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Originally Posted by Daniel888
First of all, thank you for sharing your experiment and such a brilliant review! I am currently in a search of a good led grow light, and I guess I want something lightweight, not pricey and easy to set-up. I tend to Apollo Horticulture which I found in this review https://smokeandbuzz.com/ ( very helpful btw ), all the characteristics suit me perfectly (I don't need very intense light and I don't want any heavy device). I couldn't do anything by myself like you did, I personally find it very difficult, I just decided to get a new led grow light with 2-3 years of official warranty in case something goes wrong. I also watched great deal of Youtube videos on this topic and most authors recommend new device, not used or handmade.
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Yeah, those pot heads really know their technology and have really pushed the grow-light market technology development! I think it would depend on a few different circumstances if I was to agree with "not using homemade."
First, if the crops you are growing are for the upcoming garden season and you cannot weather a seed sprout failure, yes I would agree.
If you are just playing around and can handle failures, I would disagree.
If you want to learn something new or test your skills, I would disagree.
Anyways, LED COB technology has continued to develop even after my initial project. Any new LED grow light projects I will use these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Spectr...ydC01Ze8_OTyjA
They hook directly up to 110v AC, so you can literally plug them strait into the wall (obviously after you mount them to a heatsink).