Got my GE BrightStiks

BOBBY_G

BOBBY_G

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Airwalker16 said:
So they came in the mail today. 4 100w equivalent & 6 60w equivs. I was AMAZED @ how many more diodes there were on the 100's. 24!! Check it out!
Fyi- if you get these, the 60w bulbs are a breeze to take off the diffuser. Not the case on the 100w. You need to physically cut near the bottom of it and circle around. The clips are caulked in and support the board the diodes are on. The 60w though, you just press in the clips one at a time and they pop off
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i just gorrillad that shit and popped the tops off my 100 brightstiks. the board came with one of the caps but reassembled easily

***DONT PULL THE BOARD OUT**** IT WIGGLES BUT IS NOT REATTACHABLE AT THE BASE - I ROACHED ONE OF MY BULBS
 
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Nutes and Nugs

Nutes and Nugs

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BOBBY_G said:
gonna do some par and spectrums on these
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What do you use to get those readings?

I saw a bunch of apps out there for the phone but not sure a phone could be very accurate.
Found one for my apple phone but it's looking for some external device.

I can imagine lab type light meters are very expensive.
 
BOBBY_G

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Airwalker16 said:
The FEIT brand is the best that you found. I found em online. 10 for $50.
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where at? i cant even find these on costcos or feits site
Nutes and Nugs said:
What do you use to get those readings?

I saw a bunch of apps out there for the phone but not sure a phone could be very accurate.
Found one for my apple phone but it's looking for some external device.

I can imagine lab type light meters are very expensive.
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i have a li-cor li-190 and an ocean optics spectrometer. got both for a couple hundred bucks each on ebay
 
BOBBY_G

BOBBY_G

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Airwalker16 said:
The FEIT brand is the best that you found. I found em online. 10 for $50.
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@Airwalker16 , did you actually buy any of these? the link online is jsut a slickdeals 'B&M' ("Brick and mortar, aka in-store only)

sent mrs. bobby_g to costco today and all they had were the 800 lumen 9W 60W equivalents :(

which is a bummer because i got a few of these at FRY's last week for $30

http://www.amazon.com/Shaxon-PYF-71-4126-4-Feet-Outlets-6-Feet/dp/B00J0K3XNC?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffsb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00J0K3XNC

found these for cheaper:
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-outlet-4-ft-metal-power-strip-62494.html
http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Wire-Cable-PB800012-12-Outlet/dp/B0027D3LNG?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

you'll also need these, $1.27:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Polarized-Lamp-Socket-Adapter-Ivory/16644756
$1.33 here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ADAPTOR-110V-OUTLET-SOCKET-AC-PLUG-TO-STANDARD-SCREW-BASE-LIGHT-BULB-IVORY-/331531180464?var=&hash=item4d30cc59b0:m:mjjXqPPg5g5EtfDIE1YpaOg

so lets put together a build with 5k bulbs

12-spot power strip $24
12 outlet-to-socket adapters $16
12 5000K 14.5W1500 lumen bulbs $60

$100/145W/18000 lumens and a monkey could assemble it. even with the harder to find $7 3000K bulbs youre at $125

remember 1500 lumens eachis with the diffuser. pop the caps and youre prob 19000-21000 led lumens for $100

thats the same amount of light as two 5000K DB bin 3590s ran @60-75W each, so about half the cost.
 
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Airwalker16

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I just remember seeing them that day we talked about it. Possible that it's not there anymore if you can't find it. I'm sure they're available SOMEWHERE online though. Maybe 1000bulbs.com?
 
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heres a fun read on crees design strategy for A19 bulbs and walks thru an example with XP-Es and a CXA 2011

http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/Cree/LED Components and Modules/XLamp/XLamp Reference Designs/XLamp_A19_Ref_Design.pdf

if you plug those parameters into the PCT, its interesting that if you drop temp from 85C to 25C the lumen output jumps 15% from 822 to 947 for the system

moral of the story. even using the existing components of the A19 bulbs and say pulling the boards out and putting them on a real heat sink you would prob do something like

115 lm/W nameplate> remove diffuser and bump 10% to 126 lm/W >attach to real heatsink and bump 15% to 145 lm/W

beyond that you could throw them on a real driver running 95% efficiency and boost another 10% to 160 lm/W

i wish we could figure out what SMDs are used in these A19s so we could look up the specs....
 
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Airwalker16

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BOBBY_G said:
heres a fun read on crees design strategy for A19 bulbs and walks thru an example with XP-Es and a CXA 2011

http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/Cree/LED Components and Modules/XLamp/XLamp Reference Designs/XLamp_A19_Ref_Design.pdf

if you plug those parameters into the PCT, its interesting that if you drop temp from 85C to 25C the lumen output jumps 15% from 822 to 947 for the system

moral of the story. even using the existing components of the A19 bulbs and say pulling the boards out and putting them on a real heat sink you would prob do something like

115 lm/W nameplate> remove diffuser and bump 10% to 126 lm/W >attach to real heatsink and bump 15% to 145 lm/W

beyond that you could throw them on a real driver running 95% efficiency and boost another 10% to 160 lm/W

i wish we could figure out what SMDs are used in these A19s so we could look up the specs....
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Call up Cree and ask!
 
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on a side note, i msg'd homeboy about his 165 lm/W strip lights @ 13-16 cents/watt. curious how sticking them to a real heatsink or aluminum angle affects performance. sans heatsink these come out to 50 cents a watt with a 93-95% meanwell or 25 cents with his 88% efficient 12V power supplies. thats pretty insane and cheap enough to throw my hat in the ring. cheaper than HPS per watt...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Bright-5M-5630-LED-Strip-Light-450-LEDS-Non-Waterproof-90-LEDS-M-12V-/272077805500?
 
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TJ baba

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Can I veg with about 4 of these ge bright sticks set up in the corner of my open closet?
 
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