Edit: I'm making my grow lights for my 2x4x5 grow tent. I want to run 300 watts. I'm making a power supply like this I'm using meanwhile LRS 48V 350w power supply with a LDD-H 700mA. How do I wire this set up with the lights?
Bro I was in the same predicament. Go on amazon and look up Meizi 300w led its actually a 135 true watt led but it'll grow a dank plant.
Thanks, still keeping an eye out! @canadian1969 I don't really know anything about the two you mentioned, care to elaborate?
Actual power on those is on Actual power on those is only 8-10 watts. Look into DIY lights using strip lights from Bridgelux or Samsung. All you need are the strips, some aluminum channel and a 24V power supply. The finished light: This is in a 2 ft by 4 ft space. SI-B8U151550WW, Mfg: Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 1742 Pcs in Stock | Buy SI-B8U151550WW with confidence from Buy-Components.com SI-B8V111560WW, Mfg: Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 515 Pcs in Stock | Buy SI-B8V111560WW with confidence from Buy-Components.com And these are a great buy at under 8 bucks for almost 5k lumens: BXEB-L1120Z-40E4000-C-A3, Mfg: Bridgelux | 377 Pcs in Stock | Buy BXEB-L1120Z-40E4000-C-A3 with confidence from Buy-Components.com
@nfhiggs Holy crap you're a life saver!! I know someone who can probably help with that, and I'm sure they'd be thrilled to learn about it too. How come I never hear anyone talk about those?? They're grow lights right?
Alright, So i got all the things I need to make my lights with the bridgelux 4000k strips, but how many watts are each of those strips? 30..?
Depends on how much current you put through them. Their rating is at 44.2 volts and 1.4 amps - that's 60 watts. I would run then at about 30 to 40W for higher efficiency - 700-900 mA
For the Bridgelux strips you'll need a 48 volt power supply. You can get a cheap $20 48V supply that will be good for 4-5 amps total (five strips), or you could go with Meanwell supplies. I'd have to look up which Meanwell would work best. How many strips total you want to run?
So I realized ordering those strips alone is going to be somewhere around 200 dollars.. So I'm going to be going the HID route.. x.x Thanks for all the help though!
10 strips at 30 watts each is 300W, and 80 dollars - another 40 bucks for a couple of power supplies... That will net you in the range of 60K lumens - more than a 400W HID will put out.
It Edit: I thought it shipped Germany.. That's what I get for doing research till 5am. I think because DHL is based in germany...Which I've had bad shipping cost experiences with. Pretend I'm not slow. Will this work? Input: AC100-240V 50/60Hz. Output: DC 48V/1A. Power: 48W. Colour: Black. Charging Protection: overcharge, over-current, high-voltage protection. Security Compatibility: intelligent adaptive output current. Size: 133 * 55 * 40mm（L*W*H）. Weight: 360g. Power cord: 1.2m long. I'm using 2.1mm female coaxial jacks, so I could just use a 2.5mm>2.1mm adapter right?
Can you just tell me whatever it is that you did to make yours, and tell me the specs on the different parts and stuff? I basically need a tutorial, I don't know anything about this stuff, but I can't find one. On another forum, someone told me a method that would mean having to buy 10 separate drivers and power supplies, one for each strip, and that's like 550 dollars for just those parts. Obviously there's a way to do this without doing that.
