HiloReign
Well-Known Member
Hello ladies and gentlemen. First, I'd ought to apologize because my grow hasn't started yet but it has always done me well to share ideas with RIU. I expect to be able to start by the end of next week.
I am posting to share my dinosaur of an LED fixture, how I intend to utilize it and a few pictures of what it looks like inside.
Without further ado...
She's a beauty right?
Let's have a look inside:
Its footprint is a skewed ~22"x24" from 16" away. In order to take advantage of all that concentrated power, I will be taking everything out of the metal casing and removing the 90 degree lenses. There are 2 heatsinks sitting side-by-side and there are two 15 diode modules on each heatsink. Instead of a square, they will form one long bar in my 36"x20" tent.
The footprint in this rectangular manner is a dramatic improvement for my situation, imho. Not only will I be able to get them closer because the lens are gone, but I will be able to cool everything better in general (it gets fairly warm in that metal casing).
To veg (and a permanent addition through flowering) is my ~28watts of Cree XTE warm white(x10) and neutral white(x3) (Q5 WW/R4 NW from www.cutter.au). Here you will find the datasheet for said LEDs.
I cool that little guy with a recycled CPU fan, it keeps it cool to the touch.
My wonderful fiancee and I put out a lot of organic waste, which is great for me as a grower(no, I don't mean human shit...).
Put some carved pumpkins in the compost pile and the next day it's a cotton factory... Those are also shots of some of my worm buddies, big and small. The last shot is of some mushrooms that have been trickling under my oregano/mint combo... The mushrooms seem to be getting bigger and bigger the longer the trickle goes! It (and the cotton factory in the first shot) are testament to the humidity and the amount of rain I see where I live.
Hope I nipped some boredom for you if only for a moment. I hope to be back soon with news of our favorite plant.
Also, I wanted to hear opinions on COBs, so please, join in.
I am posting to share my dinosaur of an LED fixture, how I intend to utilize it and a few pictures of what it looks like inside.
Without further ado...
She's a beauty right?
Let's have a look inside:
Its footprint is a skewed ~22"x24" from 16" away. In order to take advantage of all that concentrated power, I will be taking everything out of the metal casing and removing the 90 degree lenses. There are 2 heatsinks sitting side-by-side and there are two 15 diode modules on each heatsink. Instead of a square, they will form one long bar in my 36"x20" tent.
The footprint in this rectangular manner is a dramatic improvement for my situation, imho. Not only will I be able to get them closer because the lens are gone, but I will be able to cool everything better in general (it gets fairly warm in that metal casing).
To veg (and a permanent addition through flowering) is my ~28watts of Cree XTE warm white(x10) and neutral white(x3) (Q5 WW/R4 NW from www.cutter.au). Here you will find the datasheet for said LEDs.
I cool that little guy with a recycled CPU fan, it keeps it cool to the touch.
My wonderful fiancee and I put out a lot of organic waste, which is great for me as a grower(no, I don't mean human shit...).
Put some carved pumpkins in the compost pile and the next day it's a cotton factory... Those are also shots of some of my worm buddies, big and small. The last shot is of some mushrooms that have been trickling under my oregano/mint combo... The mushrooms seem to be getting bigger and bigger the longer the trickle goes! It (and the cotton factory in the first shot) are testament to the humidity and the amount of rain I see where I live.
Hope I nipped some boredom for you if only for a moment. I hope to be back soon with news of our favorite plant.
Also, I wanted to hear opinions on COBs, so please, join in.
. I have a bunch more Safari Mix I'd like to get started soon. 
