4x4 tent: 6 x QB96 Elites + UVA + (I need help with FR and RB build)

[ms_sucks]

This is an evolving plan but I'm trying to get things narrowed down now so that I can pull the trigger.

I don't know where the UVA/UVB cutoff is off the top of my head. I think I want to stay away from UVB.

That being said, I am open to sprinkling in another UVA spectrum or two on those two UVA sticks if it's beneficial. Could be 3 ea of 4 different nms or 4ea of 3 different nms. What do you recommend?

 

[Airwalker16]

This is an evolving plan but I'm trying to get things narrowed down now so that I can pull the trigger.

I don't know where the UVA/UVB cutoff is off the top of my head. I think I want to stay away from UVB.

That being said, I am open to sprinkling in another UVA spectrum or two on those two UVA sticks if it's beneficial. Could be 3 ea of 4 different nms or 4ea of 3 different nms. What do you recommend?

Well it's pretty simple:

 

[Airwalker16]

I think cutters 280/310 board is a great addition but needs to be spread amongst a 4' strip rather than 1'.

 

[ms_sucks]

I think cutters 280/310 board is a great addition but needs to be spread amongst a 4' strip rather than 1'.

What do you mean?

 

[Rocket Soul]

What do you mean?

He means the 1 foot form factor limits spread, a 4' strip would woork better.

As for far red, id check out @Grow Lights Australia and the buddy system: it has good efficiency, spread and the diodes are enclosed and protected. They also should have some photo reds and should have 400-420 blues soonish

 

[Digger47]

https://solstrip.com/shop/strips-and-stix/solstrips/solstrip-x2-red-blue

Kinda pricey at $40 ea, with heatsinks. Customer service is top notch too.

 

[ms_sucks]

Hi MS
my avatar shows our 285mm(1ft) strip, this has 12 leds but can be run as 2 channels of 6 leds, so we can make with CREE XPE-2 FR on 1 channel and Cree XPG-3 RB on the other, and you can either run them as 12 in series for a fixed ratio of both colours or run two drivers and control/dim each separately. You will find a FR/RB board in the variations list

Cutter-ZGE-285-DXP-Custom Zhaga MCPCB, 285mm - Cutter Electronics

Cutter-ZGE-285-DXP-Custom is a 2 channel tuneable high power MCPCB and as such uses a full Aluminium MCPCB, 285mm x 1.6mm, Solderless

www.cutter.com.au

Cheers
Mark

I know this is an old thread, but life happened and I had to sideline all this. Now I'm back and ready to start ordering. Do you have this same thing but in 570mm strips?

 

[welight]

we have 560mm strips in 3 channel

SSK-3560BR-V2 Tuneable 2FT Strip - Cutter Electronics

SSK-3560BR-V2 is a 3 channel tuneable led strip, 2ft in length and available in a wide range of colour temperature and mono wavelengths

www.cutter.com.au

cheers

 

[ms_sucks]

I'd say do about 15% of your total wattage. So 7.5% each color. It's not about how many leds, but how many leds you spread that wattage over.

So lets use simple numbers. For example if I was going to run 1000w to the QB96's I'd need an additional 225w for these supplemental spectrums?
75w - UVA
75w - 450nm
75w - 730nm

Edit to add:
Or 15% total for supplemental spectrums? So 50w each in this example.

 

[ms_sucks]

we have 560mm strips in 3 channel

SSK-3560BR-V2 Tuneable 2FT Strip - Cutter Electronics

SSK-3560BR-V2 is a 3 channel tuneable led strip, 2ft in length and available in a wide range of colour temperature and mono wavelengths

www.cutter.com.au

cheers

What's the best way to get in touch with you? I'm ready to order.

 

[welight]

What's the best way to get in touch with you? I'm ready to order.

I have your email, will advise today
Cheers

 

[ms_sucks]

I have your email, will advise today
Cheers

I'm still waiting...Is there some kind of problem?

 

[welight]

I'm still waiting...Is there some kind of problem?

email sent sorry for delay, been installing new SMT line so behind on emails

on the upside we will make you boards faster....