That's beautiful! Is that 1545-LS from 8020?
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EX-1030-BLACK – 1″ x 3″ BLACK Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion | TNUTZ
These extrusions are 100% compatible with the following manufacturers: 80/20 #1030-S-BLACK TSLOTS #650101 McMaster #3136N37
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It's that guy. Part of GreenGene's recommended parts list.
Somehow I missed that and was looking at the 1". I have everything ordered (including the new 1x3" extrusion) and am excited to build!EX-1030-BLACK – 1″ x 3″ BLACK Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion | TNUTZ
These extrusions are 100% compatible with the following manufacturers: 80/20 #1030-S-BLACK TSLOTS #650101 McMaster #3136N37
It's that guy. Part of GreenGene's recommended parts list.
It was fun to assemble, but frustrating at times.
I found that I needed 1" screws for securing the heatsinks to the frame. I believe 3/4" was recommended. Local hardware store hooked me up though.
Also, the screws I ordered to secure the junction box to the frame were not the correct size. I ended up taping it to the frame temporarily to get going. I'll address that shortcoming in the near future. Not sure what I'll do yet, but I haven't put too much thought into it.
My last gripe about the build is the underwater connectors. I ordered two different brands. One was straight garbage and the other was decent, but screws still stripped easily. Next time I may just solder and heat wrap.
Probably all user error, I'm sure. The build resulted in many stoney trips to the hardware store and a few additional online orders of generic nondescript parts with <10 reviews each. Took way longer than it should have. That's totally on me though.
I'm stoked for it all! I'm sure there will be some hangups and learning along the way. I appreciate all the info!
Major Blazer
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Are you sure you didn't try to use 1/2"? I used 3/4" and they fit fine. I actually ran out and had to use a 1" for one heatsink and they were too long so I needed to space it with washers.
Major Blazer
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I used them as soon as the seedling went into my tent - the plant vegged beautifully too. I was worried about stretch based off of some anecdotal findings in this community however I ended up with very tight internodal spacing. Pic for reference
TreeFarmerCharlie
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This is my design using 2020 extrusion. I don’t know what you are using for heatsinks but I’m going to just thread between the fins so I don’t have to go all the way through.
I tried using the recommended 7/8" 1/4-20 screws to attach the heatsink to the frame. They weren't long enough. I had to grab 1" 1/4-20.
There are 1/2" 1/4-20 screws recommended as well. Those are to secure the junction box to the frame. The junction boxes I purchased didn't have 1/4" holes, so I didn't end using those either.
Here is my heatsink...
I may be able to attach similarly with a t nut
Attachments
Two rows (would need 2 strips per row) QB11s may have to be my next addition. What driver did you use and how hard do you push them?
Major Blazer
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@Klone00 They make a QB18 too that is 580mm btw. My build is powered by an XLG-200-24 split 8 ways parallel. At max the driver pulls 266w from the wall but I have it down at about 200w right now - I haven't tested the individual circuits so I can only guess but based off the data sheets they should be somewhere shy of 700mA.