Timber Redwood VS or DIY ... seeking suggestions

larrypizzimp93 · Dec 31, 2019

stealthfader508 said:
Hey guys, looks like we'll be kicking off 2020 in style ... I just finished setting up the new flower tent .. these lights are ridiculously well built and I can't thank you guys enough for talking me out of the DIY route... I'm sure I could have built something, but not of this quality

I have another couple questions ...

Do I have the light configuration correct for coverage in an 8x4 tent? ... or should I turn them sideways? (see pics below) Looking at the PAR map it doesn't look like it really matters, so I set them up this way for easy access to the dimmers.

I originally planned on pulling a new 115v 20a dedicated circuit for the lights... but I noticed the drivers are rated for up to 270v.. which of course would reduce the draw, improving efficiency .. does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to feed these? At the moment the entire room is running fine on a 115v 15a circuit, but I'd prefer to set it up right from the beginning... if I did switch to 210v or 240v, I would need a new jumper correct?

Those are some sexy lights. Hows the heat output on them?

GBAUTO · Dec 31, 2019

stealthfader508 said:
I originally planned on pulling a new 115v 20a dedicated circuit for the lights... but I noticed the drivers are rated for up to 270v.. which of course would reduce the draw, improving efficiency .. does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to feed these? At the moment the entire room is running fine on a 115v 15a circuit, but I'd prefer to set it up right from the beginning... if I did switch to 210v or 240v, I would need a new jumper correct?

The drivers automatically adjust to the higher input voltage so just connecting the two hot legs of the 240 to the line and neutral leads on the driver. The ground connection is the same. When I put all of my drivers outside of my grow room, I used a 240v outlet to power it all. Simple to do.

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stealthfader508 · Dec 31, 2019

GBAUTO said:
The drivers automatically adjust to the higher input voltage so just connecting the two hot legs of the 240 to the line and neutral leads on the driver. The ground connection is the same. When I put all of my drivers outside of my grow room, I used a 240v outlet to power it all. Simple to do.

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did you run a 2 pole 20A circuit using 12 guage to a regular 20A receptacle?... so I could essentially run a 12/2 on a 2 pole 20a breaker and the drivers will automatically recognize the 240v? ....I ask because 240v, 20A receptacles typically have one vertical slot and one horizontal slot... I'm sure with the receptacle being rated for 20A it would work fine, but I'm also assuming that the purpose of the receptacles designed specifically for 240v are to prevent people from plugging regular plugs into a 240V unknowingly ... so I guess I could certainly run it to a regular 20 receptacle (with 2 vertical slots) and I would obviously always know that Icould only plug the lights into that particular receptacle, but I'd honestly rather just wire it correctly with the correct receptacle for 240v... does Timber make a connecting rig specifically for 240v with vertical and horizontal blades? see this link for what I'm referring to as a 20A 24V receptacle https://www.amazon.com/Leviton-5822-W-Receptacle-Commercial-Grounding/dp/B000U3I1S0/ref=asc_df_B000U3I1S0/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193989831776&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1887355048570431127&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018105&hvtargid=pla-309576341662&psc=1

@GBAUTO Thanks for your input and advice and I'm really curios how you have your light wired.. specifically the circuit amperage, wire size, and receptacle ... I'm assuming you're not running Timber lights specifically, but the drivers are essentially the same thing ... I'd love to run these lights as efficiently as possible, and wiring the circuit to feed them is super easy for me, but I just want to make sure I do it right the first time.... I also imagine I would need a new timer that runs on 240v with 2 outputs for each light... correct?

@RainDan do you have any input on the optimal feed circuitry to run both Redwood VS at 240v on the same timer?

sorry for the long rambling post... i hope you can make sense of it... it's been a long new years eve full of jack daniels, shrimp cocktail, and hash smoking.. here's to starting a new decade

stealthfader508 · Dec 31, 2019

larrypizzimp93 said:
Those are some sexy lights. Hows the heat output on them?

I'm not really sure yet, I haven't even started running them .. this time of year my ambient tem in the tent is 60-63 degrees with no lights or fan running... my hope is that the lights will bump in the tent to 80-83 degrees but I doubt I'll get 20 degrees out of them ... dialing in the room is going to take a little work over the next week or two ..if I can't get the temps up enough I may end up putting my exhaust on the floor so I can pull the heat down from the lights, instead of exhausting it right out from the top like its set up now

RainDan · Jan 3, 2020

stealthfader508 said:
did you run a 2 pole 20A circuit using 12 guage to a regular 20A receptacle?... so I could essentially run a 12/2 on a 2 pole 20a breaker and the drivers will automatically recognize the 240v? ....I ask because 240v, 20A receptacles typically have one vertical slot and one horizontal slot... I'm sure with the receptacle being rated for 20A it would work fine, but I'm also assuming that the purpose of the receptacles designed specifically for 240v are to prevent people from plugging regular plugs into a 240V unknowingly ... so I guess I could certainly run it to a regular 20 receptacle (with 2 vertical slots) and I would obviously always know that Icould only plug the lights into that particular receptacle, but I'd honestly rather just wire it correctly with the correct receptacle for 240v... does Timber make a connecting rig specifically for 240v with vertical and horizontal blades? see this link for what I'm referring to as a 20A 24V receptacle https://www.amazon.com/Leviton-5822-W-Receptacle-Commercial-Grounding/dp/B000U3I1S0/ref=asc_df_B000U3I1S0/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193989831776&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1887355048570431127&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018105&hvtargid=pla-309576341662&psc=1

@GBAUTO Thanks for your input and advice and I'm really curios how you have your light wired.. specifically the circuit amperage, wire size, and receptacle ... I'm assuming you're not running Timber lights specifically, but the drivers are essentially the same thing ... I'd love to run these lights as efficiently as possible, and wiring the circuit to feed them is super easy for me, but I just want to make sure I do it right the first time.... I also imagine I would need a new timer that runs on 240v with 2 outputs for each light... correct?

@RainDan do you have any input on the optimal feed circuitry to run both Redwood VS at 240v on the same timer?

sorry for the long rambling post... i hope you can make sense of it... it's been a long new years eve full of jack daniels, shrimp cocktail, and hash smoking.. here's to starting a new decade

Please send me an email at [email protected] with your order # and I will get you some answers based on your specific build specifications.

Have a good day,
Dan

Timber Redwood VS or DIY ... seeking suggestions

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