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  1. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    I'll do just that. I can take some area/average measurements under a few diff lights and post. I think there may be some bias as different watts, but more information can't be a bad thing. Thanks again!
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    Going commercial

    No doubt, I'm behind the curve :D waaay behind
  3. chipper68

    Boxes or Some Type of Enclosure for DIY lights?

    Not a bad idea, I can see that! I suppose I had envisioned a pre-made box or choice of such, and if it was wired with some switches etc.. a bonus! They sell these LED panels on ebay/amazon for peanuts, there must be a source?
  4. chipper68

    Going commercial

    Well said.. dig it! I'm sure (at least in my case) we are the bottleneck in the equation. As it looks like commercial AG outfits are coming to market soon in some states, it'll be scary to see just how good this stuff gets.. it may get cheap enough where this is just a hobby.. I mean, if they...
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    Boxes or Some Type of Enclosure for DIY lights?

    As it seems many of us have used recycled metal boxes and other *stuff* for these DIY/COB lights, and I just read a moment ago about using a no-longer-wanted LED panel to fit with COBs etc.. Leads me to wonder, are there places that you can order pre-made boxes with switches/cords etc? I can...
  6. chipper68

    Going commercial

    When I read this, I'm thinking.. really? Then I think... Wowser, to think that's possible with these or any lights.. that'd be awesome!
  7. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    Thanks for the replies! I think reading the posts here is kind of a... "you don't what you don't know until you know"?? Or something like that. @SupraSPL I've read about IR and lack of IR via COB's. Is the lack of this a bad thing? I seem to perceive reading through here that the pros of the...
  8. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    I'm hoping so too! The information and responses here are awesome! Thanks to all!
  9. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    FranJan, thanks for the replies! That's some great insight as to what may be happening. As far as the IR portion, is that something that is considered *missing* from COB's? I haven't seen much mentioned about that. Maybe small t8's or something that are in the IR spectrum? There is a fan not...
  10. chipper68

    Going commercial

    Not getting in the commercial part (snipped) but I hope to be as enthusiastic as you! The HID's are effective, but a pain in the butt to deal with. I'm hoping to do the same thing, toss the HID as far as I can, as soon as I can! Cheers!
  11. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    Only by accident :D I'd take the glass off to measure temps, but it's a hassle and I don't have much headroom... might burn em up. It would definitely seem (and the camera proves it) that cobs are cooler than HID.. I wonder if there's any information about different transpiration rates. I think...
  12. chipper68

    How Much Cooler is a Cob than HID? Pics

    Well, I'm using a camera from work to see how hot my DIY COB is compared to the HPS. Here's the drill. The HPS is air cooled, and set at 450 watts, the cob is a DIY 4 x CXB3070, about 220 watts.. I noticed that the canopy is a little cooler under the COB, and almost looks like more...
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    MMJ patient and intern

    MMJ patient and intern
  14. chipper68

    Pictures of your DIY lights - Post your pics!!!

    Couple pics, forgot to take pic of front. Great info here to build a light here. Used 4CXB3070s was AB or AD bin, don't remember.. have one more to put together. Glass lenses, runs cool/quiet.
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    Problems with ldeal COB holders

    Oddly enough, I found tapping the heatsink and every part of doing this was a breeze, the chips popping out of the ideal holders was one of the most frustrating parts IMO. I honestly thought of using adhesive TIM or kapton and just soldering next time. Maybe it just takes practice, but I thought...
  16. chipper68

    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Thanks! I went ahead and grabbed some alpine 11 plus coolers.. should be good. I'm planning on using 2 heat sinks, maybe 8 or 10" x 24" or so, with 4 CXB3070 driven by a 1400 MW driver. Having had a CPU cooler fan freeze up, I kind of like the idea of larger/single sink to dissipate heat with...
  17. chipper68

    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Anybody used the Arctic Plus 11 with the Ideal holders for the COB CXB3070 ? Thanks!
  18. chipper68

    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Hello! This is a newb question I'm sure (and my first post!) I'll be putting together a fixture with: CXB3070's and Ideal holder 50-2234C I see a lot of recs for the Arctic CPU coolers... the 11 plus to be specific. My question is... will the Ideal holder 50-2234C fit on this? Also, is a...
  19. chipper68

    From Lurker to New Member

    Hello all! New here had read many of the posts and couldn't think of a reason to not join in! I'm a MMJ patient, as well as a curious observer, always looking how I can improve my health and quality of life, there's so much here. I'll try to help where I can as well.
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