Hi all first timer here.
Can I just say WOW what a wealth of knowledge there is in this forum.
So I'm planning on building my first diy light using 4040 extrusion as a spine and heat sinks in a spider like configuration and SI-B8U521560WW led strips.
My question is is 20 of these strips adequate light for a 4x4 area and would a hlg 320 be powerful enough to run 10 strips as in running 2 drivers per light. If not what strips would you recommend.
Please excuse the crude drawings just wanted you to be able to visualise my ideas.
The plan would be to have a spine with 10 ribs
Each rib would contain two strips with a gap of 75mm between each rib....
I hope this is enough information and it's too much rambling lol
Looking forward to some feedback if this thread is even still active
Quick calculations that would work out pretty well, on paper that's about 30W/strip, 100PPF/ft2, @ 700mA, nearly 2.6 umol/J system efficacy.
20 of those strips and 2 of those drivers is about $540 at Digikey not including any taxes, then you have the heatsinks and 4040 extrusion, thermal tape/grease, wiring, connectors, plugs, labor etc... you might end up approaching the cost of a good pre-made fixture that comes with a warranty.
If you just want to do it anyway you learn a lot, can customize things exactly how you want, and it's very satisfying when (if!) nothing blows up.