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BM9AGS

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KarmaPaymentPlan said:
your on to something but the wires aren't using the energy they are just moving it big difference. The other good point was that we have more efficient lighting which means we use less energy to obtain the photons from the light the key is saturating the area with more light doesn't equal more light being used
edit:sorry misread the wire thing
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The wires are very efficient just as a led is moving and Converting energy more efficiently than hid.

I think I found the answer however articulating it clear and Concise will be difficult until I understand it better.

I will say that generally speaking I am wrong. But not really..... Lol.
 
Airwalker16

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AllDayToker said:
I don't know what kind of parts and at what efficiency this go green runs their systems. But my cree cxb3070s cost me 40$ each, and I used eight to cover my 12sqft of flowering.

I had two lights before hand, a 600w HPS, and a Chinese made full spectrum Apollo Purple Sun 384w, 180w actual draw, so 800w total. And that 200w Chinese cob led got me an ounce less then my 600w HPS.

I'm looking at 1gpw minimum with my scrog and 400w DIY cob led fixture, nothing I could imagine with HIDs.
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Pics of your diy fixture?
 
Airwalker16

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The prices on Alinaba are so sketchy. 1 Cent on some.. others $37.... I feel like I'd want more than just 2 cxbs.. why a 2 foot heatsinkusa.com for only 2 lights?
 
BM9AGS

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Airwalker16 said:
The prices on Alinaba are so sketchy. 1 Cent on some.. others $37.... I feel like I'd want more than just 2 cxbs.. why a 2 foot heatsinkusa.com for only 2 lights?
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You'll have to ask the mathematical geeks about how much heatsink you need.
There are calculators somewhere in Google in sure for how much surface area of aluminum you need to dissipate 50 watts of heat.

Depends on how much you want to pay
But stick with CXB 3070 or CXB 3590
Or CXA 3070/3590

I said a 2' heatsink because I thought you had a 2x2 grow space but I don't remember.
 
mc130p

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BM9AGS said:
The wires are very efficient just as a led is moving and Converting energy more efficiently than hid.

I think I found the answer however articulating it clear and Concise will be difficult until I understand it better.

I will say that generally speaking I am wrong. But not really..... Lol.
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the energy either gets converted to heat directly, or it gets converted into light, and then into heat. either way, you get heat....
 
Corso312

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@ Airwalker kinda looks like his but his is pretty big and 600 watts..It has the 2 watt diodes .. He's says that's better than having 5 or 10 watt diodes and running them at half strength..I dunno ..he has infrared as well and I've read in many places that infrared is useless. I do know his bud is really dense and frosted.
 
BM9AGS

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Airwalker16 said:
It'd be smarter to just buy a go green led.which has 4 cxb3590s or 3070 I can't remember but is already made and allows you to turn on only 2 at a time if wanted.
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I have a GOGREENLEDS light. And it is the best deal that I'm aware of....outside of DIY.

It's CXB 3070
 
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