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Forum: LED Grow Lights 03-26-2018, 04:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 376
Posted By Killkingkong
The last time I bought cheap cobs (~2-3 years...

The last time I bought cheap cobs (~2-3 years ago) a 10 pack cost me $27 free shipping. The samsung quantum board light strips that fit on a 300mm long heatsink cost $8/each and you can fit 6 of them...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 03-26-2018, 05:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 376
Posted By Killkingkong
He's how I found out about the strip cob lights....

He's how I found out about the strip cob lights. I don't post much anymore, but I keep up with the latest technology and they're way more efficient and spread the light out much better. I just...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 03-26-2018, 04:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 376
Posted By Killkingkong
I built this light for just over $50 using cheap...

I built this light for just over $50 using cheap china cobs, cheap china heatsink and a cheap china 50w driver.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=65579&pictureid=1575575...
Forum: Micro Grows 01-11-2018, 03:52 AM
Replies: 1,317
Views: 624,361
Posted By Killkingkong
I linked him to a listing that can show results...

I linked him to a listing that can show results (a simple profile check), LED and has everything needed except a seed and nutrients ($100 cheaper) and he ignored me. maybe he knows something we don't.
Forum: Seedsman 12-18-2017, 08:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,471
Posted By Killkingkong
Are you currently accepting orders? a message...

Are you currently accepting orders? a message popped up during checkout saying you weren't, so I didn't clip on 'place order'
Forum: LED Grow Lights 11-16-2017, 04:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 570
Posted By Killkingkong
Yeah, he's right. it's a 4series layout vs a...

Yeah, he's right. it's a 4series layout vs a 2parallel 2series layout, same voltage.
Forum: Micro Grows 05-25-2017, 12:58 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415...

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1746633 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1746633')
...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-25-2017, 12:57 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Things are going well. I got the 50w led driver I...

Things are going well. I got the 50w led driver I was waiting for to finish building those diy LEDs. I put the 50w Driver in my high quality e27 with 1 LED diode. I then took the 2 30w drivers I have...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-17-2017, 04:04 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Take old CFL and separate the parts: ...

Take old CFL and separate the parts:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1743944 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1743944')

Take the base...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-17-2017, 03:54 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Things are moving along. The Big and Medium PCs...

Things are moving along. The Big and Medium PCs are just putting on weight at this point. The small pc which is a week behind, had cheap LEDs & is the lowest powered (30w), so that one isn't very...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-10-2017, 07:35 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
The 2 high quality LEDs that I bought most recent...

The 2 high quality LEDs that I bought most recent are these LED Link (https://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=CXM-27-30-80-36-AA00-F2-3virtualkey65110000virtualkey896-27308036AA00F23) If...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-10-2017, 03:53 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
So I keep lying to myself by saying I'm done...

So I keep lying to myself by saying I'm done spending money on this stuff. I bought 2 more high quality LEDs and 8 more low quality ones. I'm putting the 2 high quality LEDs in my medium PC with the...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-03-2017, 04:05 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Medium PC Day 28: ...

Medium PC Day 28:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1739055 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1739055')

Small PC Day 21:...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-28-2017, 04:25 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Medium PC Day 22: ...

Medium PC Day 22:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1737356 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1737356')

Small PC Day 15:...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-20-2017, 03:58 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
The mother plant I had over grew my big PC, so I...

The mother plant I had over grew my big PC, so I chopped it and put one of the clones in there. After seeing how much the mother plant stretch I know almost exactly what to expect from the clones.
...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-18-2017, 01:03 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Yeah, when I found out about kratky from watching...

Yeah, when I found out about kratky from watching youtube videos about gardening I was surprised I never heard about that method on here. I used kratky to start most of my real garden this year and...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-18-2017, 12:27 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
What's the fan and heatsink situation? From the...

What's the fan and heatsink situation? From the many experiments I've done I'd say put use all 8+ of those cheap LEDs on a single driver so it's more efficient. I don't know where you live but where...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:35 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Ok, so you're caught up plant wise. Originally I...

Ok, so you're caught up plant wise. Originally I was going to toss the mother plant after sexing because the roots were already getting a little big in the container since that had vegged for like a...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:25 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Mother plant 7 days into flowering ...

Mother plant 7 days into flowering
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1726885 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1726885')

Mother Plant...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:23 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Clones After Rooting ...

Clones After Rooting
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1726886 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1726886')...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:20 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
After a haircut ...

After a haircut
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1714331 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=67415&pictureid=1714331')...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
So I made the switch from growing in coco to...

So I made the switch from growing in coco to growing in dwc. I used sandwich meat containers for the bowls. I bought used air pumps from china for like ~$1.50 each on ebay. The air pumps didn't come...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-01-2017, 06:11 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Hey, so I'm back again. I tried starting a bunch...

Hey, so I'm back again. I tried starting a bunch of seeds that were given to me by a donor last year and killed so many seeds that I took a break before I killed everything. I got motivated again a...
Forum: Micro Grows 06-22-2016, 09:21 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,273
Posted By Killkingkong
Thumbs up for stealing from me. Good luck on your...

Thumbs up for stealing from me. Good luck on your grow.
Forum: Micro Grows 05-16-2016, 09:49 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
No plant updates this week, I'm still waiting for...

No plant updates this week, I'm still waiting for those new seeds to germ. I chopped what's left of that dirt weed. It appears it hermied. Looking through the buds there are a lot of "nanners" it...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-15-2016, 05:48 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Use the last warm white on the heatsink too. Put...

Use the last warm white on the heatsink too. Put 3 cobs in the middle and 2 on the sides. Run 3 LEDs with one of your 30w drivers. Good idea putting the cool whites on cpu heatsinks. these cheap cobs...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-14-2016, 12:57 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Yeah, just put them in a row. that heatsink is...

Yeah, just put them in a row. that heatsink is way too big for those leds. They have smaller ones on ebay that would probably work better. I still say put all 8 LEDs on 1 heatsink and just save the...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-12-2016, 02:55 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Personally daylight lights never interested me. I...

Personally daylight lights never interested me. I haven't experimented with them so I won't say anything bad about them (this is a show and prove thread). However if you mixed in daylight to improve...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-10-2016, 05:31 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
This plant I'm currently growing refuses to...

This plant I'm currently growing refuses to finish. As I said I'm very disappointed in the genetics of this plant. It's my fault though, I took it out of a bag of dirt weed, not even quality bag...
Forum: Micro Grows 05-03-2016, 05:54 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Today is day 84. I'll let this one go a week or 2...

Today is day 84. I'll let this one go a week or 2 more then I'll chop. Still very disappointed in these bagseed genetics. On the brighter side a donor is sending me some quality seed crosses, so i'll...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-28-2016, 02:46 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Sorry, 4 packs of 5 feminized seeds, so 20 total...

Sorry, 4 packs of 5 feminized seeds, so 20 total seeds and 4 different strains. I already made colliodal silver a while ago so I should be able to make my own fem seeds down the line if I want.

...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-27-2016, 09:18 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Getting a little bored with this current grow....

Getting a little bored with this current grow. I'm disaapointed in the genetics of this plant, but then again it's bagseed. Looks like this is gonna need 100+ days. I see a 4 pack of Nirvana seeds on...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 04-14-2016, 06:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,781
Posted By Killkingkong
I started playing around with screw in LEDs over...

I started playing around with screw in LEDs over 2 years ago, then expensive cobs and now tons and tons of cheap cobs. I've had a few harvest with cheap LEDs in my computers, but no more than 3 LEDs....
Forum: Micro Grows 04-12-2016, 03:10 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Nothing too exciting to report, it's just a...

Nothing too exciting to report, it's just a waiting game now. I got my automatic watering working, i hope. So i have a water pump in my res which has tubes leading to my active PC right now. It comes...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 04-09-2016, 04:00 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,781
Posted By Killkingkong
I've watched all of the videos you posted before....

I've watched all of the videos you posted before. I tested all of my 100w cheap leds and all 1000 diode light up (I was wearing protective glasses and could see each diode lit up). The problem that...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 04-07-2016, 07:35 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,781
Posted By Killkingkong
right now I'm running the light at 50w and all in...

right now I'm running the light at 50w and all in parallel, so 5w each. I think 70w-100w would be fine in a larger grow, but I have mine in a PC. I want to make another one to put in another PC with...
Forum: LED Grow Lights 04-07-2016, 06:51 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,781
Posted By Killkingkong
Cool thread, I'm surprised I didn't see it...

Cool thread, I'm surprised I didn't see it earlier. I've been playing around with LEDs for a few years now and when I first started buying cobs I bought the expensive ones from mouser for over $60+...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-06-2016, 03:57 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
I finally hooked up my automated watering system...

I finally hooked up my automated watering system last night...it flooded my cab again. I just don't have much luck with automated watering, but I'll keep working on it. The plant that's wrapping up...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-03-2016, 08:53 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
I did some more "accurate" testing. This time I...

I did some more "accurate" testing. This time I put my phone at a distance of 6 inches from each light. In my medium pc I have 2 brands of lights in my medium pc (3 cheapos in the center (run at 10w...
Forum: Micro Grows 04-03-2016, 04:03 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
I don't have any solid measurement, but I have a...

I don't have any solid measurement, but I have a lux measure app on my phone. I wouldn't take it for exact value, but I guess the numbers are useful for comparing my boxes. While the highest lux came...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-30-2016, 06:06 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
As you could tell from the prior pictures one of...

As you could tell from the prior pictures one of my plants was getting smaller and smaller. I was taking a lot of samples from this plant and eventually the leaves all started to die, so i decided to...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-22-2016, 02:07 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Ok, so I made major changes this past week and...

Ok, so I made major changes this past week and finally got all the ideas that have been floating around out of my head. Instead of buying a new PC case I decided to put my new light in my big PC. I...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-15-2016, 05:38 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Today is day 35 for the 2 female plants. The...

Today is day 35 for the 2 female plants. The plant that grew unevenly is budding up nicely from top to bottom. While the center buds on this plant won't get too tall the branches on the outside are...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-14-2016, 09:13 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Ok, so I finally put together my new light. I...

Ok, so I finally put together my new light. I think this light/heatsink combo is perfect for a PC. After putting it together I tested it out with a 20w driver and it worked fine. I ended up wiring...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-10-2016, 09:31 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Nah, too expensive. I'm gonna buy a cheap $28...

Nah, too expensive. I'm gonna buy a cheap $28 case from the computer store. Plus aluminum isn't magnetic so I wouldn't be able to hang the light with just magnets. On top of that my last run I ran 3...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-09-2016, 11:22 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
The thermal paste and self tapping screws came...

The thermal paste and self tapping screws came today. So this new light I'm building is mostly made up of cheap parts from china to keep cost low. Others may say that the cheap chinese 100w LEDs are...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-08-2016, 06:43 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Luckily I'm a computer guy and people would find...

Luckily I'm a computer guy and people would find it weird if I didn't have a fleet of desktops in my room. I am actively trying to sell the small PC though. I put it up on craigslist and this app...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-08-2016, 02:53 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Things are getting fat now. This is day 28 for...

Things are getting fat now. This is day 28 for these 2 plants, so about 1/3 of the way there. They're bag seed and are probably sativa so it's going to take longer than 60 days. The plant in the...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-01-2016, 02:46 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
Heatsink: ...

Heatsink:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=65579&pictureid=1570299&thumb=1 ('https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=65579&pictureid=1570299')...
Forum: Micro Grows 03-01-2016, 02:29 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 21,746
Posted By Killkingkong
unfortunately 3/3 of the younger plants turned...

unfortunately 3/3 of the younger plants turned out to be males. I might start up a few more seeds, but probably after the rest of the parts I need for my next build come in. The heatsink came...
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