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  1. silvrsurfer77

    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    I covered my solder points with a hot glue gun, because I was worried too, quick fix ;) .....Im not too sure how to use my multimeter or test the pots. Also would any swtich work? Its really sad how little i know about electronics lol.....this whole thing has kinda made me want to go back to...
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    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    did my tape nice n neat, super glued magnets, put my lenses on and added the rubber nipples to the eyebolts. @SupraSPL I wired up the 100k Pot like u told me and plugged it into the killawatt meter and at the highest it only went up to 175w and lowest 14w, earlier I had another pot from the...
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    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    Also found this driver, has the pwm- puls width modulation? not sure what that is, but its in the fan name so it must be good haha http://www.meanwell.com/webapp/product/search.aspx?prod=pwm-40 Any thoughts? I think that pwm feature ensures both fans are at the same speed? Also this driver...
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    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    @SupraSPL @littlejacob I have one of those radioshack ac/dc plugs for the wall, has a switch on it to adjust the voltage at a constant 2.5a. two fans at that power/speed gave me pretty decent cooling, but I really would like to utilize the 100k pots that I have if possible. Would be nice to...
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    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    not sure why I put my pics up 2x lol sorry
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    My First DIY LED project cxb3590

    So here we have my first DIY project nearly completed. For my 2.5 x 2.5 x 4 ft tent 4 -cxb3590 (2-5000k and 2- 3500k) HLG‑185H‑C1400B 2- 5.88" x 20" heat sinks I will be adding a cover down the center of the top to make it look all nice and clean, just having trouble finding metal blades for...
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    Heatsinks for DIY LED lamps

    I apologize if this was covered, but I did read thru alot of this and did not find what Im looking for. So heres my questions... How do you calculate heat watts from dissipation watts? Also is there a formula for how much surface area per watt is required...is that heat watts or dissipation...
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    REALSTYLES 6th DIY CXA 3590 5000k DB bin

    Is there any benefit to the 72v over the 36v cxb 3590?
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    REALSTYLES 6th DIY CXA 3590 5000k DB bin

    Heres a pic of the data sheet of MeanWell. I dont see where it indicates output voltage, only shows input voltage ? If this is really obvious please be nice, only been into LEDs for a couple weeks now.
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    REALSTYLES 6th DIY CXA 3590 5000k DB bin

    The link doesnt work....I still want to understand how to calculate things myself. Being able to read a chart doesnt give understanding to how get the number....what if you cant find a chart lol....or the links broken ;P Was my math wrong there? I need to be able to figure out these things to...
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    REALSTYLES 6th DIY CXA 3590 5000k DB bin

    Just curious when you say kill an hps, I know the efficiency obliviously is way better, but what wattage hps would compare with one of these as far as par or umols?
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    REALSTYLES 6th DIY CXA 3590 5000k DB bin

    how do you calculate the max voltage output? says its 200w max output power at .7a .....so I thought 200w/.7a = 285v would give you 71v a cob ? Am I right ? were you just estimating...Im still learning
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    TGA genetics

    I have to say I love time wreck the most, I also grew spacedawg and wasnt impressed at all. Grew and smoked some jack the ripper long before i knew what i was doing and it was one of the best smokes Ive have, like pure lemon candy and made my head tingle and feel like it was floating off my...
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    My 1000w Hps Killer

    Honestly SupraSPL is the one I got this idea from, it was all his posts and math that lead me to choose that set up lol. I just dove into leds and electronics...2-3weeks of reading. Ive finally got the knowledge to do my own set ups lol... currently waiting on my 3590's from china....very...
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    HELP!!! Greenhouse grow mites are back!!! flower week 4

    Thats good to know, do you have an article or anything with the test results and all that good stuff? From most of the anecdotal evidence, it seems relatively safe. I would just actually like to read test results. For this particular instance i doubt the strips would be helpfull outdoors...
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    My outdoor monster is having an issue please help!!

    no they def are not russet mites(pretty sure those are red and gather on the stalk), ive identified spotted spider mites and one other kind but idk. All the mites are dead for now...but my plant is burned so we will see what happens
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    Suspected Mites outdoors, HELP!

    sprayed with garlic solutions, found plants mite free and garlic burned the next day, rinsed really well with water ( out of direct sun), woke up today to further damage, rinsed with water again and praying for a recovery. Im guessing i either made it too concentrated or im supposed to rinse off...
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    My outdoor monster is having an issue please help!!

    early signs of mite damage, hard to see in pics, faint spots on leaves, shriveled up brown red hairs in early flowering, stunted growth check out this thread, i moved the discussion over there and u can see the pics of the mites https://www.rollitup.org/t/suspected-mites-outdoors-help.882389/
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    My outdoor monster is having an issue please help!!

    Thanks for the response, I moved my concerns over to the plant problem thread. Lots more pics in their, confirmed spider mites, treated them with garlic solution, burned my plant....not having a real good time lol https://www.rollitup.org/t/suspected-mites-outdoors-help.882389/
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    HELP!!! Greenhouse grow mites are back!!! flower week 4

    Here is some research ive found on the topic, most of what I read says its pretty harmful stuff. Do you have any sources saying its safe? icmag....cant seem to paste here....good discussion some conflicting opinions on no pest strips icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=122627 Anyways half the...
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