DIY dollar a watt GROW LIGHT from COBKITS.COM

Southernontariogrower

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #1

COBKITS.COM
1 Meanwell driver HLG185H 48A- 58dollars
6 CLOU 48 1212 90CRI GEN6 3500k - 66dollars
6 Thermal pads -6
1 Heatsink -27.50
147.50 believe its merican money 148 true watts

This is a 6 cob light 340mm x 205mm heasink this would light up a 3x3 at 2ft and might need to be raised during veg.

 

Last edited: Feb 20, 2021

PJ Diaz

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #2

QB96 Elite V2 Engine

QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

1 HLG QB96 with heatsink - $70 (minus 10% off with the riu10 code)
1 Meanwell driver XLG-200-H-A - $40
wire and connectors - $20
wire hanger - $5

$135 for 200 watts of HLG and Meanwell goodness. More light for less monies.

 

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Destroyer of chairs

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #3

IMO there are much better alternatives. A buck per watt is expensive

 

Southernontariogrower

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #4

Pj did better than i did, i was looking at 3500k cobs maybe come up with cheaper strips

Cutter has strips for 10 dollars,

 

Last edited: Feb 20, 2021

Horselover fat

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #5

Umol/s/€ is more informative

 

Rocket Soul

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• Feb 20, 2021

• #6

Southernontariogrower said:

COBKITS.COM
1 Meanwell driver HLG185H 48A- 58dollars
6 CLOU 48 1212 90CRI GEN6 3500k - 66dollars
6 Thermal pads -6
1 Heatsink -27.50
147.50 believe its merican money 148 true watts

This is a 6 cob light 340mm x 205mm heasink this would light up a 3x3 at 2ft and might need to be raised during veg.

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It would have been almost 200w if you matched your driver to the cobs properly, they are 36V. Glad to see cobby still doing business