My new 4x3 flower light

TheTinkerer

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2019

• #1

I assembled the first phase of my light today. It’s just four ChilLed logic pucks on an HLG-320H-C1750B, so far, but I’ll be adding another 150-200 watts of LEDs on another driver. Probably strips, maybe QBs.
My frame is made of repurposed steel shelving parts that were lying around the shop.
I made my frame in such a way that the pucks can slide wherever I want them. Currently they are mounted toward the center, but when I add more LEDs the pucks will move to the corners. I just loosen the set screws and slide the heatsinks where I want them. When it hung a little crooked in the tent, I adjusted a couple of the heatsinks to balance the frame.

 

mathewscott

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2019

• #2

Nice! Very impressive

 

TheTinkerer

Active Member

• Mar 29, 2019

• #3

I like the idea of adding multiple spectrums to my light, on separate drivers. Are vesta strips still considered a good choice? Sol-strips?
Any suggestions?

 

drx6x

Member

• Mar 29, 2019

• #4

thats cool. i got rapids chilled logic 2x4 and 4x4 kits and really digging them so far.

 

TEKNIK

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2019

• #5

With solstrips you can get nearly what ever spectrum you want. To fill in anything that's missing. I would suggest 730nm on at least one board

 

TheTinkerer

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• Mar 30, 2019

• #6

TEKNIK said:

With solstrips you can get nearly what ever spectrum you want. To fill in anything that's missing. I would suggest 730nm on at least one board

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I like it! Can I run six or seven of the $10 Cree strips with one or two strips with 730nm all on the same driver?

 

TEKNIK

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• Mar 30, 2019

• #7

So long as you balance out the voltage you can. One benifit of 730nm is to shorten grow times that's why you need a separate driver on a separate timer

 

TEKNIK

Well-Known Member

• Mar 30, 2019

• #8

Easiest way to set up the drivers is to have a 48V driver for the cree strips and a 24V driver for the 730nm strips.

 

TheTinkerer

Active Member

• Apr 1, 2019

• #9

Well, I jumped on a four pack of 3000k qb120v2 when they came back in stock this morning. I’ll get those running and then add some reds and uv when I can. Woohoo!