Apollo 8 blurple LED Help

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Kronickeeper

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I have a Grow blue LED which is a rebranded Apollo 8 LED and after about 4 years the LED clusters are starting to go out only 5 of the 8 clusters currently work, can these be easily replaced/repaired and if so where would I source the parts from? I know these lights are inefficient, and all that, but I really love what this light does in VEG, I don't use it to flower and if I could cheaply keep it running I would rather do that. Any help would be appreciated
 
blake9999

blake9999

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Sounds like you need a new light. Once one burns out they all will follow. Look into getting a HLG if you want to get what you pay for.
 
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Kronickeeper

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blake9999 said:
Sounds like you need a new light. Once one burns out they all will follow. Look into getting a HLG if you want to get what you pay for.
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I already own an HLG light that I use to flower, I only use this light to veg with, and that light actually does a phenomenal job in VEG, keeps the nodes short and compact, even with the clusters out its still performing well and like I said I already own it, and Id rather not have to buy a new light if I don't have to.

I found this on eBay do you think this will work as a replacement https://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Plate-LED-cluster-LED-group-for-Apollo-LED-Grow-Light-/262004561467
 
blake9999

blake9999

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How big of a veg area do you have? Have you taken your light apart to see if those parts are compatible? With any luck they will be a exact replacement.
 
CobKits

CobKits

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Kronickeeper said:
I already own an HLG light that I use to flower, I only use this light to veg with, and that light actually does a phenomenal job in VEG, keeps the nodes short and compact, even with the clusters out its still performing well and like I said I already own it, and Id rather not have to buy a new light if I don't have to.
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just run it till it dies. once 30% of the diodes are burnt use the drivers to power whatever is current on led tech
 
GBAUTO

GBAUTO

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CobKits said:
just run it till it dies. once 30% of the diodes are burnt use the drivers to power whatever is current on led tech
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pretty much this^^^
I think that it depends on what the drivers are rated at on what to do next. When you have a chance, open it up and see if it has any specs on the drivers and if it uses any type of heatsinks, then you can see what might fit/work and make a decision. I just repurposed my old King 1200 with some Bridgelux Vesta strips. Cost me $60 and an afternoons work to produce a fixture that makes 50% more usable photons for the same wattage.
 
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