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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    it is exactly the same. I do not know if they adjusted the internal pots on the driver. the light is a geek beast pro. they are out of business. The light has 3000k+ 660nm Far Red + Infrared + Ultraviolet LG™ with Independent spectrum control & dimmer . if it was just a b , i wouldnt worry but...
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    I have a question for the experts. One of my Geek beast pro lights has a bad driver. the lights would flicker then as time went on i had to dial down to under 80% so the light wouldnt turn off. I bought the exact same driver but it is a meanwell hlg 600-48-ab. How do i find out what settings to...
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    i understand. when i built my cxb3590 lights i did a ton of research. my first four were a real pain using heatsink usa sinks. i had to buy a drill press etc. the next 12 i built using the pin heatsinks, were easier, way lighter, and cheaper. the costs these days are better but even back than...
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    sorry my post was not clearer! the same part number for the one mma posted is 23.19 at digikey. I appreciate the input.
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    23.19 from digikey 7.0078 from arrow . thats a pretty big difference!
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    thank you!
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    8 drivers . i usually use 1 light per plant. the 4 cob cxb3590 lights do not have as good of spread as quantum board style or the bar style lights like geek beast pro . i use 2 geek beast pro lights to cover 3 plants on a ten foot long eight foot high vertical scrog. i also use three board...
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    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    I have a question for the experts here. i have some meanwell hlg 185-c1400b drivers from my old 4 cob cxb 3590 lights that i am not using now. what would be the best flowering leds that can use these drivers? I prefer better spread than light intensity since i do vertical scrog. I have not...
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    Vertical lighting

    i run all my lights vertical. everything from my old cxb 3590s to qb to geek beast pros
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    6kw + misc led vert scrog

    looks great! what strain?
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    Cobs Suck !!

    all my cree cxb3590 lights still work and never have any failed. i do run them at 50 watts a cob though. i have 8 of them with 4 cobs per fixture. i built all of them myself.
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    Best strains for vert

    gmo, critical mass, grape god by next generation, gg4,
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    The Geek Light / Geek Beast Pro thread

    i am using two geek beast pros on 3 plants.i am using some diy cxb3590 3500k on other plants. i am running some more plants on budget led 3 board lights. the added spectrums really do make a difference. i run 1 light per plant with the qb style budget led lights @ 350 watts per light per...
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    Which approach will win?

    i have my cxb 3590 lights still working from 5 years ago.3500k i have 2 kingbrite 320 watt 3 board knock offs from 2 or so years ago still working fine.3500 k with uv and ir and far red epi i have 6 budget led series 2 red spec 350 watt 3 boards from last spring still working fine.3000k with...
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    Lazypothead's 4x4 Critical Kush Geekbeast Grow

    looks nice and clean now!
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