robincnn
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Feel free to post your grow pics if you have managed to secure the rare Mini Gorilla Tent.
What is Mini Gorilla Tent ?
This tent is 1X1 so 1 sqft and the height is 2 ft. I have not seen them on sale and these are usually store demo tents.
Totally portable and you can carry your grow with you on the road. However i will be using it for small experiments.
I was trying to make grow light that could move up and down but the tent is too small. Lights will be fixed and plants need to be raised or lowered.
Old micro grow was too small
https://www.rollitup.org/t/micro-greenhouse-with-luxeon-xf-3535l-led-strips.875345/
For the mini tent. I made this light with 140mm pin heatsink however i was not happy about its 80mm height.
So i decided to go with the strips again. LUXEON XF-3535L LED Strips
This will be the side light. 5000K 1150mm long 36V 900ma 5076lumen 157 lm/w
There is also a 3000K light on top 300mm strip 10 watt
Intensity reduced so you can see individual diodes.
The tent is running 27 watts with a 500ma power supply. 36V 1150mm strip and a 18V 300ma strip. The 300mm strip is the same one i used in my micro greenhouse thread. THe heatsink was Aluminum Heatsink 300mm*25mm*12mm from ebay
The square strip on the aluminum was around 35C at 500ma. Ta 20C
At full power the strips can give about 45 watts together.
Lavender
The bottle should give an idea about the size.
I am thinking of powering these strips with Meanwell LDD driver and do a PWM control with Arduino Uno.
Unlike 3 in 1 dimming with HLG drivers, the dimming with LDD DC-DC drivers may be easier.
From LDD datasheet
Power ON with dimming: DIM ~ -Vin >2.5 ~ 6VDC or open circuit
Power OFF : DIM ~ -Vin < 0.8VDC or short
May add some red/blue monos as well. Will need to add a fan for air exchange/ circulation.
What is Mini Gorilla Tent ?
This tent is 1X1 so 1 sqft and the height is 2 ft. I have not seen them on sale and these are usually store demo tents.
Totally portable and you can carry your grow with you on the road. However i will be using it for small experiments.
I was trying to make grow light that could move up and down but the tent is too small. Lights will be fixed and plants need to be raised or lowered.
Old micro grow was too small
https://www.rollitup.org/t/micro-greenhouse-with-luxeon-xf-3535l-led-strips.875345/
For the mini tent. I made this light with 140mm pin heatsink however i was not happy about its 80mm height.
So i decided to go with the strips again. LUXEON XF-3535L LED Strips
This will be the side light. 5000K 1150mm long 36V 900ma 5076lumen 157 lm/w
There is also a 3000K light on top 300mm strip 10 watt
Intensity reduced so you can see individual diodes.
The tent is running 27 watts with a 500ma power supply. 36V 1150mm strip and a 18V 300ma strip. The 300mm strip is the same one i used in my micro greenhouse thread. THe heatsink was Aluminum Heatsink 300mm*25mm*12mm from ebay
The square strip on the aluminum was around 35C at 500ma. Ta 20C
At full power the strips can give about 45 watts together.
Lavender
The bottle should give an idea about the size.
I am thinking of powering these strips with Meanwell LDD driver and do a PWM control with Arduino Uno.
Unlike 3 in 1 dimming with HLG drivers, the dimming with LDD DC-DC drivers may be easier.
From LDD datasheet
Power ON with dimming: DIM ~ -Vin >2.5 ~ 6VDC or open circuit
Power OFF : DIM ~ -Vin < 0.8VDC or short
May add some red/blue monos as well. Will need to add a fan for air exchange/ circulation.
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