DIY lighting for 2x2 tent

[CADBOY]

4x Samsung 24v, 3500k, 50w, lm561C S6, 90 CRI 96 diode, 30mm x 500mm led strips.

1x Mean Well HLG-240H-24A Switching LED Power Supply, Single Output, 24V, 0-10A, 240W, "Parallel"

1x Double-Sided Thermal Adhesive Tape 30mm x 25'

10x 5 Way Terminal Block/ Wire Connectors

16 guage stranded 300v 90f rated wire 25ft
1x Red
1x Black

Knacro dc 6.5-100v 20A voltage Amperage power energy meter

DIY Led grow light hanging kit;
2 pcs 36" 30 lb test stainless steel wire leaders (found in your local fishing dept)

2pcs 1/16" x1- 1/2" - 3 ft peices of flat Aluminum for mount leds on.

2pcs 1/16"x 3/4" - 3ft Aluminum Angle for the frame

1pcs 12" Hacksaw (for cutting aluminum)

End result

 

[CADBOY]

In use

 

[1ne eye]

Wow, nice job Cadboy.

 

[CADBOY]

Wow, nice job Cadboy.

Thanks. Its my first led build. This will be its 3rd grow ever

 

[Mayne]

Great job CADBOY, welcome to the DIY LED world,..

 

[Smokerightnow]

How the babies looking under the light?

 

[Dosmokethereefer]

4x Samsung 24v, 3500k, 50w, lm561C S6, 90 CRI 96 diode, 30mm x 500mm led strips.

1x Mean Well HLG-240H-24A Switching LED Power Supply, Single Output, 24V, 0-10A, 240W, "Parallel"

1x Double-Sided Thermal Adhesive Tape 30mm x 25'

10x 5 Way Terminal Block/ Wire Connectors

16 guage stranded 300v 90f rated wire 25ft
1x Red
1x Black

Knacro dc 6.5-100v 20A voltage Amperage power energy meter

DIY Led grow light hanging kit;
2 pcs 36" 30 lb test stainless steel wire leaders (found in your local fishing dept)

2pcs 1/16" x1- 1/2" - 3 ft peices of flat Aluminum for mount leds on.

2pcs 1/16"x 3/4" - 3ft Aluminum Angle for the frame

1pcs 12" Hacksaw (for cutting aluminum)

End result

What was the total cost of equipment? And how difficult was it to do ?

 

[CADBOY]

Wasn't very hard. Just had to learn to start with lol

 

[Edzzed]

Nice, I built my own lights too. See sig below. Mine is at or near the output of HLG 550v2 You will find the LM301B diodes are a bit more efficient.

 

[Allen42]

Nice @CADBOY .. I dig it!! Looks clean too, nice work.

 

[CADBOY]

Nice, I built my own lights too. See sig below. Mine is at or near the output of HLG 550v2 You will find the LM301B diodes are a bit more efficient.

Where did ya buy the pans?

 

[Edzzed]

Where did ya buy the pans?

Costco, was a 3 sheet set so bought two sets and used the larger ones for my lights. They do get warm on top but I can put my palm on it without it burning it. I have even sat very damp hand towels on it to humidify the tent. fold up about six and stack them.

 

[CADBOY]

Costco, was a 3 sheet set so bought two sets and used the larger ones for my lights. They do get warm on top but I can put my palm on it without it burning it. I have even sat very damp hand towels on it to humidify the tent. fold up about six and stack them.

Do you know the size of them? I dont actually have a heatsink on mine lol just a fan blowing on it.

 

[Edzzed]

Nice @CADBOY .. I dig it!! Looks clean too, nice work.

Thanks, There is a reason I didn't show the top of the pans lol. The black stuff on the pans is where I had damp hand towels. And the black wire is actually string from ratchets

Do you know the size of them? I dont actually have a heatsink on mine lol just a fan blowing on it.

Just measured them, They are 20 in x 15 in each. They were bought at Costco in Canada.

 

[Smokerightnow]

Thanks, There is a reason I didn't show the top of the pans lol. The black stuff on the pans is where I had damp hand towels. And the black wire is actually string from ratchets
Just measured them, They are 20 in x 15 in each. They were bought at Costco in Canada.

Yea yea nice n all but........ how does it produce... not about how the car looks but how does it run...

 

[Edzzed]

Yea yea nice n all but........ how does it produce... not about how the car looks but how does it run...

It did better than I expected. It was the first time I ever built lights as well as the first time I ever tried growing cannabis. You can read about that in my sig below. It produced some 457 grams or so which is what .74 grams per watt. That is something of a guesstimate as I gave some away before I weighed it. I did try to account for that too.

 

[Nunyabiz]

Ideally you should try to run them as cool as possible to get the longest life from your diodes.
I believe they might also be slightly more efficient the cooler they run.

Mine run very cool at full blast 325w just barely warm to the touch.
And dimmed to 250w they are not even warm, they're actually cool, if you were blindfolded I dont think you could tell the difference from one that's on and burning at 250w vs one that's been off all day.

 

[Edzzed]

Where did ya buy the pans?

Costco in Canada. But you should be able to get them in the USA.

 

[CADBOY]

Thank u. I'm in Canada too lol

 

[Nunyabiz]

Another option is you could spend just $30-$40 more per light and buy custom made heat sinks that keep them nice and cool.

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