Lighting How bad is this light really?

[Modernviking]

that will help bro and we all started somewhere also nice to meet you growbro

Nice to meet you as well, I'm glad I found this place everyone has been great and alot of help. Hopefully one day I can flex my great grows and pay it forward.

 

[St. Tom]

Nice to meet you as well, I'm glad I found this place everyone has been great and alot of help. Hopefully one day I can flex my great grows and pay it forward.

start yourself a new thread with your grow going forward it means you have help at hand and something to go back to for info

 

[Modernviking]

start yourself a new thread with your grow going forward it means you have help at hand and something to go back to for info

Great idea! I'll do that after work

 

[Modernviking]

Great idea! I'll do that after work

Not sure if I did this right but I've started a blog/ grow journal 1st grow ww autos

 

[wwwillie]

I know lots of folks have offered an option or opinion so here's mine!
Get one of these: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/MEAN-WELL/HLG-240H-C2100A?qs=EaAZLd8vSkiV414H0oHfDA==

Get two of these: https://horticulturelightinggroup.c.../products/qb288-v2-rspec-slate-2-single-combo
or one of the double fixtures.

With some wire, connectors and cord you can put together a total killer light for just shy of $300.00 and it will last a long time too. This is the real deal, 240 real watts, Samsung LEDs with a touch of red and blue in there. I'll be happy to help you build them too.

Here's a light I recently built. Supplements red, far red, blue and green there's UV T5s on there too but they're for flower time.
Plants eye view!

The black heat sinks are the ones that I built and just described, QB288, etc.

 

[Modernviking]

I know lots of folks have offered an option or opinion so here's mine!
Get one of these: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/MEAN-WELL/HLG-240H-C2100A?qs=EaAZLd8vSkiV414H0oHfDA==

Get two of these: https://horticulturelightinggroup.c.../products/qb288-v2-rspec-slate-2-single-combo
or one of the double fixtures.

With some wire, connectors and cord you can put together a total killer light for just shy of $300.00 and it will last a long time too. This is the real deal, 240 real watts, Samsung LEDs with a touch of red and blue in there. I'll be happy to help you build them too.
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Holy shit that's a great idea and deal! I'm pretty handy with electrical so that sounds like a great option.

 

[wwwillie]

Holy shit that's a great idea and deal! I'm pretty handy with electrical so that sounds like a great option.

No kidding, right!
I think we just had a rep from that manufacturer on site too.

 

[Modernviking]

No kidding, right!
I think we just had a rep from that manufacturer on site too.

is it really as easy as I'm thinking? it almost seems like you just connect the boards to that ballast/power block and mount it on top and some hangars. I wouldn't even need to solder anything

 

[wwwillie]

is it really as easy as I'm thinking? it almost seems like you just connect the boards to that ballast/power block and mount it on top and some hangars. I wouldn't even need to solder anything

Bingo! Get some of those nifty wago connectors and your off!
My wall O drivers.

 

[BII]

You might also consider AutoCOBs, with these having a good reputation, many users, and the manufacturer represented here on AFN (and likely an AFN discount available). I and many others use 1 AutoCOB per plant.