ChilLED Tech split with GrowMau5 and Gen 3 lights coming soon

MojoRizing

MojoRizing

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Always was a fan of these guys and thought their Gen 2 boards were ahead of their time. I was super excited when GrowMau5 went to work with them but that partnership never seemed to go anywhere. I'm sure ChilLED was hoping they were going to get a social media juggernaut but instead GrowMau5 online presence almost disappeared. He also seemed to be pushing the round disk PCB's when everyone else is moving towards the light bars. So I am not surprised that they parted ways. Not a whole lot of information on the new Gen 3 yet but they do look to be using the lighting bar form factor. There are some lab reports I will link as well. I am hoping that they go back to the Gen 2 roadmap where there were many different color spectrum LEDs on the same PCB to give you an unreal amount of spectral tuning options.

The Mau5 Has Left The House
ChilLED Growcraft Is Coming
 
Airwalker16

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MojoRizing said:
Always was a fan of these guys and thought their Gen 2 boards were ahead of their time. I was super excited when GrowMau5 went to work with them but that partnership never seemed to go anywhere. I'm sure ChilLED was hoping they were going to get a social media juggernaut but instead GrowMau5 online presence almost disappeared. He also seemed to be pushing the round disk PCB's when everyone else is moving towards the light bars. So I am not surprised that they parted ways. Not a whole lot of information on the new Gen 3 yet but they do look to be using the lighting bar form factor. There are some lab reports I will link as well. I am hoping that they go back to the Gen 2 roadmap where there were many different color spectrum LEDs on the same PCB to give you an unreal amount of spectral tuning options.

The Mau5 Has Left The House
ChilLED Growcraft Is Coming
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And he started a new growroom buildout too and then disappeared on it. It blows my mind he'd let his online presence fall off the wayside.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Thing is he moved and went legit and I think he removed most of his grow room vids due to that, even though he moved to legal state, guess it was so he couldn't get in shit after the fact.

He had some online clout but that faded somewhat when his comparison vids went.
When hobbies turn to work it can change your enjoyment I guess.

I loved the original chilled stuff with his air cooled lights and stuff, I think they were hoping to convert the many COB guys with the simple swap over to discs but boards hit the scene at the same time as strip builds.

Bad timing I suppose.

I also hope Mau5 sets up his own stuff. Always liked the bloke, helped me out a lot and did it in the right way.
To me he's the David Attenborough of LED builds. :bigjoint:

The lad needs to learn how to eat berrys though. No need for that!
 
Mim Towls

Mim Towls

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Chronikool said:
He will return at some point for sure. Last i heard he was publishing the 1st volume of his double entendre joke book... Multi talented! :)

Probably my favourite build to date.

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That's one of the coolest pics I've ever seen.

I built the 2x4 kit from Rapid a little while back. I looked recently and saw that it now ships with one less Mau5 LED puck then when I purchased. Is that because of some sort of safety issue? The reason I went with a kit is because I'm not the most electrical savvy guy, and don't really understand how to pair drivers etc..
 
Chronikool

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Mim Towls said:
That's one of the coolest pics I've ever seen.

I built the 2x4 kit from Rapid a little while back. I looked recently and saw that it now ships with one less Mau5 LED puck then when I purchased. Is that because of some sort of safety issue? The reason I went with a kit is because I'm not the most electrical savvy guy, and don't really understand how to pair drivers etc..
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Not really sure on 1 less puck.. maybe they changed out driverz and boosted the current to the remaining pucks to save on money? Shipping?

On the pic...yeah she alwayz checkz out the new builds like that... Weird thing..
 
MojoRizing

MojoRizing

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GrowMua5 is definitely an OG in the the DIY game. Super smart guy and had a flair for putting together very entertaining videos that were also very informative. I agree with the idea that sometimes when you turn a hobby into a job that can lead to unhappiness. If you read inbetween the lines of the press release they hint at him being burned out. I can understand, the guy had to move across the country and start over. That ontop of having to build up a business can be alot of pressure. I truely hope he can find his joy again.

I am curious to see what someone with a better understanding of spherical testing data thinks of those lab reports for their upcoming Gen 3 boards. The efficacy number they posted look pretty good to my untrained eye.

The lab results are in the press release announcement for the lights but I will link directly to them here for convenience

ChilLED Growcraft – 40in 1ch Bar Test Summary

ChilLED Growcraft – 20in 1ch Bar Test Summary
 
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Humple

Humple

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lukio said:
GG said he wasnt very happy. Dawgo says the toxicity turned him off.

i hope he's ok.
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Toxicity of the work environment? Bummer. Mau5 seemed really excited about joining ChilLED, and then it fizzles right quick. Oh well, hopefully it's not the last we've seen of Growmau5, because he really is one of the more entertaining and informative dudes on the scene. Just don't understand why he hasn't jumped on the strip-train; I never was convinced by those smaller boards with tightly clustered diodes.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Humple said:
Toxicity of the work environment? Bummer. Mau5 seemed really excited about joining ChilLED, and then it fizzles right quick. Oh well, hopefully it's not the last we've seen of Growmau5, because he really is one of the more entertaining and informative dudes on the scene. Just don't understand why he hasn't jumped on the strip-train; I never was convinced by those smaller boards with tightly clustered diodes.
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Same, it's ALL about SSSSPPPRRREEEAAADDDD
 
Humple

Humple

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welight said:
I can only speculate, but if he was an equity partner and was bought out as indicated in the blog, such arrangements have consequences, can not work for competitors and maybe cant post etc etc
cheers
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Just as he's getting a new room together, he disappears off the face of the internet? That would suck.
 
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