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Timboy5

Timboy5

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I got it temporarily hung up in place of a gavita 6/750. I kind of wanna do 3 of these in a 5x5 tent see what kind of heat and yield they put off theyre on back-order right now Rahz has been very helpful
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Timboy5 said:
I got it temporarily hung up in place of a gavita 6/750. I kind of wanna do 3 of these in a 5x5 tent see what kind of heat and yield they put off theyre on back-order right now Rahz has been very helpful
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Forgive me for not reading back thru to see which light you got. Does it run four CXB3590? AT 50W each? If so, then my own calculations led me to run four of this combo over a 6 x 4 = 24sq ft panel, to get 811 PPfD.
 
Abiqua

Abiqua

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Thanks. I've been using vanadium coated HSS with a tap handle. I can tap a hole in about 20 seconds. I have a corded drill about 20 years old that won't do the job but after some words from churchhaze I bough a nice cordless drill, works great, but using a hand drill and doing 30-50 holes at a time isn't any easier or faster really. A mill would be nice.

I think my product can compete with anything on the market. If the drive currents seem too high the veg switch knocks the current down to 60% so a 1400 series can run at 850ma which is about 62% efficient. That makes the price per par watt jump up... but still reasonable compared to a few of my competitors. :) As far as how my lamps measure up to another brand specifically I'd rather leave that to others to figure out. I'll just be up front about the components and let the rest work itself out.
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I don't know if you are doing holes with bottoms or thru-holes.....but you might want to look into roll taps...They make spiral flutes for bottoming and normal flute for thru hole...Balax is said to be one of the better if not thee....Roll taps extrude the shape, rather than cut the metal....from that action alone they seem to last far longer than even CiN or Vanadium coatings on normal flutes...

Again, they offer both types of flutes for either bottoms or thru-hole and the cost is usually around $15 a bit and anecdotally they seem to last more than 3x to absorb the cost....Funny enough I just took down a Vanadiam spiral flute in copper no less..... only after 200 or so M3 holes...Might be too slow on my drill press and strands could also be very abrasive....Shit, didn't even think of that...when drilling you want chips to appear, not strand or sand, but in between, good indicator of proper speed for your material...and I overlooked it.... Ciao :joint:
 
Rahz

Rahz

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Nice to see they are arriving safely. The packaging started out less than perfect and UPS mangled one of the lamps.

The hot wire cutter was going slowly. Turns out the fastest way to cut styrofoam is with a table rip saw. Goes through the stuff like butter and leaves a clean cut. Also makes a nice pile of fake snow.

I am working on my largest batch of enclosures so far. T4-1750 will still be scarce for a while. I have several people already asking for them and plan to provide those along with a smattering of T1 T2 and T3s. This will at least allow me to get some stock on the other lamps then I can concentrate on a batch of T4-1750s after that. Seems like they are going to be the best sellers but I'm hoping to appeal to people with smaller tents. 2 T2-2100 or T2-1750s in a 3x3 would rock. One person purchased a T4-1750 for a 2x4, curious how that will perform. The T1 will finally be making an appearance in a couple weeks. They should make good veg lamps or even a low PPFD flower chamber for a 2x2.

Abiqua said:
I don't know if you are doing holes with bottoms or thru-holes.....but you might want to look into roll taps...They make spiral flutes for bottoming and normal flute for thru hole...Balax is said to be one of the better if not thee....Roll taps extrude the shape, rather than cut the metal....from that action alone they seem to last far longer than even CiN or Vanadium coatings on normal flutes...

Again, they offer both types of flutes for either bottoms or thru-hole and the cost is usually around $15 a bit and anecdotally they seem to last more than 3x to absorb the cost....Funny enough I just took down a Vanadiam spiral flute in copper no less..... only after 200 or so M3 holes...Might be too slow on my drill press and strands could also be very abrasive....Shit, didn't even think of that...when drilling you want chips to appear, not strand or sand, but in between, good indicator of proper speed for your material...and I overlooked it.... Ciao :joint:
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Someone (might have been you) mentioned that a couple months back and I forgot about it. I will definitely buy a couple and try them out. Longer lifespan is a good thing with taps. I've broken two so far and they are either difficult or impossible to get out of aluminum. The last time it happened on a $60 heatsink I just stood there for a minute trying to decide whether I should just set it off to the side or try and extract the tap (or more likely just pull some hair out).
 
hillbill

hillbill

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Cool. Just saw the box on the order page. Tasty seems impressive, especially at your price points and power choices. The cob grow light market is bound to be a fistfight in the future and the quick and smart and honest will prevail. Good looking products.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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hillbill said:
Cool. Just saw the box on the order page. Tasty seems impressive, especially at your price points and power choices. The cob grow light market is bound to be a fistfight in the future and the quick and smart and honest will prevail. Good looking products.
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The good news is that no one is concerned about whether the tech works anymore. Now it's about build quality, a welcome shift.
 
nogod_

nogod_

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Been hearing you beat the roll-form drum for a while now and it took me until now to check em out. I'm sold, but holy shit there are a lot of options to choose from! What would you go with?

Abiqua said:
I don't know if you are doing holes with bottoms or thru-holes.....but you might want to look into roll taps...They make spiral flutes for bottoming and normal flute for thru hole...Balax is said to be one of the better if not thee....Roll taps extrude the shape, rather than cut the metal....from that action alone they seem to last far longer than even CiN or Vanadium coatings on normal flutes...

Again, they offer both types of flutes for either bottoms or thru-hole and the cost is usually around $15 a bit and anecdotally they seem to last more than 3x to absorb the cost....Funny enough I just took down a Vanadiam spiral flute in copper no less..... only after 200 or so M3 holes...Might be too slow on my drill press and strands could also be very abrasive....Shit, didn't even think of that...when drilling you want chips to appear, not strand or sand, but in between, good indicator of proper speed for your material...and I overlooked it.... Ciao :joint:
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superbak3d

superbak3d

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Rahz said:
Nice to see they are arriving safely. The packaging started out less than perfect and UPS mangled one of the lamps.

The hot wire cutter was going slowly. Turns out the fastest way to cut styrofoam is with a table rip saw. Goes through the stuff like butter and leaves a clean cut. Also makes a nice pile of fake snow.

I am working on my largest batch of enclosures so far. T4-1750 will still be scarce for a while. I have several people already asking for them and plan to provide those along with a smattering of T1 T2 and T3s. This will at least allow me to get some stock on the other lamps then I can concentrate on a batch of T4-1750s after that. Seems like they are going to be the best sellers but I'm hoping to appeal to people with smaller tents. 2 T2-2100 or T2-1750s in a 3x3 would rock. One person purchased a T4-1750 for a 2x4, curious how that will perform. The T1 will finally be making an appearance in a couple weeks. They should make good veg lamps or even a low PPFD flower chamber for a 2x2.



Someone (might have been you) mentioned that a couple months back and I forgot about it. I will definitely buy a couple and try them out. Longer lifespan is a good thing with taps. I've broken two so far and they are either difficult or impossible to get out of aluminum. The last time it happened on a $60 heatsink I just stood there for a minute trying to decide whether I should just set it off to the side or try and extract the tap (or more likely just pull some hair out).
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Build me a flower only lamp for a 2x2x5 :)
 
Rahz

Rahz

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Any of the T2s would fit a 2x2x5. They need 12 inches to get a full spread on the canopy, 6 inches for the light and head room so 18-20 inches all together still leaves a little over 3 feet to work with. 4 cobs at 1.05-1.4 amps would be more ideal, but it becomes difficult to justify that in a retail offering.
 
superbak3d

superbak3d

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Rahz said:
Any of the T2s would fit a 2x2x5. They need 12 inches to get a full spread on the canopy, 6 inches for the light and head room so 18-20 inches all together still leaves a little over 3 feet to work with. 4 cobs at 1.05-1.4 amps would be more ideal, but it becomes difficult to justify that in a retail offering.
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I was going to get T2-1750 in feb when my current grow finishes up.
 
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