New horticultural Tool from Cree

[welight]

Cree released a new tool today that is a combo of SPD Mixer and the PCT. Useful for all Cree Hort leds and maybe of interest for anyone shifting from Samsung LM3xx to JB3030C(footprint drop in)
Tool Link

 

[Jonesfamily7715]

Playing around with this tool and thru a lil 65 watt xpg3 light together for shits and giggles. I have a 700ma 65 watt driver ready and all these are on direct thermal path boards, the whites are on copper. 40 xpg3 2.5 gb ratio photophyll 8 xpg3 2700k 90 cri 16 photo reds and 8 xpe2 far reds (going on later tonight). Adds up perfectly to 2 strings of 96 volts 350ma each.Hvgc-240-700 driver, ssxt heatsink (used for qb96 v2 engine) Figure it would be good for something small. A little passive high power fixture

It's a little work but you can put all the bins drive current, driver efficency all that shit.

 

[Diode.Dude]

Playing around with this tool and thru a lil 65 watt xpg3 light together for shits and giggles. I have a 700ma 65 watt driver ready and all these are on direct thermal path boards, the whites are on copper. 40 xpg3 2.5 gb ratio photophyll 8 xpg3 2700k 90 cri 16 photo reds and 8 xpe2 far reds (going on later tonight). Adds up perfectly to 2 strings of 96 volts 350ma each.Hvgc-240-700 driver, ssxt heatsink (used for qb96 v2 engine) Figure it would be good for something small. A little passive high power fixture

It's a little work but you can put all the bins drive current, driver efficency all that shit.

Highly suggest just sending your LEDs to adura to assembly. They would price you out and source, or if you have some smoking deal on the LEDs, consign to adura and they will assemble. Without a stencil, you're hurting yourself and LEDs. DIY is cool...I'm all about it. But shorts, solder voids, overflow, and fires are not very cool at all. If you want the closest specs in real life to the spec sheet...assembly quality matters a ton.

Had them do these in 2018

 

[Jonesfamily7715]

Highly suggest just sending your LEDs to adura to assembly. They would price you out and source, or if you have some smoking deal on the LEDs, consign to adura and they will assemble. Without a stencil, you're hurting yourself and LEDs. DIY is cool...I'm all about it. But shorts, solder voids, overflow, and fires are not very cool at all. If you want the closest specs in real life to the spec sheet...assembly quality matters a ton.

Had them do these in 2018
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Yes! This is exactly where I bought those 16 up boards. I tried buying a solder stencil and they do not sell them. You can't really make those boards work without regulating the solder I kinda rigged one up outta copper shim stock lol.