Quote Originally Posted by redline
Most homebuilders have been going with Luxeon instead of Crees for multiple reasons. I would highly recommend checking them out, plus looking at some other LED threads.
What he said!

You might want to look at the Ledengin offerings as well.
I'm using Ledengin 15W. 660s and I'm very happy with the results.

Weeze
Weezard Reviewed by Weezard on . Cree Xlamp Grow-Light Schematic Design (Wanted) Been sifting through the cruft trying to find a schematic to build a grow lamp, using Xlamp LED's from Cree. Their time is now :) Yes I've seen the extraordinarily overpriced products being offered by businesses. Not worth the money if you can use a soldering kit, imo. I can solder, but I'm no engineer, so, I'm asking for help in creating a circuit design that balances low cost, simplicity of construction and high efficiency. Preferably with 120vac input (off the shelf ac-dc Rating: 5