Lighting DIY skills are priceless.

[BigSm0]

I'm always interested in people's opinions, they often educate me on their experiences. Anyway, I always planned to do photo's again, but thanks for the article I'll check it out!

The reason I went with boards is because I am running them underpowered and within a very confined vertical space. I would consider running cobs on these heatsinks, I have 4 more (heatsinks) in stock for the next phase. Thoughts please!

The boards are ideal for vertical! Dimmed in not so sure. I know a board is inevitable a cob just in a larger form but The inverse square law must affect the boards much more. This law was mentioned once and quickly over run by a mass of comments and never really answered. As long as the ppfd is high and matches the wattage/efficiency its not a bad deal at all.

 

[Senseimillan]

haha yeah, there is such thing as too much light

 

[Senseimillan]

The boards are ideal for vertical! Dimmed in not so sure. I know a board is inevitable a cob just in a larger form but The inverse square law must affect the boards much more. This law was mentioned once and quickly over run by a mass of comments and never really answered. As long as the ppfd is high and matches the wattage/efficiency its not a bad deal at all.

I saw some vertical builds with naked bulbs, and that made sense to me. I don't understand how vertical with qb would be beneficial. Can you enlighten me? Pun totally intended LOL

 

[BigSm0]

When I got serious with autos and decided I wouldn't mess with photos any longer I drifted away from photo predominant forums. It's hard not to be swallowed by their ideas. It's like getting advice for growing pineapples when your growing carrots.

 

[BigSm0]

I have seen it done very well with boards. cobs and heatsinks should not be run vertically as they are more compact and the necessary heatsinks don't cool as well this way. A board spreads the heat out over a larger area and the sink is not affected like a pin fin or cast heatsink.

 

[Senseimillan]

When I got serious with autos and decided I wouldn't mess with photos any longer I drifted away from photo predominant forums. It's hard not to be swallowed by their ideas. It's like getting advice for growing pineapples when your growing carrots.

Yeah that's why I'm here. Trying to find the real goods on autoflowers. I think with the way Canada is passing the legislation, autoflowers are going extremely attractive, more so than photos because the 1m height limit the government is imposing. A lot of new growers are going to enter the market after July 2018, and they're going to be wanting to know about autoflowers and how to grow them. I want to be prepared for that.

 

[BigSm0]

Not a height limit! What's an auto grower to do.

I wouldnt do this again that's for sure