djwimbo
Well-Known Member
USPS must have dropped my pretty new light, arrived with a broken fan (impact fractures).
I emailed them(A51) at 6:02pm on the day it arrived. By 6:17pm I was hanging up the phone with one of their courteous employees, and by 8pm I had tracking info for the replacement part. Fan showed up on time (first class mail) and I put it in today (arrival date).
Some of the pics are from before the fan was repaired, I had it in my enclosure for about 3 minutes and snapped a couple pics. I didn't have it on long enough to run hot, or really even heat up. The enclosure isn't done yet, but for reference, the dimensions are 21.75" x 30" x 48" (internal dims)... passive intake at the bottom, scrubber/exhaust out the top, total 18.3 cubic feet.
Actual dims of the SGS-160 are 11.875" x 18.125" x 3.5", main case body is 2.8125" thick, brass hangars make up the difference.
Side note: I was warned to make absolutely sure I plugged the correct 2-wire connectors back together, or the reds would fry. You will see the difference in power supplies. I didn't have to disconnect any of the wires (besides the one fan), I just cut the zip-ties to get enough slack, and replaced them upon reassembly. There were 3x zip-ties that I cut and replaced. It appears the whites are ran @ 700-750mA, and the reds ~600mA. I didn't grab my DVOM, but I'm not testing them (no need to).
New fan (and my PH meter showed up today too)
grille removed to show the problem
Broken
I was authorized to remove these:
New fan installed
shot from further back
close ups
Outside - reassembled
Hope you like my sheets, they're new.
Red and whites on
Just whites
Comes with these rope hangers, hooks are from HD.
Obviously my cords are not going to be dangled so awkwardly once I actually use the light.
(side note, $20 DIY carbon filter doesn't cause too much drag on the fan either, nice and quiet)
I don't have a fancy camera, this was with my phone because my "real" camera has a MIA charger.
Thank you for reading/looking.
I'm posting this because I know somebody might appreciate it, I like helping people. Constructive criticism on anything I've done is welcome.
Overall I'm quite happy with my purchase. I would do it again, but hopefully not until I need/want to expand.
I emailed them(A51) at 6:02pm on the day it arrived. By 6:17pm I was hanging up the phone with one of their courteous employees, and by 8pm I had tracking info for the replacement part. Fan showed up on time (first class mail) and I put it in today (arrival date).
Some of the pics are from before the fan was repaired, I had it in my enclosure for about 3 minutes and snapped a couple pics. I didn't have it on long enough to run hot, or really even heat up. The enclosure isn't done yet, but for reference, the dimensions are 21.75" x 30" x 48" (internal dims)... passive intake at the bottom, scrubber/exhaust out the top, total 18.3 cubic feet.
Actual dims of the SGS-160 are 11.875" x 18.125" x 3.5", main case body is 2.8125" thick, brass hangars make up the difference.
Side note: I was warned to make absolutely sure I plugged the correct 2-wire connectors back together, or the reds would fry. You will see the difference in power supplies. I didn't have to disconnect any of the wires (besides the one fan), I just cut the zip-ties to get enough slack, and replaced them upon reassembly. There were 3x zip-ties that I cut and replaced. It appears the whites are ran @ 700-750mA, and the reds ~600mA. I didn't grab my DVOM, but I'm not testing them (no need to).
New fan (and my PH meter showed up today too)
grille removed to show the problem
Broken
I was authorized to remove these:
New fan installed
shot from further back
close ups
Outside - reassembled
Hope you like my sheets, they're new.
Red and whites on
Just whites
Comes with these rope hangers, hooks are from HD.
Obviously my cords are not going to be dangled so awkwardly once I actually use the light.
(side note, $20 DIY carbon filter doesn't cause too much drag on the fan either, nice and quiet)
I don't have a fancy camera, this was with my phone because my "real" camera has a MIA charger.
Thank you for reading/looking.
I'm posting this because I know somebody might appreciate it, I like helping people. Constructive criticism on anything I've done is welcome.
Overall I'm quite happy with my purchase. I would do it again, but hopefully not until I need/want to expand.
