Airwalker16
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Use discount code "cutandroll"
Cutter Electronics: Complete DIY COB kits
- Thread starter Growmau5
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slyone
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Hahaha, love the vibrator... Now I know why the energy bill is rising.... Lay off the Mrs..."1000 joules of energy per second (watt) consumed produces 3400-4000 BTU/hr doesnt matter if its LED, HPS, T5, the worlds biggest vibrator. Energy consumed produces heat"
flaxseedoil1000
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Ah thx so much anomolies, that's a hell of a deal
flaxseedoil1000
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Thx for the tip Airwalker.
Looks like cutandroll is a 10% discount
At the current rates for us in the USA:
$465.33
- $46.00 (cutandroll discount code)
+ $39 shipping
= $458.33
Hard to pass that up
Growmau5
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@anomolies this is @werm11 's light using a similar config. I am guessing on the measurements, but hopefully this guides you in the right direction.
do you not have a metal supply shop for the angled alum? its literally half price or less versus HD & Lowes. and the 36" pre cut pieces are at even more of a premium. But, it may be worth it for you to have it ready at the proper lengths for a few extra dollars..
by the looks of Werm's build. 8 x 36" pieces will cover your build with no cutting, only drilling holes. 1/8" drill bit is just a hair smaller than 6-32 bolts, its a nice combo,
or if you have time to swing by Harbor F : http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hand-riveters/hand-riveter-set-38353.html
the "stanley tools" version is also good for a few bucks more. both have rivet packs utilizing 1/8" hole diameters.
also, this is the driver that comes with the 8 COB unit. I really like that 8 cob option going down to one driver and passing along a decent savings$$ Mark. nice work sourcing that driver, and it does support PWM?
http://luxdator.com/_data/s_3836/files/file/PF-P400CC Led driver Luxdator.pdf
do you not have a metal supply shop for the angled alum? its literally half price or less versus HD & Lowes. and the 36" pre cut pieces are at even more of a premium. But, it may be worth it for you to have it ready at the proper lengths for a few extra dollars..
by the looks of Werm's build. 8 x 36" pieces will cover your build with no cutting, only drilling holes. 1/8" drill bit is just a hair smaller than 6-32 bolts, its a nice combo,
or if you have time to swing by Harbor F : http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hand-riveters/hand-riveter-set-38353.html
the "stanley tools" version is also good for a few bucks more. both have rivet packs utilizing 1/8" hole diameters.
also, this is the driver that comes with the 8 COB unit. I really like that 8 cob option going down to one driver and passing along a decent savings$$ Mark. nice work sourcing that driver, and it does support PWM?
http://luxdator.com/_data/s_3836/files/file/PF-P400CC Led driver Luxdator.pdf
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Airwalker16
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8 cob Mau5 kit comes with what? A 700ma driver?
sixstring2112
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Looks like they have a 1400ma driver that puts out like 286v so i think 8 cobs fits@1400ma?
StashToker
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14 is larger than 18.. so you would be fine.
StashToker
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Test this, buy two 100 watt lights, one being a heat lamp the other being a regular bulb. Put them in separate boxes with a thermometer. Come back to me with an answer as to why the one with the heat bulb is hotter. Both use the same watts.
StashToker
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Watts do not always equate to heat thrown into a room. Certain factors such as insulators and efficiency play a big role. Higher spectrums of light 700nm+ travel in sharper curves producing more friction and more heat by a large %.
(Hard for a high idiot to explain)
(Hard for a high idiot to explain)
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its also hard for an idiot that's not high to explain (not implying anything just a play on words)
photons have friction ?
StashToker
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Yes, anything moving has friction. (on earth anyway not in open space )
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werm11
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The only measurement I am sure of is the entire fixture is 30"x30". I bought the pre cut 36" brackets and just cut them with my hack saw. I'd have to wait til lights come on to measure the other spots.
The light works awesome...one thing I would do differently and still might is I would move the two middle cobs a tad more toward the outside of the fixture. I don't have a tool to measure the light but I get hot spots still in the middle of my footprint where as the edges that don't have the 3rd cob are clearly less lit up than the edges with the 3rd cob.
StashToker
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Has anyone moved from 1000 HPS vented too 800 watts of COBS? If so, what kind of heat difference did you experience?
anomolies
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Yea thats what i expected.. a 9th cob in the middle would be overkill with all the overlap
This is for a 4x4 space right? I was thinking of spacing mine 12 inches apart, do you think thats too much? How far are your lights from canopy?
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welight
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Airwalker16
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Yes absolutely. And also, mark, what driver am I seeing people say is 1400Ma and can run 8 36v cobs?
werm11
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Its actually lighting roughly a 3.5'x3.5' area. I think it would be fine in a 4x4 tho. I don't know the spacing on mine off the top of my head but i'll try to get some measurements later and give you my opinion on that. Fixture ranges anywhere from 36"-18" above the canopy. I have a pretty serious lack of head room in my flower area and each round I'm able to keep it under control a little better than the last but without my dimming knob i'd be fucked.