Need suggestions for 3x3 (1m) tents

ANC

ANC

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As the title suggests, I find myself stumped trying to find a good solution to evenly lighting a 3-foot tent. It is made even more aggravating by the high prices on short strips.
 
10WeekFlushBro

10WeekFlushBro

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Yep...... :wall:
560mm strips in the middle,
3 or 4x cxm-22 gen4 on each side angled inward 30 degrees

Or, 560mm x2, 120mm (or more, realistically) overlap, so you can enjoy hotspot like in the old days: 8-)

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Or how about a crazy strip vortex with a cob in the middle, the Lamp of the rising sun,

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Or this, maybe giving the middle ones lower mA

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(I think the strip vortex is the best way to do a complete 1000x1000mm light, but its a bitch to build)
 
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coreywebster

coreywebster

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ANC said:
Yes but they are shit.... I need to put down 300W... that would require like 44 of those 6W 280m strips
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Cutters cree j series. 195lm/w with good price breaks over 45 or 50. Also for some reason cheaper to buy with thermal tape.
90cri options available too.
48v

I don't see an issue using 2ft strips in a 3ft space.
 
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ANC

ANC

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Naaah my brain could never be at peace with it not being properly symmetrical.
I'm a little crazy, I know

I looked at the 280mm options, almost doubled the cost
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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why not try 4x 25$ china boards with diy alusheet backing, an lrs-350 and be done with it quicker?

If you fancy the strip solution there is also 1 foot vesta strips. Vestas 2700k 90 cri spectrum kept up with and beat samsung 3k in our flower, similar wattage and and current per diode. It also gives the added value of being able to play with 5k, 4k (both channels) and 2.7k, all in 90 cri, you just have to connect the channels together in a smart way.
 
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piratebug

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My favorite lighting array for a 3 x 3 is running 7 x 288, 3 x 5K in the center, and 2 x 3K with red on each end, using only one hlg-320h driver running at 80%, results in the entire area being under 36 to 37 watts. And yeah, you will get some overlap here n' there but for me it gives the best ending results whether I grow 1 long vegged plant, or even 4 smaller plants in strategically up-potted pots in their final 3 gallon pots for variety purposes, I easily pull 14 to 18 zips out of that area every time! Oh, yeah and whats best of all is that's with LM561C chip based boards which you can buy for super cheap, from $10 to $14 bucks each, if you know where to look! Anyhow, for me, when it comes to Samsung chip based boards, the more you use the better results you will get as efficiency trumps overloading a single board every time!

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ANC

ANC

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whytewidow said:
30 strips. In groups of 3. Then 10 groups. Series parallel. 330w on a hlg320 driver. Would absolutely rock a 3x3.
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Something is getting missing in your description... could you put it as 3S10P or whatever? i.e. 3 in series, with 10 parallel groups of those.... Cause I'm only getting to 180W if I try and follow what you said.
 
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