Zoltan32
Well-Known Member
Well I've got a thread in the stealth/cabinet subsection... And wanted to share my setup here to get a few more opinions/critiques and further recommendations.
I followed a basic DIY Cree build thread. My hid light ballast went out and was forced to make some quick decisions, having never messed with led before, I got some great direction from the guys in the stealth growing section and from searching around here this is what I wound up with:
2 3k and 1 5k Cree cxa 3070. Each with an arctic heatsink and a meanwell lpc-60-1400 driver... I just used tape and paste to mount it. Everything is soldered and heat shrunk, nothing fancy but all secure and safe. I used an amd heatsink mount to attach each assembly to my board... Its easy to adjust height and remove the board completely. The Cree bulbs were my temporary lighting and I recently started sticking them in my vent holes to add a little extra light...
Anyway the lights are kicking ass, but I'm looking into options to add more?? Mainly in the corners and edges... I think what I've got is a great start, and will probably perform very well as is... I just want to look into further options... Perhaps a row or two of LED strips around the edge?? Add some lower intensity lights at each corner?? Different color spectrums?
Anyway, just wanted to share my build and get some advice.
Thanks!
I followed a basic DIY Cree build thread. My hid light ballast went out and was forced to make some quick decisions, having never messed with led before, I got some great direction from the guys in the stealth growing section and from searching around here this is what I wound up with:
2 3k and 1 5k Cree cxa 3070. Each with an arctic heatsink and a meanwell lpc-60-1400 driver... I just used tape and paste to mount it. Everything is soldered and heat shrunk, nothing fancy but all secure and safe. I used an amd heatsink mount to attach each assembly to my board... Its easy to adjust height and remove the board completely. The Cree bulbs were my temporary lighting and I recently started sticking them in my vent holes to add a little extra light...
Anyway the lights are kicking ass, but I'm looking into options to add more?? Mainly in the corners and edges... I think what I've got is a great start, and will probably perform very well as is... I just want to look into further options... Perhaps a row or two of LED strips around the edge?? Add some lower intensity lights at each corner?? Different color spectrums?
Anyway, just wanted to share my build and get some advice.
Thanks!
