Heatsink help for 6 vero 29 panel im building
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coolbreez1
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You can use 4 inch chunks of the 4.6 inch serrated fin heat sink from heat sink USA with a 120mm fan on each one, make 6 foot bars, space the lights at about 1 foot, space 4 bars evenly, 1.5 foot apart or so in the tent.
I was wounding if it would still be good not run a 6 foot bar but maby a square pannel with 6 lights
coolbreez1
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You could build 4 square panels with 4 lights each, however, I think you would need really big squares to evenly spread out the light over the canopy. I was recently working on designing my next lights and I went through a bunch of different build concepts, in a large part because I was attempting to save a few bucks here and there, and ultimately, if I wanted to get the best light distribution I just had to bite the bullet and spend a little more.
Rahz
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4 lamps as shown would provide great coverage at 18-20" height. One cob per foot under the lamp and a blank in the center since it will be bright as shit there anyway. Other diagram shows per lamp layout with 2 heatsinks, LED and fan drivers, bolted together with aluminum angle and/or channel.
Rahz
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Also, if you're never going to crank them up, HLG-185h-c700 but honestly that's not a lot of light for a 7x7. I would suggest 2 HLG-120h-C1400s per lamp. If you really want high efficiency low current check out the CXB 3070 at 700ma, more light than the Veros at low currents... still not a lot of light for that space though.
Sweet i will look into it what would be a good amount of light and how do i figure the cost to run each pannel
dandyrandy
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I run 9 in an area 40x46 inches. I can run each at approximately 100w. 600 does nicely.
I dont see the point in running them at 100w when everything u read says run them soft the more effient i swapping out my hps 1000 for leds to save money on electrical cost long run not spend the same amount as i would with hps
dandyrandy
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Tons of info on the site.
Rahz
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I think that's in a good wattage range for the effeciency. The majority of the cost is in emitters, drivers, heatsinks in that order, along with hardware, bolts, wire, terminals, fans, etc.
Should i grab another driver for the fans ?
Rahz
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A multi-meter can give you the electrical readings. The fans generally driven at 5 or 12 volts so would need their own rectifier/power supply. I recently asked about fans.
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