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That was my plan to get the solderless/driverless ones, I just heard some bad things about them, truthfully I am just going to do that, I can get ten of them at 50 watts for 35 bucks. I already have everything else.I actually need a kidney and don't need any more kids... maybe we could work something out?
I looked into building my own lights, and it was actually pretty cheap. The problem is that no matter how cheap, China already has something bigger and cheaper. While it might not be as good (as you are seeing), it is cheap and works for most growers.
I used the 50W driverless/solderless COBs, and I was getting them for just a few dollars each, depending on the frequency/color. I found heat sinks for about $3 ea that worked well. All you have to do is apply thermal compound, mount COB on heat sink (already pre-drilled/threaded and screws included) and plug it into 85-240 VAC. I built 10 of them for about $50 and they work well. It's amazing how cheap these have become, especially the full spectrum that includes all PAR spectrums that I'm aware of. Bright as hell but fairly low heat. They might not be the most efficient lights out there, but light is light, and these seem to work pretty well for the money spent.
Yeah, seen rapid led, to be honest, for the price they are charging for their kits, it should be assembled. Black dog led's are $1,500 and assembled, rapid led is way to expensive, I appreciate the time you took to suggest them, sincerely, it just way to overpriced.Get a Rapid led kit, least expensive way towards a quality light...
I have used this light for a while. The main concern is about the heat. Mars added a thick heat sink on the PCB board. But it still output a lot of heat.
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