David the Gnome
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Yeah they are great guys there. Email them... Im sure they will hook you up. [email protected]
Looks like it so far.Is the 400 Watt their only light?
I've contemplated this many times. I want good parts, and I want to be worry-free. Off-brand LED's have a ton of appeal because they're cheap, high end LED's are out of the price range, "good" LED's haven't filled in the specifics I need yet. There are a ton of LED panels I would love to try, but I'm limited on electrical draw because my veg and bloom will be on the same circuit. I keep looking at the AF600 on sale for $1050, as much as it's what I want, it is not what I need.Djwimbo...I think I may try to build a led light. Found a site that shows how.
I've diy'd a couple of LED lights and took a short course from cree on LEDs. I recommend that you use quality parts so you aren't wasting your time and just looking for heartache during the diy process. You probably won't have a lot of head room so you'll need the lower wattage quality LEDs - more like 3W (maybe even 1W) but definitely not the 10 watters. Next heat management is everything if you want to get the best performance from your LEDs (amount of light, on wavelength) and longevity. Get a good heatsink. I would try to fit one (or more depending on the size of your box) about 2 inches smaller than the dimensions of your box. Coverage with LEDs is king! Use thermal mounting pads to mount your mpcb mounted LEDs to the heatsink and not just thermal grease and screws. The pads help with heat management and won't ooze away from your LEDs over time leaving heat issues. A quality driver will give you good performance and a dimmable one will allow you a little bit more play with the fixture/amount of light. Some - like Inventronics - are quality drivers and are very easy to dim - just add a simple, cheap, potentiometer. I'll also be giving Steve's drivers a chance; they look quality and are reasonably priced. You will probably want to make sure that you have plenty of line between the driver/power supply so you can place it outside the box for even easier heat control.Could anybody with some experience point me in the right direction when looking for LEDs to build a custum light? Ive been doing basic research but would be very interested in some links to sites that sell the right kind of LEDs.
For those interested, Im looking to do some small scale experiments with micro grows.
early summer I'm moving to a friend's house, she said I could "Do whatever you want in the garage" ... without rewiring, it's a 15A circuit, and she's cool with my medical/legal growing.U got 15 or 20 amp breakers DJ?