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Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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babybud said:
Had a few drinks in me when I stumbled across one of the lights @Marq1340 posted. The upbud 2000w for 49 bucks just arrived. It looks just like the picture the 2 board setup. each board has 196 diodes of 3/5k, 1ir diode, and 13 reds. The board is coated and looks water resistant. The aluminum plate is 3/16thick solid aluminum. Driver is 200w max with dimmer. Overall for 50 bux I'm not complaining, only time will tell how it performs
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I canceled mine. I'm not risking it. I could put that money towards something else.
 
Marq1340

Marq1340

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babybud said:
Had a few drinks in me when I stumbled across one of the lights @Marq1340 posted. The upbud 2000w for 49 bucks just arrived. It looks just like the picture the 2 board setup. each board has 196 diodes of 3/5k, 1ir diode, and 13 reds. The board is coated and looks water resistant. The aluminum plate is 3/16thick solid aluminum. Driver is 200w max with dimmer. Overall for 50 bux I'm not complaining, only time will tell how it performs
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Cool when are you setting it up? That is the light everyone has questions about.
 
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Tracker

Tracker

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Tracker said:
I bought a few of the different lights you posted just to mess around with. At those prices, i figure it's worth a shot. Maybe they'll turn out to be hidden gems. Thanks for posting.
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@SpideyManDan

I got the lights. I've only unboxed the UPBUD 2000w so far.
Upon first inspection:
- driver has 200w output marked on it. I can't find my power meter to measure the pull from the wall. If I find it, I will update.
- construction looks well made.
- boards have some protective coating and driver says it is water resistant
- It has a dimmer knob connected to the driver by a 3ft cable
- super bright. I don't have any measuring device, but it is way too bright to look directly at it.

- The only concerning thing about it is the heatsink. It is a solid aluminum heatsink, flat with no fins, about 4mm thick. I'm not sure if this will dissipate the heat fast enough. I will let it run on full power for a few hours and see how it performs.

***EDIT*** After running it for 5 hours in a shed with ambient temp of 55f, the heatsink was warm to the touch and the driver was slightly warmer. I measured them to be at 96f heatsink and 115f driver.

I'm busy prepping stuff for Thanksgiving. I might not make another post for a few days.
 
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B

babybud

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babybud said:
Waiting for @Marq1340 to post a deal on one:bigjoint: They seem brighter than my lm301a's 561c's and 561b's though
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I guess I could download the app people have been talking about to at least compare against the other diodes at the same height. The numbers prob wont be accurate but i would be looking at the difference in numbers vs the numbers themselves
 
Tracker

Tracker

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babybud said:
I guess I could download the app people have been talking about to at least compare against the other diodes at the same height. The numbers prob wont be accurate but i would be looking at the difference in numbers vs the numbers themselves
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What app is that?
 
Corso312

Corso312

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Looking to buy my nephew a complete kit, tent, light, canfan etc.. The ones I see are ridiculously overpriced or complete pieces of shit. Im all diy led now. But I don't have time to build him anything.

Basically looking for a decent tent 3x3 with a decent led light.
 
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