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REALSTYLES DIY CXB3590 TUTORIAL

Dion

Dion

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Koondense said:
Which two configurations you mean? Light output at 25 and 50W or the other driver?
Only difference I see is total power of the 240H-C1400 driver, which consumes 250W, so good for up to 5 cobs of 36V(5x 50W).
The lower Watts per cob increases efficency of course, but remain same for 36 or 72V if they have same watts.

If I would be building a light now, I'd get the C1750 or C2100 drivers for my 36V cobs, I prefer higher light intensity over top electrical efficency.
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C1750 with cxb3590= eff of cxb3070@1400mA
 
Koondense

Koondense

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Dion said:
C1750 with cxb3590= eff of cxb3070@1400mA
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Is this because of 3070 is AB bin? Higher bins for 3070 are hard to find.
Yet another reason to throw some more money for the 3590 CB or higher bins(DB, DD rocks)
 
Dion

Dion

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Koondense said:
Is this because of 3070 is AB bin? Higher bins for 3070 are hard to find.
Yet another reason to throw some more money for the 3590 CB or higher bins(DB, DD rocks)
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no its because the 3590 has more diodes in the LES so each string gets less mA


more strings in parallel=less current per string
 
REALSTYLES

REALSTYLES

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Koondense said:
Which two configurations you mean? Light output at 25 and 50W or the other driver?
Only difference I see is total power of the 240H-C1400 driver, which consumes 250W, so good for up to 5 cobs of 36V(5x 50W).
The lower Watts per cob increases efficency of course, but remain same for 36 or 72V if they have same watts.

If I would be building a light now, I'd get the C1750 or C2100 drivers for my 36V cobs, I prefer higher light intensity over top electrical efficency.
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CXB3590 36V 3500K CD is 56% efficient and will yield more than what you want to drive at.
 
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ways2

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You've re-awoken my creative spirits imagining all the novel possibilities soon to be realized! Can't decide between 10x10 flower tent or two 5x5's . Not too concerned about vegging as am starting new HPA system so can focus on blooming spectrum mostly as won't necessarily need to veg. Anyways, budget is around $3,000 for lights. Its been quite awhile since have grown so am bit rusty. Could one build some light(s) to obtain aT least a couple ki's every cycle? Plus with aero, once strains' r dialed in will be pulling once a month roughly. Have never done "true" high pressure aero but when finally hit sweet spot using ghetto hybrid aero/NFT, in cylindrical horizontal pvc pipes, a most beloved SSH cut was pushing 7" a day!!! with cheap old school street lights back before any agricultural lamps were available to gen. pub.
was thinking about going with 10 cxb3590's, 20 cxb3070's and 20 bridgelux V22 or Vero29/18. Any suggestions? i realize so far my question is kinda vague
 
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REALSTYLES

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ways2 said:
You've re-awoken my creative spirits imagining all the novel possibilities soon to be realized! Can't decide between 10x10 flower tent or two 5x5's . Not too concerned about vegging as am starting new HPA system so can focus on blooming spectrum mostly as won't necessarily need to veg. Anyways, budget is around $3,000 for lights. Its been quite awhile since have grown so am bit rusty. Could one build some light(s) to obtain aT least a couple ki's every cycle? Plus with aero, once strains' r dialed in will be pulling once a month roughly. Have never done "true" high pressure aero but when finally hit sweet spot using ghetto hybrid aero/NFT, in cylindrical horizontal pvc pipes, a most beloved SSH cut was pushing 7" a day!!! with cheap old school street lights back before any agricultural lamps were available to gen. pub.
was thinking about going with 10 cxb3590's, 20 cxb3070's and 20 bridgelux V22 or Vero29/18. Any suggestions? i realize so far my question is kinda vague
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CXB3590 is the way to go and you'll need at least 32 cobs for a 10x10 area.
 
Koondense

Koondense

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REALSTYLES said:
CXB3590 36V 3500K CD is 56% efficient and will yield more than what you want to drive at.
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I know that.
My issue was low light intensity at low currents(high efficency).
In case of taller plants it's better to have a higher photon count(higher current per cob) for a higher light intensity.
My cobs(cxb3590 3000CB) at 700mA produce a high efficency but low intensity, so I prefer having them at 1400mA and sacrifice some efficency.
For example the Zamal Hash plant I grow is now 1.2m high which is hard to illuminate with 25W cobs on the top, thats why I run with 50W and sometimes would like to have even more current for the donkey dick colas:)
 
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REALSTYLES

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Koondense said:
I know that.
My issue was low light intensity at low currents(high efficency).
In case of taller plants it's better to have a higher photon count(higher current per cob) for a higher light intensity.
My cobs(cxb3590 3000CB) at 700mA produce a high efficency but low intensity, so I prefer having them at 1400mA and sacrifice some efficency.
For example the Zamal Hash plant I grow is now 1.2m high which is hard to illuminate with 25W cobs on the top, thats why I run with 50W and sometimes would like to have even more current for the donkey dick colas:)
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Running them at 50 watts is not the problem it's when you run them harder is just a waste of cobs
 
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Asylum

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How would you compare one of your panels against one Mars 1600? significant improvement? Ill be replacing a Mars 1200
 
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Tsok

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What make the led fit to our growing requirements?
what make one led to be good and other to be bad.
The luminous / spectrum or there are other things?
 
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