AussieBlue's Perpetual Grow Journal: Next Generation

[Pennywise]

Lol that's another good thing!

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Yeah those panels you have look so much like HPS light in color. Will no doubt go down that road in the future. Just a matter of time. Will be great for heat. Do they have fans? Or heatsinks or something?

 

[Pennywise]

Mine has heat sinks but they don't require fans, the fusion boards the Furcifer and Joe are running doesn't require heat sinks

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Have to do some further study. Coming along in leaps and bounds in LED technology now.

 

[Pennywise]

Yes these lights are rockin it right now

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Yes these lights are rockin it right now

You have two boards. Is that equivelant to 1/2 their hlg 550 premade? Or am i off the mark?
I looked at the fusions but you cant wind them up too far without heatsinks. So sort of limited. The quantums seem the better to me but damn pricy, eapecially here in aus. Maybe when they ranp up production the price may drop. Seem hard to even get atm...

 

[Pennywise]

2 of the 260w kits would be the same as the 550HLG

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Thanks, its a bit confusing trying to figure out whats actually needed. Id probably give the DIY approach a go anyway. Save some bucks.

 

[Pennywise]

Simple to wire them up

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Yeah i have an electronics engineering background so if i cant do that ive smoked too much... hehe. Was thinking today i should design and make my own boards. Have access to an programmable surface mount machine, and soldering oven. Can buy the parts wholesale and have manufacturing facilities. Just lacking the motivation at my age... but i do need another income stream... wonder how many id sell. Used to design PCB's for a living for 10 years.

 

[Pennywise]

Seems to be 2 main players right now. HLG and Photon Phantom Designs are selling boards. Photon Phantom sells fusion boards but you have to supply your own drivers.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Do you know what brand/model LEDs they use on the HLGs.

 

[Pennywise]

It should be listed on their website: Horticulture Lighting Group

 

[Pennywise]

I know they're Samsung

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Will take a look at the specs.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Thougt id try that little bit of SK. Sour Green Apples to a tee on taste and smell. Pretty strong weed. Will grow another.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Been after this one for a while at a good price. Been getting pipped at the line in the auctions. Spent the last 12hrs on the reverse auctions and got them for $37.77 + 50% discount on top of that. Think that completes my collection of the Greenpoint strains on my list for now.
Eagle Scout (GSC x Stardawg)

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

The Bodega Bubblegums.

Critical Sensi.

Just cruising along. Gave them a feed so thought id take some pics while they were out.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

The Deputy looks so weird. It went back into veg and sprouted out all these foxtails now its back in bloom and trying to fill in again. Think it pretty much reset the bloom clock. Might take another 6 weeks. Smells the piece tho.
SK is pretty much the same state without the foxtails. Just repuffed all its buds. Seriously just want it to start browning up some pistils.

 

[AussieBlueTHC]

Doesnt look like ill have the new veg lights till friday. Eager to reconfigure the tent with the two levels. May carefully repot the Candy mother into a low profile rectangular tub to save some vertical height as well. Will work on putting in a shelf tomorrow to entertain myself...