Bridgelux EB Series Build

Danielson999

Danielson999

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chinakush said:
thank u dood and everybody else who responded with help!, will get this fixed right up and update! I was just thinking damn I only had them at 67 watts full power and i thought they were pretty bright already i cant wait to see the full 300w ... also ordered a bunch of gen2s cant wait!
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Don't spend too much time admiring how bright they get. You'll see what I mean when you get them hooked up properly ;)
 
projectinfo

projectinfo

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Pictures on full power please :) :) :)

I've got all the pieces. Might build mine this weekend. How is your spacing between strips?

Seen one guy leave more of a gap in the middle and slowly get smaller gaps towards the outer edge of the light

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Like so^
 
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Huzzah! It worked and I turned it up holy fuck.. That's definitely brighter than my other lights.... More build to come.. Their going on aluminum 1/8 strips 1''x24''

Then IL make a frame. :) am I doing this right? Any suggestions? I don't want to burn the house down I have a multi meter how can I double check this?
 
Danielson999

Danielson999

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projectinfo said:
Huzzah! It worked and I turned it up holy fuck.. That's definitely brighter than my other lights.... More build to come.. Their going on aluminum 1/8 strips 1''x24''

Then IL make a frame. :) am I doing this right? Any suggestions? I don't want to burn the house down I have a multi meter how can I double check this?
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Be careful mounting the strips. You can overtighten the screws holding the strips down and it will cause diodes to stop working. If you're just using 2 sided thermal tape then it's all good.
 
Randomblame

Randomblame

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projectinfo said:
Ah fuck I'm using thermal paste.... IL be careful.

How's my wiring look?

Here's some pics of the aluminum
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There is no need for a thermal paste. Simply screw them to the alu strips and you are good to go...
You could have done the parallel wiring without so many wagos if you had used all on-board connectors, but that way it works too.
 
Serva

Serva

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Randomblame said:
There is no need for a thermal paste. Simply screw them to the alu strips and you are good to go...
You could have done the parallel wiring without so many wagos if you had used all on-board connectors, but that way it works too.
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Actually he got advised to it in several threads now, because the strips are getting powered more evenly! I used 12 1ft strips in series, and I can‘t see any difference. Will do 18 1ft strips parallel now, and getting confused by all these posts suggestion the even distribution by wagos/or similiar. But how important is it? Because using the build in connectors seems way easier and cheaper for me.
 
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Serva said:
Actually he got advised to it in several threads now, because the strips are getting powered more evenly! I used 12 1ft strips in series, and I can‘t see any difference. Will do 18 1ft strips parallel now, and getting confused by all these posts suggestion the even distribution by wagos/or similiar. But how important is it? Because using the build in connectors seems way easier and cheaper for me.
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Yeah, It does not matter, both works.
It looks a bit dumb if you work in parallel with the on-board connectors because of the many jumper cables between the strips. But you could also use the solder joints, like me, to hide the cables later easier. Parallel connections needs more wiring effort and doesn't look as clean as series wiring does.
 
Serva

Serva

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Randomblame said:
Yeah, It does not matter, both works.
It looks a bit dumb if you work in parallel with the on-board connectors because of the many jumper cables between the strips. But you could also use the solder joints, like me, to hide the cables later easier. Parallel connections needs more wiring effort and doesn't look as clean as series wiring does.
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Oh, I hope I can show you differently. My plan is taping the strips at the alu sheet, and drill holes throw it, where the lens mounting holes are, this way I can hide all stripping on the back, and it looks as clean, as series wiring. Atleast I hope so :lol: Because I can‘t solder..

Anyways, thanks for making things clear!
 
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Thanks for the help guys its my first light so I'm happy I works. Building the frame and mounting today.

My sheets of 4x8 sheets of aluminum were stacked together and there's kind of water residue and a bit of something on there.

Should I sand it first?

And is thermal paste a bad idea or just very un nessasary?
 
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Serva said:
Actually he got advised to it in several threads now, because the strips are getting powered more evenly! I used 12 1ft strips in series, and I can‘t see any difference. Will do 18 1ft strips parallel now, and getting confused by all these posts suggestion the even distribution by wagos/or similiar. But how important is it? Because using the build in connectors seems way easier and cheaper for me.
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I'm doing 14 two foot strips.
8- 3000k
5- 5000k

Probably should have went all 3k
 
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