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  1. shiva71

    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    Thanks AW.
  2. shiva71

    DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

    Hi guys Random question; when i started looking into diy led lights, the cxb3070 seemed the weapon of choice, with one driver per cob. Now it seems to have been overtaken by the 3590s, with most people seeming to run 4 or more per driver. Why were most people not running multiple 3070s off one...
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    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Cheers boatguy, this has an output of 700ma, how about this one? http://eud.dx.com/product/jr-led-10w-light-lamp-led-driver-board-black-yellow-ac-85-277v-844371209#.VWNY49KqpBc Thanks!!
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    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Cheers, yeah was ordering some stuff from DX anyway so i stuck these in my basket: 10w 1050lm 3000k cob http://eud.dx.com//product/hzled-10w-1050lm-3000k-cob-led-warm-white-light-strip-12-14v-844287967#.VWMRZNKqpBc 10w driver...
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    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Great thank you. Next question (!); each led requires a driver/power source (Im guessing its the same thing?) How does one go about deciding what driver will be best for any given LED? Im assuming you look at the spec of each and can then figure out if the driver will be too much or not enough -...
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    IF you are new to LED and want help choosing what to buy, POST HERE!

    Hiya folks Right, i am seriously clueless about this DIY led business but im looking into it...just so you know Im planning an ultra micro scrog, in effect a PC box grow, with 4 cree units. Basically what kelvin lights should I be looking at? I read a pretty good article yesterday that said...
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    Dealextreme LED bulbs - would these work?

    Ok thanks ill check out the cobs....was also thinking it might be possible to disassemble the bulb and remount the individual led strips on a piece of card say 10 x 10 cm. Might work...?
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    Dealextreme LED bulbs - would these work?

    Hiya I bought some of these just for using in my flat: http://eud.dx.com/product/e27-8w-1260lm-6500k-42-x-smd-5630-led-white-light-lamp-white-silver-grey-ac-220v-844293991#.VVXXW46qpBc Lumen output and spectrum seem ok...running a little experiment with some seeds i picked myself in the...
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    Do cool tubes reduce light output...?

    Evening all! A few buddies have a a grow room, im planning on starting in the new year so its cool to bounce ideas of them and pick their brains... Smt came up the other night which id like your opinions on...basically these guys have got shot of their cool tubes cos they reckon it reduces...
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    Are these liberty caps? (w/pics)

    Hi 1st pic def not, inner flesh is the wrong colour, it should be dark 2nd hard to tell, 3rd could be, they have more of a LC shape. It is hard to spot them in isolation, you need find a good few hundred in a patch and once youve got a few that have the classic characteristics ("Taj Mahal"...
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    Trunk5 at it again stealth tent.. lots of pics!

    Yo bro, cool stuff man. Enjoying this journal...good pix, relevant info...just how we like it! Could i ask what gallons per hour your air and h2o pumps are? Im thinking that the h2o pump doesnt need to be massively powerful, while the bigger the air pump, the better... cheers mate
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    250w hps too much for babies?

    Cheers Dr, Bah...this is such a complex hobby...maybe ill take up fishing or something...i dont even smoke the shit, im fucked up enough without the weed lol! Really? 13w cfls are hot? the 13w are special cfls, normally from thi ssupplier theyre 60l per watt but these ones are 75 per...
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    250w hps too much for babies?

    the reason i thought about the 14w cfls was that i was reading a lot of threads here about cfls and im sorry i just dont get it....ppl saying oh, i had 24 x 42w cfls and i got x ounces...yeah with HUMUNGOUS amounts of watts...ive juggled the figures everyway and it seems hids WHOOP cfls...
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    250w hps too much for babies?

    Cheers gents... sounds like the 250 will be ok... Dr.RR, will check out your gro blog 2mrw im having a led zep youtube sesh! but Jock Horror, hmmm good choice, are they femd seeds? have you grown nirvana seeds before? i was thinking about their ppp or raspberry cough... cheers!
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    250w hps too much for babies?

    how far would you keep a 250w hps from little babies...theyre so young for the 1st week or so i thought the hps is just too fierce yknow? thanks for the replies guys! smoke on...!
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    250w hps too much for babies?

    Allo I plan to scrog 2 plants from seed in a closet and i was thinking the 250 hps might not be ok for the seedlings. Put the light too close, and ill frazzle them. Too far away and ill end up with 6 inch stalks... Ive found these cool HO CFLs, 14w and 1020 lumens each. I thought 3 on each...
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    Lumens, Lux, and Adding It all Up

    Wow... Well,i spent all day yeasterday reading the CFL advantages v disadvantages sticky (if you dig splitting migranes i strongly recommend Lastfrontiers posts) and guess what...im still miffed. Ive juggled the stats every which way you can and i can only come to one conclusion: HID kicks...
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    Beatles Rarities, Outtakes etc...

    Hmmm, hope its ok posting this kinda stuff but thought some of you might appreciate it! http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/2927234/The-Beatles---Ultra-Rare-Trax-[-8-CD_'S-].html Yeah thats what im talking about! Kinda similar to whats on the Anthology series but better imho! Enjoy!
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    Advantage V. disadvantage CFL's

    http://www.amazon.com/Global-Software-Publishing-A5817JCH-Punctuation/dp/B000BFRCJG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1255267612&sr=8-1 I gave up on this thread cos it was like listening to Vicky Pollard off Little Britain....yeah but no but lol britney got vd off willy wonka cos he used a cfl...
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    Before and After: Just finished my grow cab and its better than I dreamed...

    looks good, plan on getting smt very similar going myself. any reason you didnt go for a 250w, thats what im gonna use...gonna be warm for sure but a good strong vent fan should sort it out... also, whats the reason for the styrofoam lining? cheers m8
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