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you can also wire a simple 2 pole on /off switch on the hot side of your dim leads going to the pot and just totally bypass that pot for full power which should be 105 to 108% rated power.thats how i wired up everything on that quantum/cob panel i have.dimmers full on the total power is like 740w then dimmed all the way down is like 100w.but with all 3 switches turned off i get 805w so its a big difference taking those cheap dimmers out of the loop with the 2 pole switches.
Thanks, @sixstring is the man with lots of good advice!!!Was a pretty good read boys... Good job brother on the cob array build!
Nice clean work!
Oh I already know! And realstyles too! I done conversated with these boys a time or two...Thanks, @sixstring is the man with lots of good advice!!!
looks like I top out at 86 and then drop to 74 when the lights go out. I have the lights turning on at 8pm and off at 8am.what kind of temps ya got so far ?
you will prob need a decent exhaust fan for 900w like a 6 inch vortex pulling hot air from the top and out of the room.or just add co2 and roll with 86f thats perfect for it
Im with sixstring! Your best bet is c02 tank and controller! It will battle the heat and it will give you a 20% increase in bud, pound for pound, the best option! I cant believe how fast these girls are growing! I can see there growth every day!soooo, looking forward, what could I do to enhance my current bloom lighting setup. I was not expecting the six plants to fill the whole 4x8 space as much as it did.
1. I could add six 2700K cobs to the current rail setup to bring the total to 24 cobs...
2. I could add some far red emitters
3. I could figure out how to add some quantum boards... just not sure how I would configure them with the current COB
I don't know if adding more lights would increase yield, there has to be a point of diminishing returns when it comes to lighting...
Im with sixstring! Your best bet is c02 tank and controller! It will battle the heat and it will give you a 20% increase in bud, pound for pound, the best option! I cant believe how fast these girls are growing! I can see there growth every day!
That is not gonna happen... Mine is right under my bedroom too..Thanks, I just worry about CO2 in the basement as my daughters bedroom is down there. I've had a vasectomy, I can't make another daughter if she's overcome by a CO2 accident };-)
You are right about that! You will still need ac. You could prob get by with a 5000 btu...The other problem I see is it's not a sealed tent, I push air out the top vent and by default the air is pulled in by the lower vents. Basically what I'm saying is, it would be much more than just adding a tank and regulator, I would have to figure out cooling as well.
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