The Dawg
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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.
The Dawg Father's DIY Vero29 960 Watt 5x5 Scrogg
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The Dawg
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Oh Hell Where My Manners. What Type Of light You Building??
ttystikk
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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.Oh Hell Where My Manners. What Type Of light You Building??
24 go into bloom and the last pair will run early veg, 400W replacing over a kW in there.
The Dawg
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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 
ttystikk
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I have my reasons, all will become clear in time.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
Major Blazer
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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
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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
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
The Dawg
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Ask You Shall Receive My Brother
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beodrone
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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.No Problem Brother And Thank You. My Goal Was To Build The Baddest Vero 29 Light Bar To Date,
robincnn
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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.
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
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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
The Dawg
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No Problem Brother Jump In And add more Information When You See Fit
The Dawg
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Thank You My Brother. My Next Light Will Also Feature A Remote Driver. Here's A Sneak Peek At The Heatsinks
My Gawd Have Ya'll Seen A Sexier Sink Hummmm
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The Dawg
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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 LikieOk 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
ttystikk
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This is impressive stuff! Who says COB LED has to cost more than HID? Fine work!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
The Dawg
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And I Just Proved That It Doesn't Have To Cost An Arm And A Legg Either.