Homemade 460w Cfl duel spectrum veg/bloom light

mercer88

mercer88

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THIS IS A HOMEMADE VEG/BLOOM LIGHT,

MADE WITH 23 X 20W CFLS , 11 ARE DAYLIGHT (COOL BLUE) AND 12 ARE WARM WHITE ( RED)

IT ADDS UP TO 460W ,@ 39,000 LUMENS

EACH 20W CFL GENERATES AROUND 100 W OF LIGHT, SO THATS 2,300 W

I AM GOING TO FIT 2 PC FANS TO THE UNIT ( INTAKE AND OUTTAKE) TOO COOL IT BUT IT DOESNT GET THAT HOT,

BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY

AND IM GOING TO FIT A COVER TO HIDE THE WIRING WITH AIR HOLES TO ALLOW CIRCULATION

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK

BTW IM SHIT AT MATHS SO TELL ME IF IVE MADE A MISTAKE LOL



 
digitalliquid

digitalliquid

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man im no expert but that thing looks like a huge fire hazard. is that cardboard that there on? i like the idea though i was thinking of doing somthing like this
 
mercer88

mercer88

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Nope, 4mm plyboard covered in foiltape , i have the fans on it now , intake and extract

Its working really well

I wish i made it erlier,

I had 12 seedlings wilt because of lack of light ect,

But now all the others are growing at a phenominal rate

I think ima buy some clones in a few days

Keep numbers up yanoe
 
mercer88

mercer88

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Nope, 4mm plyboard covered in foiltape , i have the fans on it now , intake and extract

Its working really well

I wish i made it erlier,

I had 12 seedlings wilt because of lack of light ect,

But now all the others are growing at a phenominal rate

I think ima buy some clones in a few days

Keep numbers up yanoe
 
c5rftw

c5rftw

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dude that is sick but please replace the tin foil to get rid of the hot spot potential issue. replace with mylar with some spray adhesive... nice box +rep
 
mercer88

mercer88

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c5rftw said:
dude that is sick but please replace the tin foil to get rid of the hot spot potential issue. replace with mylar with some spray adhesive... nice box +rep
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IT AINT TIN FOIL ITS MYLAR SEALANT TAPE FOR LIGHT PROOFING ROOMS ECT,

ILL BUY SOME MYLAR ON THE WEEKEND, TOMORO IM GONNA BUY 10 CLONES @ £5 EACH 8)

P.S. THANX FOR THE REP DUDE

<3 :peace:
 
c5rftw

c5rftw

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shit you used that much tape, damn.. no offense at all bro, but i run ducts, i do general contracting, and that tape is expensive... the good stuff is like 20 a roll. big deal to me but you probably dont care lol...btw i think its fine then IMO
 
smppro

smppro

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EACH 20W CFL GENERATES AROUND 100 W OF LIGHT, SO THATS 2,300 W
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just so you start in the right direction a 20w cfl = 20w, its just equivalent to a 100w standard incandescent bulb.
 
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