The Dawg Father's DIY Vero29 960 Watt 5x5 Scrogg

The Dawg · Jan 24, 2016

ttystikk said:
Yeah, just got all the bits in, now comes the part of putting them all together.

Now The Fun Begins. I'm Ordering 2 More 320's On Monday. I Have A 5000k Passive 320 Watt Vero 29 Light Bar In The Making. :bigjoint:

The Dawg · Jan 24, 2016

ttystikk said:
Yeah, just got all the bits in, now comes the part of putting them all together.

Oh Hell Where My Manners. What Type Of light You Building?? :weed:

ttystikk · Jan 24, 2016

The Dawg said:
Oh Hell Where My Manners. What Type Of light You Building??

I got wise and had them custom built by someone who knew what he was doing, lol. Nothing unique, Meanwell 200W driver running 4 CXB3590 72V 3500K CD bin, 56% efficient, active cooled... times 26.

24 go into bloom and the last pair will run early veg, 400W replacing over a kW in there.

The Dawg · Jan 24, 2016

ttystikk said:
I got wise and had them custom built by someone who knew what he was doing, lol. Nothing unique, Meanwell 200W driver running 4 CXB3590 72V 3500K CD bin, 56% efficient, active cooled... times 26.

24 go into bloom and the last pair will run early veg, 400W replacing over a kW in there.

What You Dont Like Learning On Da Fly?? Well Half The Joy Is Looking In Your Tent And Saying Thats My Bad MutherFucker And I Built Her

However I Do Understand Buying The Pre-Built Fixture It Saves Alot Of Headach's :peace:

ttystikk · Jan 24, 2016

The Dawg said:
What You Dont Like Learning On Da Fly?? Well Half The Joy Is Looking In Your Tent And Saying Thats My Bad MutherFucker And I Built Her However I Do Understand Buying The Pre-Built Fixture It Saves Alot Of Headach's

I have my reasons, all will become clear in time.

Major Blazer · Jan 25, 2016

Dawg, the lamps you built look dope af. I'll be buying Vero's soon but haven't settled on a configuration. What current is your driver rated for (at full power)? I'm not familiar with the inventronics line - is the dimming function built into the driver or did you have to add a potentiometer?

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

Technical Specifications:
Output Power: Type:Input Current: Output Current: Input Voltage: Output Voltage:
320 W High Voltage DC > 24V 4 A 2100mA 90 to 305 V 76 to 152 V

Their 3 External Wires Used To Add A Potentiometer Just Like A Meanwell. However Unlike A Meanwell You Have To Use A Audio Taper Potentiometer And Add A 1k Ohm Resistor To The Purple Lead Wire. Hope This Helps Ya Out :hump:

beodrone · Jan 25, 2016

Great looking build. Was wondering if you could share some info on the thermal resistor setup? Do you have a circuit diagram handy?

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

beodrone said:
Great looking build. Was wondering if you could share some info on the thermal resistor setup? Do you have a circuit diagram handy?

Ask You Shall Receive My Brother :weed:

beodrone · Jan 25, 2016

That is fantastic, thank you Mr Dawg

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

No Problem Brother And Thank You. My Goal Was To Build The Baddest Vero 29 Light Bar To Date, :hump:

beodrone · Jan 25, 2016

The Dawg said:
No Problem Brother And Thank You. My Goal Was To Build The Baddest Vero 29 Light Bar To Date,

I'd say you have achieved it from what I have seen around here.. Once you get that new passive version going then you really will be way ahead of the curve.

robincnn · Jan 25, 2016

Dawg. Sorry to to jump in like this. Just wanted to share a few details that might help others.

Link to driver datasheet
http://www.inventronics-co.com/upload/EUC-320SxxxDT(ST)_2014101405165109311.PDF

meanwell drivers work with a 100k ohm potentiometer for dimming. You get linear dimming with a linear taper pot.

This driver works with 5K ohm potentiometer and 1K ohm fixed value resistor. This driver gives exponential (anti log) dimming as you see in the dimming chart as dawg highlighted. By using audio taper potentiometer you are possibly reversing this exponential effect and getting a more linear dimming.

The thermal protector's used here are Normally open type. They stay open but trigger at 55C and close the circuit. So if fan fails and any one of the 4 heatsinka go over 55C then dawg's protector connects a parallel resistor of 220ohm across potentiometer. This 220ohm reduces the current (indicating a fault state) and allows the heatsink to cool down.

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

demonhaze said:
How much did this set ya back if I may ask?

Ok Brother I Now Can Give You A More Intelligent Answer To Your Question :weed:

8 Ft Aluminum Angle Home Depot 13.99
Heatsinks x4 @ 9.99 40.00
Vero29 X4 @ 28.22 112.88
Inventronics Driver 112.11
Reflector Clamp x4 @ 2.18 8.72
Reflectors x4 @ 1.72 6.88
Misc Items Plus Shipping 125.00

And This Light Should Cost You No More Than 405.59 To Build 1 Just Like Mine :hump:

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

robincnn said:
Dawg. Sorry to to jump in like this. Just wanted to share a few details that might help others.

Link to driver datasheet
http://www.inventronics-co.com/upload/EUC-320SxxxDT(ST)_2014101405165109311.PDF

meanwell drivers work with a 100k ohm potentiometer for dimming. You get linear dimming with a linear taper pot.

This driver works with 5K ohm potentiometer and 1K ohm fixed value resistor. This driver gives exponential (anti log) dimming as you see in the dimming chart as dawg highlighted. By using audio taper potentiometer you are possibly reversing this exponential effect and getting a more linear dimming.
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The thermal protector's used here are Normally open type. They stay open but trigger at 55C and close the circuit. So if fan fails and any one of the 4 heatsinka go over 55C then dawg's protector connects a parallel resistor of 220ohm across potentiometer. This 220ohm reduces the current (indicating a fault state) and allows the heatsink to cool down.

No Problem Brother Jump In And add more Information When You See Fit :hug:

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

beodrone said:
I'd say you have achieved it from what I have seen around here.. Once you get that new passive version going then you really will be way ahead of the curve.

Thank You My Brother. My Next Light Will Also Feature A Remote Driver. Here's A Sneak Peek At The Heatsinks :hug:

My Gawd Have Ya'll Seen A Sexier Sink Hummmm

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

The Dawg · Jan 25, 2016

The Dawg said:
Ok Brother I Now Can Give You A More Intelligent Answer To Your Question
8 Ft Aluminum Angle Home Depot 13.99
Heatsinks x4 @ 9.99 40.00
Vero29 X4 @ 28.22 112.88
Inventronics Driver 112.11
Reflector Clamp x4 @ 2.18 8.72
Reflectors x4 @ 1.72 6.88
Misc Items Plus Shipping 125.00

And This Light Should Cost You No More Than 405.59 To Build 1 Just Like Mine

Ok I Forgot The APV 12 That Powers The Fans Plus The Potentiometer And Resistors Also To Make The Entire Rail Your Going To Need Another 8 Ft piece of Aluminum Angle So Lets Just Round Up To 450.00 Usd. Still Not Bad For 320 Watts Of Power Me Likie :weed:

ttystikk · Jan 26, 2016

The Dawg said:
Ok I Forgot The APV 12 That Powers The Fans Plus The Potentiometer And Resistors Also To Make The Entire Rail Your Going To Need Another 8 Ft piece of Aluminum Angle So Lets Just Round Up To 450.00 Usd. Still Not Bad For 320 Watts Of Power Me Likie

This is impressive stuff! Who says COB LED has to cost more than HID? Fine work!

The Dawg · Jan 26, 2016

ttystikk said:
This is impressive stuff! Who says COB LED has to cost more than HID? Fine work!

And I Just Proved That It Doesn't Have To Cost An Arm And A Legg Either. :weed:

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