Modern lighting options.

[MM2K6]

I'm seriously considering that one...

 

[Goonie Goat]

I'm seriously considering that one...

 

[Hudo]

The bar lights or lights with boards spread out are better than the lights like the TS3000. Having light sources spread out you have less shade areas

 

[Billygoat]

The fact they even need to put this in their advertising leads me to believe they could catch fire.

Shit lights. Shit Chinese company.

Hit up @QuickBloomLights for current deals and steer clear of that shite…

 

[Goonie Goat]

The fact they even need to put this in their advertising leads me to believe they could catch fire.

Shit lights. Shit Chinese company.

Hit up @QuickBloomLights for current deals and steer clear of that shite…




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Think he's on a tight budget

 

[MM2K6]

Think he's on a tight budget

Sort of, open to other options under $650

 

[Goonie Goat]

Sort of, open to other options under $650

Not much else to recommend, anything thats not made in china is going to be expensive unfortunately, even a diy light will set you back atleast $500-$700 when you start adding electrical cable, connectors, potentiometer, heatsinks and other bits to fasten together etc

For what it's worth I've had a mars TSL going good for a few grows now, no melted connectors etc, not saying it can't happen but at the same time I'm sure there's problems with high end lights too, would just be more common with the mass produced cheaper brands coming out the woodworks.

Even I have some eBay specials, $39 for 100w lm301b boards which came with an inventronics driver which are up there with meanwell and probably has less failure rates than meanwell drivers too. House hasn't burnt down yet.

As Hudo said, you get what you pay for.

 

[ED-209]

I bought the earlier version of the F4800 with an Invertronics driver. Ran it for a bit over 6 months no worries. Seemed a pretty decent light for the price at the time. Not sure what they are like now. I know Spider Farmer (same owners) have dropped a bit since I first bought in 2021.

If you want to order pre-fab stuff from China, have a look at Kingbright on Aliexpress/Alibaba. They've got lots of options and you can do full or part DIY from them also (ie source your own driver or buy components and build - though they are more limited than other supplies for pure DIY parts).

 

[Hudo]

The fact they even need to put this in their advertising leads me to believe they could catch fire.

Shit lights. Shit Chinese company.

Hit up @QuickBloomLights for current deals and steer clear of that shite…




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It's usually the connectors. The chinesium that i rebuilt the connector on one was getting red hot and melted a bit. so I opened it and the wires were just twisted together and one wire was loose as fuck in the melted connector and I imagine was why it was getting hot. I gather so it's a quick swap for different countries. I soldered the cunts together and they don't get hot at all now

 

[Goonie Goat]

https://au.element14.com/mean-well/...MIie2MqZPeigMV_IZLBR3rLxv4EAQYAiABEgIx_fD_BwE ×2

https://www.digikey.com.au/en/products/detail/bridgelux/BXEB-L1190U-35E3000-C-C3/10279855?gclsrc=aw.ds&&utm_adgroup=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMax Shopping_Medium Performing Products&utm_term=&utm_id=go_cmp-20072824068_adg-_ad-__dev-m_ext-_prd-10279855_sig-EAIaIQobChMI0aD1qZneigMVYKRmAh0u3Q_WEAQYBSABEgLSqPD_BwE&productid=10279855&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0aD1qZneigMVYKRmAh0u3Q_WEAQYBSABEgLSqPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds ×16

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4044007...ar=674343064137&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

18 Gauge PVC Hookup Wire 3.0m/10ft 18AWG Flexible Electrical Wire, 2mm Dia | eBay

What is this?The flexible PVC wire is widely used in electronics or line environment lighting, model wiring harnesses, electrical appliances, equipment internal connecting wires, household appliances, large transformers and lamps, instrumentation, motor lead wires, electrical wiring and...

www.ebay.com.au

https://www.altronics.com.au/p/w057...MI7K6c2pveigMVfBqDAx2X5yTdEAQYAyABEgIBevD_BwE (2-5 meters)

3 Pin 10A Clear Heavy Duty Mains Plug - Altronics

3 Pin 10A Clear Heavy Duty Mains Plug. Check website for full details at Altronics.com.au

www.altronics.com.au

https://www.mjselectricalsupplies.c...MI7tiKgpveigMVz9dMAh3TBhxPEAQYBSABEgLqvvD_BwE ×12 or so

https://www.bunnings.com.au/metal-mate-20-x-20-x-3mm-3m-aluminium-equal-angle-silver_p1079543 × 3
= Approx $700

That's just a rough build without heatsinks.. if you plan on running heatsinks be prepared to cough up.

 

[Goonie Goat]

I bought the earlier version of the F4800 with an Invertronics driver. Ran it for a bit over 6 months no worries. Seemed a pretty decent light for the price at the time. Not sure what they are like now. I know Spider Farmer (same owners) have dropped a bit since I first bought in 2021.

If you want to order pre-fab stuff from China, have a look at Kingbright on Aliexpress/Alibaba. They've got lots of options and you can do full or part DIY from them also (ie source your own driver or buy components and build - though they are more limited than other supplies for pure DIY parts).

Yeah I think spiderfarmer did change to cheaper drivers, they no longer use inventronics/sosen..