Where to buy heat sinks Canada?
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Cana-bliss
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If it's for strip light I used the metal brackets used to hang drop ceiling with amazing results. They are the exact width ..and come in 1ft 2ft ..and 4ft sections.
diggs99
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Yes for strip build, using the Cutter Jseries strips.
How wide are those tracks? ive seen them before, unsure of width tho.
Thanks for the idea. Im open to any and all suggestions.
Cana-bliss
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They are the exact width of the eb gen 2 strips. Think they were just shy of 1" wide. I did the build over on the afn forum. Not sure if I can post a link to it here.
diggs99
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Ya the bxebs are a little wider at 24mm if im not mistaken, basically 1 "
The cutters are only 5/8" , the .601 from heatsinkusa fits perfectly according to @whytewidow , but as i said in my OP, they want $115 for the sinks and another $112 for shipping to Canada which to me seems absurd.
Cana-bliss
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I feel your pain. Being in Canada sucks when looking at everyone state side building their cheap awesome projects. I just happened to have a box of braces left over and thought they looked about right. Here's a link to the build. If your strips are more narrow then they should work just fine or better with it.
https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/eb-series-gen-2-strip-light-build.71236/
https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/eb-series-gen-2-strip-light-build.71236/
Cana-bliss
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Im running the strips fairly hard and with a cheap walmart 6" fan blowing on the corner of the fixture everything including the driver stays cool to the touch. The temp readings I took were without a fan blowing on the light. Those brackets are amazing cheap heatsinks.
whytewidow
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Yes the eb series are 24mm wide they wont fit on the .601 profile. The cutter j series are 15mm wide. .601 is like 15.5mm it fits absolutely perfect. Even shipped within the states heatsinkusa shipping is high. If I was you @diggs99 call heatsinkusa and talk to someone. They will give you a better deal on the sinks. On shipping or maybe even the price or both. Since you are ordering quite a few.
Edit: if all else fails and they wont give you a deal on the shipping. Just get some aluminum C channel or U channel to mount them on. Its cheaper than sinks. And only running them at your running them at. The aluminum will be enough for cooling.
diggs99
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Man thats a nice build you did there, love the using what you have around ideas. Your obv a smart dude , nice job.
Im just stealing other diyers ideas for my build lol.
Mainly whytewidows this time around, parts are a bit extra but the finished product looks nice and clean.
BigHornBuds
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diggs99
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Ya thats probably a good idea.
Ill give them a call in the morning. I want 27 of the 4` x .601s, so maybe they will give me a break.
Cana-bliss
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Thanks and hopefully something there can help you out. A nice clean build would be ideal I'm just way too cheap, sometimes it bites me but it worked out this time.
diggs99
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Man how do i always forget about that thread lol
Thanks, i threw a post up in there, see if anyone knows of anything
whytewidow
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They should give you a break. They always do me. But in also order tons of sinks from them. I have an actual account with them. So might be why. But it woukdnt hurt to call and ask. Tell em come on man, hook a Canadian up. I love you Canadians. You guys are awesome. Especially @BigHornBuds hes a good dude. Helped me out with a ton of beans one time last year. And I mean a shit ton. For an auction I had going on.