Top bin COB comparison 2

BOBBY_G

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3000K
Li-Cor LI190 @ 12"
all with Arctic MX4 paste
all on PLC 140mm pinfins except the 1212s which are on Cutter 111mm
all@22C ambient, 120mm fan blowing down on pinfin

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1212 looking good up to 30W, maybe could do ever so slightly better on larger heatsink

1818 matching CXB3590 @ 60-90W at just over half the cost

1825@60-120W dealing out 45-50% more photons at a given efficiency than the CXB3590@40-80W, at about 10% less cost per chip
 
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Airwalker16

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3000K
Li-Cor LI190 @ 12"
all with Arctic Silver MX4 paste
all on PLC 140mm pinfins except the 1212s which are on Cutter 111mm
all@22C ambient, 120mm fan blowing down on pinfin

View attachment 3731191

1212 looking good up to 30W, maybe could do ever so slightly better on larger heatsink

1818 matching CXB3590 @ 60-90W at just over half the cost

1825@60-120W dealing out 45-50% more photons at a given efficiency than the CXB3590@40-80W, at about 10% less cost per chip
That's crazy! ! Where do you even get citizens in us tho? NorthernGrowLights?
 

voon

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3000K
Li-Cor LI190 @ 12"
all with Arctic MX4 paste
all on PLC 140mm pinfins except the 1212s which are on Cutter 111mm
all@22C ambient, 120mm fan blowing down on pinfin

View attachment 3731191

1212 looking good up to 30W, maybe could do ever so slightly better on larger heatsink

1818 matching CXB3590 @ 60-90W at just over half the cost

1825@60-120W dealing out 45-50% more photons at a given efficiency than the CXB3590@40-80W, at about 10% less cost per chip
amazing work .. amazing performance from you for all of us .. very thx
I most wonder comparison between 3500k and 3500k 90CRi 80 CRi Citizen, VERO, Cree
.. In the moment for me, probably the most considered option for the upcoming DIY build
2:1 (80CRi: 90CRi)
.. You have the possibility to get these COBs?
 

voon

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.. I think the use of thermal pads graphite could be a very good choice .. better than thermal grease .. excellent thermal performance bonus in the form of an adhesive layer version T62-1, good manipulation and grip with a very favorable price;-) If the truth stated in Cree datasheets .. could be a really good choice in thermal conductivity 15W / mK

http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?FV=ffec7cfb
thermal pad and grease.png
 

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voon

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anyone can easily explain the thermal conductivity value when X-Y axis and the value in the Z-axis and the difference between them? .. I would say that commonly quoted is for real use of the Z-axis direction rather than X-Y .. what is important for contact between the heat source (COB) and heatsink only as between the layer of heat transfer due to roughness and imperfections in the material processing? The higher thermal conductivity X-Y better or if Z axis value is higher? My understanding is important that the Z-axis for instance thermal conductivity heat sink for the total intake quantity of heat for a three dimensional object = heatsink .. but if only to transfer heat to the heatsink of the COB is preferable to higher values XY therefore heat conductivity spread only on the surface and better as the lesser of Z -axis .. thus faster heat transfer to the cooler = higher value of thermal conductivity XY axis and Z axis lesser value? .. I can't read replies to this topic .. I do not have sufficient knowledge in this matter
.. it would be better to use the thermal pad T69 or T62?
 

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BOBBY_G

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heres a twist on the 3000K chart
-calculate the PPFD/$ for each measurement point based on current chip retail price
convert PPFD/W measurements to chip efficiency (when i compared with the efficiency formulas I derived from supra's "pulse" measurements i got efficiency as a %is somewhere between 5.8 and 6.8 X my PPFD measurements, so i multiplied all data by 6.6. Assumptions were made but assumptions were applied equally to all data)
-plot PPFD/$ vs efficiency

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1212 leading as expected, but you'd need more chips! and if using a higher number of discrete smaller heatsinks that cost goes up too.

I can try to redo the data considering heatsink and holder and optic cost later. For now, lets all recall a much simpler time when big ass monolithic heatsinks were the thing.
 
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Organic Miner

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heres a twist on the 3000K chart
-calculate the PPFD/$ for each measurement point based on current chip retail price
convert PPFD/W measurements to chip efficiency (when i compared with the efficiency formulas I derived from supra's "pulse" measurements i got efficiency as a %is somewhere between 5.8 and 6.8 X my PPFD measurements, so i multiplied all data by 6.6. Assumptions were made but assumptions were applied equally to all data)
-plot PPFD/$ vs efficiency

View attachment 3731862


1212 leading as expected, but you'd need more chips! and if using a higher number of discrete smaller heatsinks that cost goes up too.

I can try to redo the data considering heatsink and holder and optic cost later. For now, lets all recall a much simpler time when big ass monolithic heatsinks were the thing.
So, if I read thartt chart correctly ... if I drive my 1212 hard, I am getting a better PPFD/$, i.e. lower efficiency but better PPFD/$? Correct?
 

bizfactory

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Jerry KB says new veros at kingbrite in August, still no prices.
I have not been following COBs as closely lately so got a dumb question regarding Veros..

Does Vero 29 Gen 7 = the "2.0" veros listed in the efficiency charts from Supra a while back? If so, are the "new" veros you are talking about Gen 8? And finally, what do the different letters mean when looking for the datasheets:

Vero 29B- Gen 7
Vero 29C- Gen 7
Vero 29D- Gen 7
Download Data Sheet

The only thing I could find in the model number key is possibly "array configuration" but not much else mentioned about it. Is that literally the layout of the individual diodes on the COB?
 

BOBBY_G

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#EfficiencySlut

thats chips in parallel on my 3A power supply (its limit), so 0.6A to each chip. i obv. could run it out to the limit of the heatsink with higher current, ill rewire in series and run them out to 160W later....
 
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BOBBY_G

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for the most part take a point on the chart and double/triple/quadruple the wattage

i.e 4 x 1825 would be 8.8 ppfd/W @ 160W instead of 140

what you propose gets expensive. 1212s are just cheap as heck tho.

5 of the 1212s are $60 and its destroying the $46 CXB3590... almost 2.5x the watts at the same efficiency

cost per watt goes way down and youre not stuck running your expensive CXBs at 20-50W/ea
 

Rocket Soul

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I have not been following COBs as closely lately so got a dumb question regarding Veros..

Does Vero 29 Gen 7 = the "2.0" veros listed in the efficiency charts from Supra a while back? If so, are the "new" veros you are talking about Gen 8? And finally, what do the different letters mean when looking for the datasheets:

Vero 29B- Gen 7
Vero 29C- Gen 7
Vero 29D- Gen 7
Download Data Sheet

The only thing I could find in the model number key is possibly "array configuration" but not much else mentioned about it. Is that literally the layout of the individual diodes on the COB?
Not sure, i dont think anyones done a proper workup on the efficiency of these new chips, as per spreadsheet but bobby_g and robin cnn have made real measurements here and maybe on some other thread.

Heres the link to datasheets:
http://www.bridgelux.com/sites/default/files/resource_media/DS93 Vero 29 Array Data Sheet Rev A 20160622.pdf
B,C&D versions: diffrent voltage and preformance on diff currents: b:50ish,c:70ish and d:38ish but they vary quite a lot with current.
 

BM9AGS

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for the most part take a point on the chart and double/triple/quadruple the wattage

i.e 4 x 1825 would be 8.8 ppfd/W @ 160W instead of 140

what you propose gets expensive. 1212s are just cheap as heck tho.

5 of the 1212s are $60 and its destroying the $46 CXB3590... almost 2.5x the watts at the same efficiency

cost per watt goes way down and youre not stuck running your expensive CXBs at 20-50W/ea
Gotcha....I could have figured it out if I used my brain. Basically 10 cxb 3590 at 10 watts each would crush it too.....and my bank acct

But 1212s are rocking for $60. Hmm. Are those reggies heat sinks?
 
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