2017

Watched the new videos and interested in a parts list and info about setting up a storm-x to cobs?

ichabod crane · Jan 24, 2017

greg nr said:
Sure about that? I'm driving 12 with no issues. Pulling 65 watts at the wall (2.5 of that is the timer) so they are running full current. I'm using a mix of the 5k and 6.5k leds with the reflectors. Plants in veg seem to love it.

The shape is to fit around a blurple light I have. This bar adds a nice white spectrum to the blurples. With all lights on it's something like 440w at the wall. Only a 3x3 tent so plenty of light.

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According to Meanwells driver sheet that driver is rated for 59.5 watts. So yes I am sure that is what it will run safely according to Meanwell.

If you go to this link you can read what was stated above when I posted how many it would run. But if you want to click the link below that you can pull up the specifications for the mentioned driver and see what Meanwell says about the driver.

http://www.rapidled.com/mean-well-lpc-60-1750-constant-current-driver/

Yours may run but that does not mean it is safe and it does not mean that your set up is running to specs.

greg nr · Jan 24, 2017

ichabod crane said:
According to Meanwells driver sheet that driver is rated for 59.5 watts. So yes I am sure that is what it will run safely according to Meanwell.

If you go to this link you can read what was stated above when I posted how many it would run. But if you want to click the link below that you can pull up the specifications for the mentioned driver and see what Meanwell says about the driver.

http://www.rapidled.com/mean-well-lpc-60-1750-constant-current-driver/

Yours may run but that does not mean it is safe and it does not mean that your set up is running to specs.

I'm running the -1400. Different driver. Within specs.

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