96w passive cooled diy LED light

Discussion in 'Grow Room Design/Setup' started by TheLoftGardener, Dec 29, 2012.

  1. #1 TheLoftGardener, Dec 29, 2012
    I spotted this today and it got me thinking, I could easily ramp it up to say, 300watts, for about $150. It's passive cooled so there is no noise, and even I could build it... but what do you think of using white LED's? Would it work?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2iMFPiltf0
     
  2. #2 Cebus Robustus, Dec 29, 2012
    I think it will work, if you buy warm white leds. Cool white doesn't work.
     
  3. #3 TheLoftGardener, Dec 29, 2012
    The cool white would work well for vegging wouldn't it?
     
  4. #4 Cebus Robustus, Dec 29, 2012
    No, actualy not. The light spectrum of a typical CW led does have lot's of blue, but lacks were is the maximum action spectra of plants, witch is in red band.

    The WW led have a good amount of blue and have a excellent peak in a wide red band. Those lamps have a more balanced light spectrum than CW leds.

    If I would you, I'd use only WW leds for entire grow. :D
     

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