cannimatos
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Hey wonderful people. Long time lurker/learner first time posting. Thank you for the abundance of information on this site. I had an idea to use led strip lighting as an LED source. I purchased a 10 meter 24v 72 watt LED strip light from ebay. I believe it is 6000k super bright white.
The chamber is from a stainless steel shop vac that bit the dust. (pun intended) The inside diameter is 13.75 inches so almost exactly 1 square foot. It was a little tedious to wrap it on the inside as I had to unwrap the whole strip and re-wrap it around the spool so I didn't end up with a tangled mess as I adhered it to the inside. The sides get a little warm (maybe 120F) and dissipates most of the heat. There is an intake hole at the bottom and I'm using a pizza pan for a lid. Many improvements to be made but I think the idea is sound.
I purchased a small 24v muffin fan to aid in cooling. So far the temps stay at a constant 78F. Its a little noisy so I think I'll find something else in the future. I germinated a couple seeds and so far so good.
The power supply is an industrial 5 amp unit that I had laying around. It creates a little heat so removing it from the chamber should drop the temp a little if needed.
Plants have been topped and will be lst'd to try and keep the height down.
The chamber is from a stainless steel shop vac that bit the dust. (pun intended) The inside diameter is 13.75 inches so almost exactly 1 square foot. It was a little tedious to wrap it on the inside as I had to unwrap the whole strip and re-wrap it around the spool so I didn't end up with a tangled mess as I adhered it to the inside. The sides get a little warm (maybe 120F) and dissipates most of the heat. There is an intake hole at the bottom and I'm using a pizza pan for a lid. Many improvements to be made but I think the idea is sound.
I purchased a small 24v muffin fan to aid in cooling. So far the temps stay at a constant 78F. Its a little noisy so I think I'll find something else in the future. I germinated a couple seeds and so far so good.
The power supply is an industrial 5 amp unit that I had laying around. It creates a little heat so removing it from the chamber should drop the temp a little if needed.
Plants have been topped and will be lst'd to try and keep the height down.
