Rivets kick so much ass. $10 with rivets from harbor freight. Do not let it intimidate you. It's so simple.Don't forget about the very affordable options to use rivets too guys (for the angled aluminum frame)
YaYea, I meant drilling and tapping the heat sinks, not the angled aluminum
AGAIN...Well, I am certainly impressed with my light and I'm about to order another. I'm also interested in trying to make my own. I like the kit, but I wish I could just purchase the heat sinks that are pre drilled and tapped somewhere. That way I wouldn't have to drill and tap them and I could source slightly cheaper components possibly...
I'd never drilled metal in my life until I made my light. It is SO easy. Quit letting it intimidate you, man. Get yourself a nice sturdy straight spinning corded drill, a good automatic center punch, and go to town on it with those bits. I promise you'll laugh at the thought that you ever though it would be "too hard". Save yourself some money... D.I.Y.Thanks for this. I also see that you CAN buy the heat sinks from the kit separately for $22. On backorder right now. I may just get in on the kit for the first try. That would give me some experience and then I can look into sourcing parts...
The drivers are 88-90% efficient and the veros put out 150-160 lpw at that current. So not terrible. And priced over $100 less than the cheapest light using 3070s or 3590s it's not like the price doesn't reflect the fact that it's not using the most popular/efficient diode ATM. Granted for the $100 extra it would cost, I'm sure the 3590s or 3070s could be added/upgraded if he wanted.I didn't find anything on the driver that's being used and I don't know if veros have bins, but I know they're on the cheap side. Also don't know what type of heatsink or fan he's using.
Four options IMO.I now have 2 more mailboxes on the way, thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. As soon as I get those, I'll order one more and get rid of the 600 watt HPS. After that I'll probably order a kit and try to finish off the 1000 watt section myself.
I am thinking that I should get some better reflection going in there. I have used mylar in the past, but it always gets shitty looking if you spray your plants a few times. Any suggestions?
Pin heatsinks and more so extruded bar sinks are bounds cheaper than a $200 mailbox. Are you meaning completed?Hey guys, sorry for not updating this more, but I just received 2 more mailboxes last week and mounted them. It allowed me to get rid of my 600 HPS. I plan on buying another next week and removing the 1000 hps and replacing that with the 600.
So, eventually I want to remove the HPS and just have cobs. These are 4000 spectrum. I am not sure how to proceed after I get my 4th mailbox in there. I can either keep buying these until I have filled the space, or build a fixture with like 6 cobs.
What do you guys think? It's very cost effective to go with the mailboxes, as they are only $200 each. So for someone on a limited budget, I can just buy them when I have the cash until the space is done. Should I add 3000's as well? Any suggestions or comments are appreciated. I am a LED convert
Okay, so the mailbox with the cobs, driver, and all wired up is $200. Shipped. I'm glad theyre working for you! I couldn't use them myself. Too much height loss from the mailbox itself. All passively cooled right? No fans?Not sure what you mean. These are 2 cob panels for $200 shipped