D series? Ya. I'm learning Arduino uno to take advantage of the D series. Until then I've ordered the Typhoon 4 channel LED controller. I want to up the game on my LED array builds and offer things you usually find in a $1800 array. I was looking at bluefish too but I'm not sure if there's a big demand for wifi controllers without some programmer building a iPhone/android app that supports it and a live video feed function. For those who want to check water levels, hygrometer settings automated ph balancing (hydrofarm autopilot) etc and view a live feed of your plants. Hoping to produce a full start to finish auto system at a good price in one easy to use kit. Gonna be a long ride.
These are the features typhoon offers. Don't think wifi connectivity will be too much of an issue
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Has anyone in here calculated this one:Hello
The HLG-XXXH-C drivers all have the potential to run at about 94% efficient. Whether your running the 185-700 or the 320-2100. I'll put some pictures up for how to wire in the meters here shortly.
Here's 3 Cree options. If you want an idea with a different chip maker let me know. Right now I'm trying to show you efficiency.
Cheaper option
16 cobs running at 2100ma. That's about 80 watts per cob. Notice Cob efficiency is 49.71% and ppfd is a pretty good 846.
We could build this option with cheaper chips other than the Crees and probably add a few more chips and still be cheaper. Hitting that 49% efficiency would be the goal.
Here's a middle option. This is running 24 chips.. Notice here your efficiency jumps up to 56.34%. That's really good efficiency. Now we are driving 24 chips at roughly 50 watts per cob instead of 80. The ppfd is a great 929ppfd. This would make a nice, very respectable room.
Option number 3 is how I build my arrays. This is 32 cobs in 32 square feet of grow space. Expensive? YES! However, look at the unmatched efficiency numbers as well as ppfd. Now we are only pushing the cobs at 35 watts each. The 61.5% efficiency is absolutely amazing!!! As is a very good 983ppfd.
Now you can stop doing that.
In some european countries thats not even something to complain about. With my flimsy 500W setup (all devices) i pay arround US$1,52 per day during flower.
Yup. The time we lived in germany we payed slightly below 30euro cents per kWh.
Im using the Meanwell software
Will see more it's not so much that it's only the 12 to 15% less power being used. You also have to take into account the 100 to 300 extra heat Watts that can be produced by using other ones. So the more efficient you get, the less heat watch your producing so it's also easier to deal with heat which often means less air conditioning. You are right though, it does take a few years to pay for itself but at the same time if you're running five thousand less BTUs of air conditioner it sure don't take long. Tell you what I'll put together and a array right now using some 1212 and let's look at the heat watt difference
