I repeat all this occasionally to provide a reference for comparison to what I've had before, what I'll do later, and what others are running.
Tonight's occasion is the COB test done on the vertical plant that the owner concluded was inadequate to replace their trusty HPS lamps.
The original design, a pic of which is still on the thread, was a box with COBS on all four sides. 800W in this shape would seem to be a good match for a thouie hung vertically. It wouldn't need lenses because it's designed to throw light in all directions. I still think this design has possibilities, and @legallyflying I suggest you try it again in this configuration. It would be a simple and low risk swap for a thousand watt HPS.
When the design was split into several component pieces, two things happened; one, it lost its ability to be compared directly to a thousand watt lamp anywhere, and two it had the original advantage of no lenses or reflectors turned into a disadvantage; there are fears of light lost because it's missing the plant entirely? Not sure if that's the case in your setup.
If the pieces were assembled into a flat array, they could once again bring their advantage of distributed light intensity fruitfully to bear. Maybe if all the cobs were aimed at a wall of buds it would also do better? Your panels are flat, just like mine... dunno, spitballing.
Here, I'll add some more dribble.
My Pax 2 started having blinking blue light faults. I bought 2 at the same time and the power button stopped working on the one I gave my friend after 3 months afterwhich he disected it and performed surgery himself few times before contacting Ploom where they told him they couldnt fix it even if HE paid for it, so he smashed it into bits with a sledge hammer .
Now after that I started cleaning mine religiously and it has performed perfectly, until this fucking blue light started blinking and it won't function. Send it back they say, we'll replace it. I've only had it for ~9 months
Where am I going with this? Why the fuck can companies not make quality durable shit which fucking lasts? We pay those premium prices for just that and we get SHIT
those are not COBs ???Okay, okay some more bud porn for the whiney 'gineys, lol
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Because they pulled that shit, I'm going to make mine better. I know y'all are talking about vape pens, but quality matters. Great design is worthy of extra cost, as the functionality pays dividends every time it's used.Because they know we'll try this shit.....
Nope. COB LED is still a month out.those are not COBs ???
Why do I have to keep the lights so far from the canopy?I don't know a lot about lights, but how do you plan on running these COB vertical.
I don't see how vertical LED's will work, you have to keep the plants so far from the lamp. I need a damn drawing! LOL
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Again I am not a light person, but from what I do know about the LED I have is that it says to keep them 16 to 24 inches away.Why do I have to keep the lights so far from the canopy?
Yeah, I should try that.Again I am not a light person, but from what I do know about the LED I have is that it says to keep them 16 to 24 inches away.
Enlighten me!
I think if you can use LED vertical with a screen you could do well. IMHO
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Yeah, I should try that.
I think it is due to leaf bleaching, heard that somewhere.Why do I have to keep the lights so far from the canopy?
Sometimes the shit life give us is good shit, but not always. Fight the good fight, you will be killing it this year with those lights, I have no doubt.Today's installment of Children of the COB. Yes, they're fried, EC was too high so I ran it down to 1.8, and then they eat it down from there.
You have no idea, lolSometimes the shit life give us is good shit, but not always. Fight the good fight, you will be killing it this year with those lights, I have no doubt.
I haven't had that problem with any leaf further than 4" from a COB, lens or not.I think it is due to leaf bleaching, heard that somewhere.
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