, I have another idea already. Seeing how well this grow is going for you should support it's viability. I'm imagining a 'spider light' - where each leg is made of a strip of pliable material (say, from a throw-away turkey baking pan). It would be thick enough to have 3-4 LED strands on it to provide a balance of spectrum (may not be necessary, but I like what I'm getting from 2R:1CW:1WW right now). the idea is that you have many legs hanging down that can be manipulated through the entire grow so that it's always exactly where you want it relative to the flowering plant. It's basically the same as your current LED tentacles, just beefed up a bit (and a bit more work to wire up).
10 meters (5 x cool and 5 x warm) Im alwayz interested in your thread bruv.
Planning now makes for a happy plant(s) They do pump out abit of heat though huh?1st off....shutup about the pioneer thing!after spending a decent amount of time playing with these strips and watching you, the pioneer of the LED strip grow
Right now my anger has been vented...I think that is an awesome idea...how are you finding the 5630's? I might be playing alot more with the strips after this grow as i get bored with the conventional quite easily...
ya - more than i expected but not enough to cause trouble unless I'm not cooling them well enough for them to last a decent amount of time.10 meters (5 x cool and 5 x warm) Im alwayz interested in your thread bruv.
the 5630s are bright - the 5050s I have seem to be 3-in-1 LEDs while the 5630s I think are each individual elements. One frustrating thing is i can't seem to find much info on 5630s in general. I bought them to play with and have had fun with the project, but, the more interested I get in LED tech in general, the more I'm trying to compare this product to that one which seems impossible. I know what kind of power usage I'm getting but based on the heat produced, obviously a lot is wasted. Just seems really difficult to judge bang-for-the-buck vs. something like an astir panel, a hans panel, etc.1st off....shutup about the pioneer thing!
I guess itz hard to find info on them as nobody uses them for growing and if they are using them for lighting cabinets etc then people dont document them...so i guess you are the pioneer on this...
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pretty much my finding - these things produce a lot of heatHey Chronikool, I've just done a test with some 5630's. basically I've strapped 3.5 meters worth of cool whites and a few reds onto the U shaped section of a PC powerbox. It fits almost exactly into the speaker box I have. The setup is small i know, but I'm only starting out and I can only work occasionally on this project. Thing is, it heated up way more than I expected. Can't help but be excited by the light though
Would aluminium be a better substrate for cooling the strip lights? I need to aim for a quiet fan.
I hope to get a decent pc tower at some stage but even when I do, will I still have heat issues?
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beautufull green, beatifull nugs!!
