Rocman91
Sour D Fein
@TerpyTyrone would be the man for that. He sells the kits !
Got a new light from Growdaddy - No Instructions?
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TerpyTyrone
LED Recruiter
Gorgeous!
These are the Sangria Cookies I just harvested these grew under his 3500k sun strips (no IR or UV). Still not power here so I harvested them today and had to take this pics in a dimly lit room.
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
Wow! Looks great man. I’ll definitely work to get my new light assembled and running before the end of the weekend.
TerpyTyrone
LED Recruiter
Those are 8 strips. I forget the spectrum. But I use a lrs350-24 that gives em all they can handle. Around 390 watts Here's a 24 x 34 in a 4x4. Early flower.
2 300 watt qb132 in late flower tent. Turned down.
And a qb96 ~200 watts for the final flush closet
The mac1 in all her glory
And a gmo x LT
2 300 watt qb132 in late flower tent. Turned down.
And a qb96 ~200 watts for the final flush closet
The mac1 in all her glory
And a gmo x LT
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
Got the frame mostly assembled today. I would have gotten more done but had to do house cleaning for part of the day since we are hosting my brothers birthday party next weekend.
I just need to drill and install the two rails in the middle that will support the driver and drill the holes to mount the driver.
Then I’ll apply the strips and wire it. I should be able to get that done tomorrow.
I just need to drill and install the two rails in the middle that will support the driver and drill the holes to mount the driver.
Then I’ll apply the strips and wire it. I should be able to get that done tomorrow.
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
Looking good!
I just mounted up another DIY build, 8 x Sunboard strips, and 2 x 660 red strips with a 350-48 volt Meanwell Driver. Plus 4- Veros on 240-1400mA driver all components mounted on 2 x 6.08" x 36" heatsinks. Prolly will add 2 more sunboard strips on a 2" x 36" heatsink for the center.
I've got a 600 watt-48 volt driver to build another light with. I'm glad I bought all the components before the "Rona" hit. (except for the Growdaddy strips). Pricings are going up and up. I've got close to 30 COB's I'm not using at the moment.
NoWaistedSpace
PICK YOUR OWN
You might want to center your driver. Your balance of light will be off. That's the only thing I would do different.
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
Too late.
Looks awesome!
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
Thanks Man! I’m happy with the way it turned out. A little planning goes a long way.
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
So I switched out the HPS with the LED, and it doesn’t seem that bright. 
I’m not sure what is happening, but I suspect it has something to do with the dial on the bottom of the driver. When I turn the dimmer all the way up, near the end, the light dims rather than getting brighter. It seems like the brightest it will go is about 3/4 or 7/8 of the dial on the dimmer pot.
Also, and take this with a grain of salt because I’m using a free light meter app on my phone, but the highest lux reading I could get was about 350. I tried the same app under the HPS yesterday and I was getting readings in the 33,000 range. So huge discrepancy there. I guess I gotta read up on lux, par and umols etc.
If anyone has any pointers, I’m all ears.
I do like the “color” of the light it provides.
I’m not sure what is happening, but I suspect it has something to do with the dial on the bottom of the driver. When I turn the dimmer all the way up, near the end, the light dims rather than getting brighter. It seems like the brightest it will go is about 3/4 or 7/8 of the dial on the dimmer pot.
Also, and take this with a grain of salt because I’m using a free light meter app on my phone, but the highest lux reading I could get was about 350. I tried the same app under the HPS yesterday and I was getting readings in the 33,000 range. So huge discrepancy there. I guess I gotta read up on lux, par and umols etc.
If anyone has any pointers, I’m all ears.
I do like the “color” of the light it provides.
NoWaistedSpace
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You got a bad dimmer pot. It happens with these types of components.
Do you have a voltmeter?
They are easy to go bad.
When you had it dim, I was noticing part of the Samsung diodes were almost off.
Do you have a voltmeter?
They are easy to go bad.
When you had it dim, I was noticing part of the Samsung diodes were almost off.
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NoWaistedSpace
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Unhook the dimmer and see if it gets bright.
Old ST1R
Grow Yer Own Stone
OK will do. Is it just as easy as that or do I have to connect together the two wires for the dimmer?
You want to remove the potentiometer wires. If you shirt the wires the light will turn off. Then plug the light into a watt meter and adjust the pot on the driver until you get the max watts you want. If the potentiometer is bad, and you don’t want to wait for him to send you a replacement, then these are what I use from Amazon. They are nicely made and they are inexpensive.
CenryKay 2PCS RV24YN20S B104 100K ohm Single Turn Carbon Film Rotary Taper Potentiometer+2PCS A03 Knob + 2PCS Dials: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
CenryKay 2PCS RV24YN20S B104 100K ohm Single Turn Carbon Film Rotary Taper Potentiometer+2PCS A03 Knob + 2PCS Dials: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
www.amazon.com
NoWaistedSpace
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Unhook it is all you need to do. Don't let the dimmer wires touch each other.
You will now have full power from the driver.