like the thread was leading us to believe... LED for dummies was basically the THEME... So DETAILS were going to be told... Not.... Bought some parts... Wired them together... Ohhh Cool LED... Try it... . .
Well it's still bare bones but I'll put it together in a couple weeks. I'll do one of those bars to begin with and might add one more later, if needed. I have a 2 x 2 area and that might be enough. The beauty of it is that it's completely customizable and I can add as needed.
TJ, by the way, you gave me the ratio for the amendments for my organic soil I built 6 months ago. It's been working great. No problems, no deficiencies. I'll be happy to help you if you are looking to build one of these, as much as I know.
Well.... First , it would help if your pictures are bigger... Second , I won't list everything... But for example... You show a pictures with two fans... Part Number ? Voltage ? Price ? Where did you get them ? Are they wired in line with the Cobs or separate...? I think you had some cobs in a picture ? Price , Part Number , Where ? Series or parallel...? This stuff was what the guy who made the thread said would be explained... As he said... Not just showing a light and say wire it up... Never did see a driver... Was one needed... I'm lost.... again... . Oh... saw the drivers ... Never mind... I have to research a lot more... Maybe some other threads on GC have Specs
Heatsinks I got Arctic Alpine 11 plus from ebay $15 ea free shipping. Aluminum frame http://m.homedepot.com/p/Schluter-Schiene-Bright-Chrome-1-4-in-x-8-ft-2-in-Anodized-Aluminum-L-angle-Tile-Edging-Trim-A60ACB/202602129/ Cobs Vero 29 www.digikey.com Drivers MEANWELL LPC-60-1400 Vero29 cob holders Pico ezmate www.mouser.com Heatsink fans power http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/111759228989 http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/121551997455 Wago connectors http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/231399844761 Thermal paste http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/310311882401 Self tapping screws http://m.homedepot.com/p/Teks-8-1-2-in-Phillips-Pan-Head-Self-Drilling-Screws-300-Pack-21360/100135028/ 1/8" metal drilling bit
That's interesting... Hmmm I'm watching Football right now... But I'll need to be reading this tomorrow... Thanks ! .
Search Vero 29 at the digikey site. The driver name is meanwell, search it in mouser. You have it all in my previous post. The heatsinks cool off the cobs
Here's the rest of the build. http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1380570-Bg%27s-two-plant-organic-led-grow
Just an update for those of you still following this thread. I've decided for my first few runs, I'm going to go with HIDs. Spending the money and investing the time to build a whole room's worth of DIY LEDs isn't very feasible for my first run, both in terms of experience and finances. I do plan on building my own set-ups in the future, I just don't know how long away that'll be.
i spent less than 100 dollars building this 400 watt led fixture. Does it look ghetto? Kinda. Does it works? Hell yes! I used an aluminum rectangular parascoping dryer duct as my heatsink (used self tapping screws to hold diodes on) and its being air cooled by a fairly high powered duct blower. This was just a prototype at first but now i think i will use it for my veg tent and build a larger 1000 watt fixture for my flower tent
I'm wanting to build a light using 2 cxb3070's and 6 xml2's and I'm wondering will one hlg120c700b be enough to power it all? Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Theres a place called rapid led. Its very affordable and they leds are deaigned for saltwater aquariums. Corals require the same spectra and double the intensity of light than plants do so its perfect plus they have a great staff that will help you should you need it. I wish I was payed to advertise them cuz I do that a lot. Sent from my SM-G925P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/260/HLG-120H-C-SPEC-806188.pdf That driver should have no problem, but you could also get the 1050ma version and still be within the voltage requirements. Or you might want to look into a lower wattage one, as with your setup it would appear at max power your lights would only draw ~65 watts from it and its rated for 150w. It also might be worth noting that these drivers typically run most efficiently when they are at full load. Consider the 60 or 80 watt version of that driver if you want to run at 700ma IMO. Just keep in mind you need a driver that puts out ~90v and youll be fine. Feel free to ask any questions.