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Hi all. I just ordered parts for my first COB build. I'm going with a Ctizen CLU048-1212 3000K LED chip paired with a 50W 1500MA driver from here. I will be mounting this on an Arctic Alpine 11 GT Rev2 heatsink (75W heat dissipation). Was shooting for the 100w version but was limited with a...

LED section is Under Review..the First thing that will happen will be a Spring Clean. All threads over 1 year with no further posts wil be Reviewed and deleted as appropriate. Same with stickies. We hope to get a KISS LED section set u p with Live Help and tutorials for beginners and hopefully...

I modified a few more Mars 300's Order the heat sinks from heatsink USA I used Cree COB's CXB 3590's in 3500 k 72 volt. I used Arctic silver 5 thermal paste. I also used kapton tape. Pretty easy mod just take out the old board and heatsink and secure the two new ones silicone them in and...

Well ladies and gentlemen as the title suggest I NEED HELP. I have a mars 1200 and want to turn it into a cob fixture to turn on between 2 platinum LED to boost power during the flowering of my plants. Unlike the video I was provided from you tube i will not be using the original panel...

Pulled the trigger last week on ordering the pieces parts to build out a new light for the closet. Got most of the basic mechanical build out done today, so figured it was a good time to start documenting a little for anyone that might want to check out the build. Key Parts: 4x Cree CXB 3590...

So by all means nothing in this thread will change the world, alter zthe time/space continuum nor make anyone a millionaire but it will be fun and with a little luck work and make my next grow(s) better. And lastly maybe give someone else inspiration to do the same. What I have is a year old...

First off thank you @Atulip for all your help.. It was actually a pretty easy build.. The two hardest things to do we're get the glass off and get the solder to stick to the cree's. I did use some existing screws and fabricated some pieces to hold the heat sinks in tight.. I am ordering the...

amazing info on COB led building and concept info on youtube, please checkout these 2 guys... GREENGENES GARDEN GROWMAU5 (their youtube user names) these guys just recently dumped a bunch of well needed info on you tube for our advancement!! pardon me if it is already on AFN. I could not...

Rules are simple post a picture with the next number. Numbers follow in numerical sequence 1,2,3,4,5 etc :D I'll start this off :D the higher the numbers get, the harder it will be to find a nice pic showing that number, how High can we get? :jointman:

TaNg has suggested we have a Live Chat area since the Chatbox disappeared...:coffee2:..so this is an Trial to see if members would use it.