DIY LED NOOB
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Use solder and some leads from each and join together, or wago connectors, junction block, wire nut etc...
Just attach a 14ga wire to each L/N/G long enough for the wires from all drivers to come together where you want.
These are super easy, and make it easy to make changes.
Just attach a 14ga wire to each L/N/G long enough for the wires from all drivers to come together where you want.
These are super easy, and make it easy to make changes.
Walterwhiter
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On those big fin sinks can you put the driver on top? It would be nice to kill to birds with one stone heat sink and light frame.
This is everything im working with. Heat sinks are 1 in profile from heatsink usa. Chanzon 3w led in 6000-6500k x10 run at 700ma, chanzon 3w led in full spectrum x10 run at 500ma and chanzon 10w led in 3500k x4 run at 700 ma. 10w cobs will be put on heatsinks 3w leds on 1.25x1.25x.25 in angle aluminum which will also be used to tie everything together
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Walterwhiter
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Damn buddy Christmas came early!
I think my whole total for everything was just shy of 120 dollars. Closer to 150 after all the wiring and buying a soldering iron. So this is a super in expensive set up. My next one will be either 18x18 or 20x20. I havent figured out what footprint i like better. I havent even finished my first project and i already got the led bug lol
Walterwhiter
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Budget build I'm setting up soon.
Thinking of doing the oversized heats inks as the frame!
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researching
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Just wire a/c to a/c like usual and all is well. One end is a/c in and the other is d/c out.
Look at a site called cdiweb.com cheapest place i found citizen im planning on using the clu0481212c4403h7k4 and clu0481212c273h7k4 as my main cobs with 4 of each for a total of 8 i will probably use some little 3 or 5 w leds around the edges and in the middle to help fill in the spectrum
Walterwhiter
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You got some ir up in thur? Lol mines just for vegging a mother and growing 1 auto.
Getting my feet wet on the diy so when I go big I know wtf I'm doing. Using some 11w led bulbs with the optics peeled I'm going to put on power strips for a clonING light bank
researching
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Yes.
Kevin the Great
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If possible, i like to remote mount the drivers outside the room for heat savings.
So since anticiption is killing me i am going to start assembly of my lights tonight but will be securing the leds with loctite gel control superglue mixed with metal shavings and will be securing everything else using gorilla glue the gorilla glue will be temporary as i can easily drill through it after it is cured
Kevin the Great
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I don't think that's a very good idea. I would pick up some thermal adhesive paste from Amazon.
I did think about this but then i will have to wait until monday or most likely tuesday to mount up, which i would like to he done by then. My theory is if i use a very very thin film of loctite with the aluminum metal shavings it will work similarly to thermal paste. Plus would be an easy twist off and reolace after i get the thermal oaste
Patience is a virtue... What do you gain by having it done (poorly) a couple days early?