Zulu Smoker
Active Member
Okay I do realize this may have been brought up before, but (for now) this isn't about how to make a DIY light, but just to check if I *CAN* actually go ahead and build one. You know, before I go out and waste my money just to create a 400W fire hazard.
I can build PCs and learn new tech pretty fast. I do understand LED white papers and the like, but more for comparative reasons. I have *some* soldering experience, but those were just to repair faulty connections. And I'm not involved in the electronics, engineering, or any scientific fields (but I'm a scientist and botanist at heart), but I FUCKN WANT A COB LIGHT. BAD.
I could just buy a light from, say, GoGreenLEDs or A51, but they won't ship to my country. I would've bought from anywhere else, but since most effective, non-cob style proprietary lights are over $1000 the shipping and duties costs would be ridiculous.
And so... where do I begin? Do I even have the slightest chance of giving birth to a DIY cob monster?
I can build PCs and learn new tech pretty fast. I do understand LED white papers and the like, but more for comparative reasons. I have *some* soldering experience, but those were just to repair faulty connections. And I'm not involved in the electronics, engineering, or any scientific fields (but I'm a scientist and botanist at heart), but I FUCKN WANT A COB LIGHT. BAD.
I could just buy a light from, say, GoGreenLEDs or A51, but they won't ship to my country. I would've bought from anywhere else, but since most effective, non-cob style proprietary lights are over $1000 the shipping and duties costs would be ridiculous.
And so... where do I begin? Do I even have the slightest chance of giving birth to a DIY cob monster?