3 CLW SolarSystem 550 and 4 Timber CXB 3590 DIY kits
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BM9AGS
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Some pre chop photos.
Comments between me and my friend growing it.
Lights work great all of them do still think the one you built works the best, next run will be badass
6lb is what I want, bigger planters and more co2 switch the lights around and 6lbs will be easy
They all look really good in different ways, like that skimpy plant was so dense and the bud looks so good and the pp looks really good, alien looks good
Comments between me and my friend growing it.
Lights work great all of them do still think the one you built works the best, next run will be badass
6lb is what I want, bigger planters and more co2 switch the lights around and 6lbs will be easy
They all look really good in different ways, like that skimpy plant was so dense and the bud looks so good and the pp looks really good, alien looks good
budilicius
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there are countless distributors but this i found on the fast way:
for example https://kingbriteled.en.alibaba.com/
the problem at alibaba is how i use the search field in the right way
BM9AGS
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Yeah I know. I've ordered from Jerry at kingbrite before.there are countless distributors but this i found on the fast way:
for example https://kingbriteled.en.alibaba.com/
the problem at alibaba is how i use the search field in the right way
Add up the shipping of heatsinks then add in what it's worth to have a completely wired driver with dimmer already tapped and mounted cobs and holders. Not much benefit in full DIY over the Timber Grow Light kits that save you hours not including the weeks you'd wait and hassle of any bad or broken parts. If you got all the time in the world then full DIY is cheapest for sure.
budilicius
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Why wired driver? They sell Meanwell driver
nogod_
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So does Timber, it's just pre-wired so it's pretty much plug-n-play.
With a full diy you have to drill/tap the heatsinks (hour or two +parts), measure/cut/strip/attach/heatshrink wires yourself (hour or two +parts)
If you plan on building a lot of fixtures you will get really fast at drilling/tapping and wiring (bonus if you already own the tools).
I forget where but @doz and I showed the price difference between a 200w timber kit and the parts shipped from Jerry and it was about $110 more expensive to order from Timber.
Is having someone else do the tapping/wiring worth $110 every 200w? i dont know! maybe it is to you?
With a full diy you have to drill/tap the heatsinks (hour or two +parts), measure/cut/strip/attach/heatshrink wires yourself (hour or two +parts)
If you plan on building a lot of fixtures you will get really fast at drilling/tapping and wiring (bonus if you already own the tools).
I forget where but @doz and I showed the price difference between a 200w timber kit and the parts shipped from Jerry and it was about $110 more expensive to order from Timber.
Is having someone else do the tapping/wiring worth $110 every 200w? i dont know! maybe it is to you?
BM9AGS
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Yes it's meanwell. Everything is done on the kits like nogod says plug and play. I'll pay the extra for the clean look that my patients doesn't allow and also if something goes bad that I didn't fuck up Dan would replace it.
MarCus M.D
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Is my idea or plants are more fat under the CLW then Timber?
BM9AGS
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Plants under the timber kits are 10 week strains and also started weeks later. So yes smaller but they should be. Also they're single stem and in 3 gallon pots. The CLW plants were all mainlined to 4 tops and in 5 gallon pots.
BM9AGS
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Burple has a bad wrap. But these CLWs are pulling about a pound with 400w. So shit works. I think it just has a bad wrap because of all the hurt feelings from people thinking a mars or other shit LED will perform to its titled wattage. These CLW are pretty awesome from what I'm seeing.
PSUAGRO.
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not to mention the increased nutrient uptake under efficient blurple...........you need to bring your A game imo
^^^ nice grows going on
be safe over there!
BM9AGS
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What was your dried and trimmed GPW? Mars uses epiled so that's making less light and more heat than HID. But showing truth to spectrum targeting, you liked it....other than the reliability.
Would like to see one of your good grows and the actual wattage. Because I do believe in burple. Because it works. Just add white
SirWalrus
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I'm not sure, I cut my losses and replaced the panel with Citi COBs. But yes, I absolutely would have kept using it had it not started to fail so quickly. It was all experimental so I'm not worried about it, that's half the fun for me. I may even test out a custom panel in the future using similar spectrums.
BM9AGS
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The ones under the CLW I grew. Or started really. Month and half and did the manifolding for 4 tops. It was in a super soul mixture that appears to have taken them to the end minus some bloom booster at the end. So for me the money spent on the super soil paid for itself for sure.