Pictures of your DIY lights - Post your pics!!!

My first organic run, my first scrog, and my second time with diy cobs.
23" x 48" tent, screen 21 x 46"
one side Sannie;s Jack yielded 226g plus what I smoked along the way
Other side Seedism Killawatt 241g plus samples along the way.
12 cobs, 4 CXB3590 3500K, 2 CXB3070 3500K, and 6 CXA3070 3000K.
Ran off of 2 HLG-240H-42B, 6 cobs per driver, each driver dimmed to 176 watts
I come up with over 1.25 gp/w
This is over 3X more gp/w than I have ever done before!!
All I had to do was water them every few days, and with no drain holes there was no mess!!!
I wasnt going to grow another run till winter, and I have soo much to smoke, but I cant wait to see what I can do with some other strains. My friends will have plenty of samples and buds lol.
I gave 2 oz away to a paraplegic friend of a friend whos grower moved out of state.
I think I have found the ultimate growing style ( for me) and want to thank all in the thread and RIU for the help and info!!

EDIT
It was all the factors combined that made me yield so well, organic for taking away the user error with fertilizing and burning etc..., the screen for making the small area well used, and the cobs for being so damn efficient!

This is my first COB build, and I am very excited to be putting it into use once my current grow is all done. I have 5 x Cree CXB3590s, 36v, 3500K, CD bin COBs, driven by a Mean Well HLG-240H-C1400B.

atomicData said:

This is my first COB build, and I am very excited to be putting it into use once my current grow is all done. I have 5 x Cree CXB3590s, 36v, 3500K, CD bin COBs, driven by a Mean Well HLG-240H-C1400B.



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Really sexy build. You should be proud! Spending the extra on the 80/20 really makes this one unique.

Where is everybody getting these sweet junction boxes?

Growmau5 said:

Really sexy build. You should be proud! Spending the extra on the 80/20 really makes this one unique.

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Thanks much, @Growmau5! Your praise means a great deal.

Yes, I am quite pleased and proud. Despite all of the lost sleep over this thing, I look forward to doing it again sometime. I love the feeling when all of the pieces of a build fall in to place and the planning pays off.

cdgmoney250 said:

Where is everybody getting these sweet junction boxes?

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I got mine from Northern Grow Lights.

Yeah man. Robin's junction boxes are top notch.
Looking at your additional photos; the braided sleeve wire loom, XLR connector, wire mgmt, bravo! Now snip your cable tie ends before I murder you

@atomicData really cool DIY
Thanks for sharing photos for compatibility issue of Kingbrite reflector.

did you ground the 80-20 frame
I see you used 3 pin XLR. 2 for DC and 3rd for AC ground?

Growmau5 said:

Now snip your cable tie ends before I murder you

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OCD

robincnn said:

@atomicData really cool DIY
Thanks for sharing photos for compatibility issue of Kingbrite reflector.

did you ground the 80-20 frame
I see you used 3 pin XLR. 2 for DC and 3rd for AC ground?

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Indeedy do. The third pin runs the ground back from the frame. Thank you for including the ground wire with my order!

For new DIY'ers, or the non-mechanically inclined. I'm almost ready to get these universal brackets on the street. I am working with some fabricators on pricing and material costs. I'll have a video on how to and where to order these. And their cost. Trying for as cheap as possible.

But the goal is: you want to get into DIY LED? Ok all you need is your pre tapped heatsink and components. A screwdriver & wire strippers.

Fits: cutter, northern grow lights & pacific light concepts heatsinks. As well as Arctic Alpine64plus for budget designs.

Let me know what you think:
Needed for our hobby? <or>
I'm trying to solve a problem that's not that big of a deal?

So AtomicData, can you give me more info on the dc cabling comming from cobs and leading to cable glands on junction box? I see the 3 pin XLR's but what size/gauge are you using for daisy chaining and eventuallt going to j box

i'd like to see anodized aluminum reflector with lens for the popular cob sizes. maybe even matching cob holders or at least zhaga compliant. using aluminum instead of plastic could help to disperse heat.

PurpleBuz said:

i'd like to see anodized aluminum reflector with lens for the popular cob sizes. maybe even matching cob holders or at least zhaga compliant. using aluminum instead of plastic could help to disperse heat.

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The angelinas dont even get hot though.

Agree, typical setup they don't get heat, but if covered and cob holder is designed to transfer to it ....

atomicData said:

This is my first COB build, and I am very excited to be putting it into use once my current grow is all done. I have 5 x Cree CXB3590s, 36v, 3500K, CD bin COBs, driven by a Mean Well HLG-240H-C1400B.

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Hey you went with the XLR! Remember, don't plug any microphones into your driver. Looks really fucking great, you should be proud. 80/20 is super sexy.

My design is more minimalist, but I still know what you mean about the planning and measuring and constant thinking about everything fitting. And you make it look so easy in the end.

I want some sort of wire holder thingies now. Sadly I have to wait for my cob holders to arrive, everything else is done but the wiring up. Hmm maybe I could use tiny u-brackets and short self-tappers. Hmm...

Growmau5 said:

For new DIY'ers, or the non-mechanically inclined. I'm almost ready to get these universal brackets on the street. I am working with some fabricators on pricing and material costs. I'll have a video on how to and where to order these. And their cost. Trying for as cheap as possible.

But the goal is: you want to get into DIY LED? Ok all you need is your pre tapped heatsink and components. A screwdriver & wire strippers.

Fits: cutter, northern grow lights & pacific light concepts heatsinks. As well as Arctic Alpine64plus for budget designs.

Let me know what you think:
Needed for our hobby? <or>
I'm trying to solve a problem that's not that big of a deal?

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the very right one looks very interesting, any more pics?

@nl5xsk1 It is a 16/3 so i assume 16 awg 3wire
If your cable diameter is 3-6.5mm you should not need sleeving to increase diameter for use in pg7

I like the brackets. I assume with these brackets I can easily slide the cobs on 80/20 to adjust distance between cobs. adding an extra cob or removing one should be easy too.
Aluminum channels are cheep but the design is not as flexible.
I like the other brackets on reflector too.

JorgeGonzales said:

Hey you went with the XLR! Remember, don't plug any microphones into your driver. Looks really fucking great, you should be proud. 80/20 is super sexy.

My design is more minimalist, but I still know what you mean about the planning and measuring and constant thinking about everything fitting. And you make it look so easy in the end.

I want some sort of wire holder thingies now. Sadly I have to wait for my cob holders to arrive, everything else is done but the wiring up. Hmm maybe I could use tiny u-brackets and short self-tappers. Hmm...

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"Wire holder thingies"...I love it when people talk technical. Maybe a picture and the combined brain power and experience of the group could help you out! Looking forward to seeing your build.