Recent content by sanjuan

The HLG series is encapsulated in silicone(?). Not worth trying to get to the PCB for repairs.

https://www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/prep-gadgets-accessories/borosilicate-glass-measuring-cups/12d?productId=10000652

wiki: "Pyrex (trademarked as PYREX) is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1908 for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. Pyrex sold in the United States is made of tempered soda-lime glass; outside of North America the...

From the American Institute of CPAs: http://www.360financialliteracy.org/ No high school student should be given a diploma without demonstrating knowledge of compound interest, IMO.

I have a deep plastic shop sink and keep a solvent tank next to it containing two gallons of Simple Green and two gallons of water. Works great for a 16 inch bong. My solvent tank: http://www.irisusainc.com/p-613-ucb-fb.aspx

I got worried when the brown phlegm stopped. That means the cilia in the lungs are laying down and not bouncing back up. A year ago, it happened to me so I quit smoking for a month and now I'm back hitting the big bong and doing the morning brown lugee. Forty-five years of bong hits and I can...

Move to Nevada?

Tweak it with the power on. There aren't any bare conductors in there (the HLG guts are encapsulated). Pro tip: keep one arm behind your back and don't stand in water if you're afraid of being electrocuted.

I'm glad my drivers are adjustable for current. I keep building more COB luminaires but I don't have the ambition to expand my grow. The HBG's just got turned down to 45W (from 55W) at the wall. I'm heavily invested in Cree but I wouldn't buy it today, based on what I've been reading...

https://www.rollitup.org/t/mean-well-hbg-60-1400-on-moduled-giga-with-cxb3590.910676/

The WA state rec stores carry kief and hash but it's a specialty item, just for old hippies like me, I guess. I don't patronize the stores very often (47% taxation) but this is a good blond for $35/gram including tax: Leafly.com menus will list this stuff under Concentrates but it can be hard...

I use the pain test. I grab the heatsink with my uncalloused fingers. If it hurts before a second has elapsed, things are too hot. (Of course, if the COB is incorrectly seated the heat will not be transferred to the sink.)

I'm sure it's not recommended but I scan the COB from a couple inches away and grab the max reading. I installed a thermocouple on one luminaire and results were similar. I want things below 85C; I'm running CBX3590's.

The Luxdator uses a three-in-one style of dimming like MeanWell, I believe. From MeanWell: "Output constant current level can be adjusted by applying one of the three methodologies between DIM+ and DIM-: 1 ~ 10VDC, or 10V PWM signal or resistance." Luxdator is providing the 12Vaux for a DC...

I had red/blue/white dials on my Lumigrows but never really used them. Putting a 5000K COB right over a flowering plant hasn't stopped phenotypical stretching, in my experience.