Samsung led strips model recommendation and EUROPE BUY

I am completly new to this...
I try tu buy some copy of quantum board from alibaba but tax and duty was too much...
so my new option is samsung led strips...but I dont know anything about it...

How can I power them in EU?
Do I need a driver?
Where can I buy them in EU?
Are they expensive..?
BEST MODEL FOR FLOWER ?

Thank you soo much this is a great forum !!!

How much w do I need for box 80X80 Cm?

How much do u have to spend. So we can actually help you

100 $

I am now on e27 V-tac and want some better light...
Viparspectra 300w or hps250 is under that range $....or buying more e-27 V-tac 15 w for flower...

OR Better option like ... led strips

We do components, kits and plug and play.

But nothing for 100$

170 for a plug and play 200w for a 80x80

Tbh you're not going to find anything better for 100$. 150-200$ easily

@Aolelon what is tbh ?

ok 150 $ I can spend

To be honest.

He just quoted you a 200w for 170 and hes kn the uk

200w plug and play. Genuine f series strip no alibaba crap on my site.

diyled said:

200w plug and play. Genuine f series strip no alibaba crap on my site.
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Too bad you don't have single strips for better coverage.

OP, it would depend on your space!

First off, for flower and full cycle growing you want 3000k or 3500k optimally.

As for which strips to use, the single row strips are much preferable even though you'll need to spend twice as much on heatsinks since you need to use twice the strips. (However, the heatsink cost is almost the same anyways since you use half the width of heatsink doing single rows)

For a 2x2', 2x4', 3x3', or 5x5' tent I would always use the samsung LT-562B strips. 22" length and single row. Then run them at 50-75% max current, so 25-37 watts each or so.

For a 4x4' or 4x8' tent, I would use the samsung LT-FB22B strips which are 44" single row. Still ran at 50-75% max current, so 50-75w each.

KonopCh said:

Too bad you don't have single strips for better coverage.

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Right?

@skoomd

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-5630-led-strip-lighting-5m-60led-M-DC12V-indoor-decoration-Ultra-Bright/291430836108?hash=item43daa1a78c:m:mRG9aa0txKiW_h8Qp9KKqew

is this ok?

pollen205 said:

@skoomd

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-5630-led-strip-lighting-5m-60led-M-DC12V-indoor-decoration-Ultra-Bright/291430836108?hash=item43daa1a78c:m:mRG9aa0txKiW_h8Qp9KKqew

is this ok?

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No. Those are bottom barrel LED diodes. I bought a bunch of those 5630 SMD LED diodes a few years ago for 3$ a 2 foot strip and replaced some lights in my house with em. But for growing, they're junk!!!!

These are the LED strips I was recommending. The 22" long, single row samsung f series strips.

https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=B8V261560WW

Each will go up to 50 watts. I run mine at 32 watts each though.

Check my sig if you wanna see how they look in a 3x3' grow tent.

80x80 is a bit of a poor fit for led strips perhaps, but I have some of these and they are great (Including driver!): https://www.ebay.nl/itm/5x-TCI-Linear-LED-strip-board-23W-3000K-3540lm-154lm-W-CRI80-Drivers-included/222366303179

Samsung strips are better, but they are twice (if not more) as expensive. So if you want something relatively cheap and still good then those TCI strips are a good fit. Many people here on the forum use these. So you can find some grow reports with those too see that they really do deliver.