Lighting Cobshop.net info, questions and answers

[Arsenal]

Woo hoo, my Cobshop.net order arrived today! Well made and packed superbly, thanks @BigSm0

 

[Jraven]

I got mine today too. @BigSm0 had them in the mail very quickly, and they safely made it through the rural Alaska mail...I'll give them a try on couple plants that are finishing now, but what I really got them for is starting plants in the spring before they go to the greenhouse. Looks like a lot of light. Beautiful units!

 

[BigSm0]

I got mine today too. @BigSm0 had them in the mail very quickly, and they safely made it through the rural Alaska mail...I'll give them a try on couple plants that are finishing now, but what I really got them for is starting plants in the spring before they go to the greenhouse. Looks like a lot of light. Beautiful units!

Great news. These should definitely do the trick. I’m sure power consumption is rationed in alaska.

 

[BigSm0]

Woo hoo, my Cobshop.net order arrived today! Well made and packed superbly, thanks @BigSm0

Excellent! I hope they grow you lbs of the finest.

 

[Jraven]

Great news. These should definitely do the trick. I’m sure power consumption is rationed in alaska.

Yep we're off-grid. Never thought I'd be able to use lights. It will be interesting to see how they fit in to the system here.

 

[BigSm0]

I dont like huge panels you know and chinese crap is not an option

You may be new but you already know a lot more than most. Large panels limit you. Size and individual cob height is fixed. You are also stuck with on or off on the entire light. The singles can be arrranged in any configuration and can do so forever. If your space changes you can move them. Take one to veg or take 2 and use them to flower. However you can imagine it, it’s possible. You can also unplug cobs as you start out and plug them in as your plants need more coverage and intensity.
Apples to apples the Autocob is tough to beat. Dollar per watt it’s very competitive and similar price to some diy kits available. Cobs, heatsinks, driver, frame and of coarse your time. Nevermind the part where you have to learn what’s what and how to wire it all. These AutoCobs are complete ready to hang lights with a decent coverage area. 16x16” minimum and 24x24 maximum. Generally I recommend 4 for a 3x3 and 4-5 for a 4x4 space. As a comparison these deliver about 2.5 times the light of most red and blue led lights per watt.

 

[BigSm0]

Yep we're off-grid. Never thought I'd be able to use lights. It will be interesting to see how they fit in to the system here.

I can sort of relate. We just lost power for 5 days. Family of 4 and a garden of 20. Over the years I had decided to equip my house with the most efficient items I could. I own a 5k generator for work that’s also wired for our home. I installed a 100 gallon well expansion tank, (long showers before the well pump turns on) hybrid hot water heater, led everything. We were able to live our lives normally and I was able to keep a dozen Autocobs going with a few fans. We also kept the 2 mini-split heat/ac’s going. Heat for the grow and heat for the house.

When we moved here we had a pretty bad storm that left us without power for 7 days. My 5k gene was topped out by the original 5k watt water heater alone. My plasma tv pulled 498 watts. So the two couldn’t be on together. Now my 2 70” led tv’s and water heater draw 640 watts combined.

 

[IzzyTheGrower]

Also I figured that at like 18.5 cents per KWH (what I pay)national average is supposedly around 12.

Savings for me would be even greater as I pay around 9-10 cents per kWh I think I finally will be able to purchase some cobs this coming week excited can't wait to join the cobrevolution

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[RicanBlazer]

I can sort of relate. We just lost power for 5 days. Family of 4 and a garden of 20. Over the years I had decided to equip my house with the most efficient items I could. I own a 5k generator for work that’s also wired for our home. I installed a 100 gallon well expansion tank, (long showers before the well pump turns on) hybrid hot water heater, led everything. We were able to live our lives normally and I was able to keep a dozen Autocobs going with a few fans. We also kept the 2 mini-split heat/ac’s going. Heat for the grow and heat for the house.

When we moved here we had a pretty bad storm that left us without power for 7 days. My 5k gene was topped out by the original 5k watt water heater alone. My plasma tv pulled 498 watts. So the two couldn’t be on together. Now my 2 70” led tv’s and water heater draw 640 watts combined.

You’re a beast, sir . Good stuff


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[BigSm0]

You’re a beast, sir . Good stuff


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Lol wattage consumption is a disease sir.