I bought my gen 6 Vero's because I got hooked big time on a project. Then my work season got really heavy and I had no time to build. By the time I get around to building (with my trusty soldering iron *cough) they come out with Vero 29se. Life lessons. Don't buy cobs until you're ready to build!
I have a Seventh Gen Vero29C along with two Cree CXB3590s. The Vero has 100 more PPFD being driven to only 7 watts more power. It's also 90 CRI 3500k rather than 80, though.
I wish I had the Gen 7 also but I'd prefer the SE's even more just so it's a solder free build. Although it seems more than a few people have gone solder free and exceeded the 130v max.
I wonder if you could run a cob at 360w and still be within' the temperature requirements?
The 90 CRI has more PPFD. Why would the 80 CRI have more PPF? I'd think PPFD is more important anyway.
80 CRI will be a higher flux, 90 CRI has higher R9, so different phosphor mix but always at a flux penalty
They should be pretty close in photon flux (which is what I believe we're after there), though it's based on data sheet only. No doubt 80CRI has much higher luminous flux.
Not the Vero 29 Gen 6. According to the data sheet they can run up to 170+/- watts each @ 4.2A/ 41V.
