I have not looked into the DIY cob's.. whats the general price breakdown on something like that? I have in the past been a huge DIY guy...but depending on the item, find the savings don't make sense when I factor in my time spend....
If you want to absolutely crush your yield expectations they are the only way to go, but they are spendy. Talking $800-1000 to really cover a 4x4, but you're going to kill 1000W HPS every time with them. Spend time on the LED forums here, read read read.
That assumes you have tools to build them, and buy parts at the right places. Reading about COB lights on trollitup is a good way to find a new obsession, ha for certain.Well that IS certainly less then I paid for the Amare's...thx for the link, I now have a new thing to obsess over
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The Spyder lights aren't bad. They are good lights, in fact, but they aren't worth the money when the DiY COB panels are so much better (more efficient). I don't buy all of Spyder's marketing video claims, either. I've seen the real results from independent growers, and they are not bad at all, but not earth shattering, either.
How big are you talking? 10,000ft/2 or bigger? There will be many bigger ops that go with COB LES before 2016 is over. There are no pre-fab LED products that are competing with Gavita, yet, I'll give you that. However, within a year the game will change a lot, commercial ops are on their way to using COBs, it isn't going to be a while. Within 5 years HID will be a relic of a by-gone era.
I do like them, and I have no personal interest in the business of Cannabis itself. We get it, you like your Gavitas, by the same token.
Actually bro you dont get it. youre mistaken and way behind the times.