The far red thread

[Positivity]

Did you put them on stars yourself ?
I went a little fast and placed my order, without thinking about size and stars No soldering experience here (yet) :/

Is it manageable to connect them without stars ?

Wish I had waited and got them from led-tech.de

Not a bad skill to learn, it comes in handy.

Sorry, didn't realize they were available mounted.

I made a thread on reflow soldering that has everything you need. I can make a comprehensive list and instructions when I have some time if you want. I even have a file for a updated solder stencil that I haven't used yet. It should make it easier with less chance of problems like tilting

 

[EfficientWatt]

Thanks for the info.
Although I think I will just buy oslons on stars.
Looks like it will be cheaper (and lazier ) for me that way, as I only plan to setup 10 of them ... tools I would have to buy to reflow would probably cost more.

 

[nevergoodenuf]

The Flower Initiator 10 Watt IP65 Indoor Outdoor Grow LED Light 730NM Far Red
by LED ENGIN
$74.99
Only 14 left in stock - order soon.
Found this while looking at far red chips on amazon. Don't know if anyone has brought it up.

 

[PSUAGRO.]

The Flower Initiator 10 Watt IP65 Indoor Outdoor Grow LED Light 730NM Far Red
by LED ENGIN
$74.99
Only 14 left in stock - order soon.
Found this while looking at far red chips on amazon. Don't know if anyone has brought it up.

Same emitters used in the indagro pontoon ....

Good enough for the job

 

[YouGrowBoy]

Same emitters used in the indagro pontoon ....

Good enough for the job

You need 4 of these to equal the 40watts of the pontoon.

 

[EfficientWatt]

So I got around to building my first Flower initiator
First time soldering too !

I'm a little confused as I expected the red to look "further" than it does ... even checked my order again, thinking I ordered deep red instead of far red. But receipt does say CS8PM1.24-3S4S.

Can anyone confirm I have the right color from the picture ? I know it's hard to tell from a pic, it does look even redder in reality too...

 

[AquariusPanta]

So I got around to building my first Flower initiator
First time soldering too !

I'm a little confused as I expected the red to look "further" than it does ... even checked my order again, thinking I ordered deep red instead of far red. But receipt does say CS8PM1.24-3S4S.

Can anyone confirm I have the right color from the picture ? I know it's hard to tell from a pic, it does look even redder in reality too...

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Yeah.. looks good to me. My 730 was red as well; it doesn't get dark until like... ~800nm.

 

[Positivity]

So I got around to building my first Flower initiator
First time soldering too !

I'm a little confused as I expected the red to look "further" than it does ... even checked my order again, thinking I ordered deep red instead of far red. But receipt does say CS8PM1.24-3S4S.

Can anyone confirm I have the right color from the picture ? I know it's hard to tell from a pic, it does look even redder in reality too...

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Sweet... Those LEDS look happy on that big heatsink!

Far Red in my experience is visually a little dimmer and darker red than 660nm. Still red though..

Probably a bit of light you can't see.. My uva can't be seen much until you turn the colors down and you can see white things glowing

 

[churchhaze]

If it's real far-red (which I'm sure it is), it should have very good transmittance and reflectance on leaves. If it's regular red, it will mostly be absorbed.

 

[JavaCo]

Here are my 730's lit up. looks about the same

 

[salmonetin]

...java please... ...can you shared more info about the timer on the pic?... brand.. model... where to buy... or price... your opinion....

...thanks in advance...

saludos

 

[JavaCo]

It is model number CN101A. You can get them on ebay and amazon and many other places. If you get one from china ( slow shipping) about 7 bucks. US sellers they run about 13 bucks. So far no complains have two of them and they have worked flawlessly. Rated up to 16 amps @ 120 volts so more then enough for my needs. http://www.amazon.com/CN101-DC12V-Digital-Programmable-Switch/dp/B00A4PDMPQ

 

[salmonetin]

....thanks a lot...

pd.. i saw some manuals...

http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/CN101A-timer-manual.pdf

http://www.oktimer.com/Uploads/201304/515eb430f149d.pdf

saludos

 

[captainmorgan]

I've started to use 730 nm after lights out in veg 18/6 to see if it will speed up veg,anyone else try this?

 

[Abiqua]

@Dave's Not Here

 

[happy75]

I just tried 730nm allways, in the beginning of week 6 (2 weeks before harvest). Have seen very much stretch, plants which grow continously. I did not know that 730 nm was on, bummer. Will plants go back to flower and how long would it take to harvest? Does anyone has an idea?

 

[AquariusPanta]

730nm should only be used towards sundown, whether in vegetation, flowering or both. I've used it before, leaving it on ~10 minutes after lights out. Stretch should die down around the third week of flowering if introduced during the first week of flower.

When using 730nm, as mentioned above, my blue widow went from ~12 inches at the end of x30 days of vegging, to ~40 inches after week four of flowering. She eventually stopped growing vertically, standing close to 46 inches tall.

 

[happy75]

malfunction of my timer. Cheap stuff.
But cool to hear that you "tried" it also. Did it had any effect of flowering time and did it had any effect on your harvest? Are plants still in flower-mode or are they in Veg-mode?

 

[littlejacob]

Bonjour growers!
Is anyone can tell me if it will be a "plus" to had far red or I.R with cxb 3590 cb 3000k or 3500k for flowering.
Thanks and have a good day★

 

[happy75]

Bonjour growers!
Is anyone can tell me if it will be a "plus" to had far red or I.R with cxb 3590 cb 3000k or 3500k for flowering.
Thanks and have a good day★

Yes, read this thread. 730 nm is the way to go.