Welcome :D I was also brought into diy because I wanted something like HLG had but it was too expensive. What I would recommend and ended up doing is a strip build. Its no different than a qb build really when building. And its cheaper mainly because of not needing big heatsinks, runs cooler, and ha...

What wood did you use rdooski3? It was some scrap I had so im not 100% sure. But it is a bit darker than the typical stuff at the hardware store. Make sure you take your time and pick trough the pile and get the best/straightest ones also. Ive seen some pretty messed up ones. https://image.ibb.co/i...

I used a bit of 1x2 wood with my frame. I would say its stronger than the 1/16th thick 3/4 angle that I used also. And I dont think the foil would be needed unless you plan on running them real hot or plan on having a board sandwiched between 2 heatsinks. . Are you going to have a bracket between th...

Just a small veg light I put together. It has the same amount of diodes (192) as a Hlg-100 in 6500k and a 20x13 1/4 thick plate heatsink. The driver is one of those $8.99 Mean Well clg-100-24dlu's. Weird the output says 2.88a instead of the typical 4a and I couldn't find any info on the internet any...

Are you measuring the temperature from the LED board? I don't have one of those laser thermometers and need to get one but the boards are barely warm to the touch. If you compared it to a quantum board setup I have more aluminum and the leds are much further apart. Granted the metal shape isnt desi...

Hydrofood wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:29 am

You the man!
Which strips will you be testing in particular?

They are the same design as the samsung H series. 1 and 2 foot versions.

Basically like if he was saying if one is 7s8p and one is 7s16p each diode should get the same. Its just like having 2 1ft strips is parallel.

Another cheap heatsink idea is Aluminum baking pans. Or you could maybe scrap something like a ladder. I used a old aluminum workbench and it worked great. Also a fan blowing directly on your strips can do wonders.

I've been wondering the same thing and was willing to buy a few and see. Im pretty confident it will work like we want. After they arrive I will test them with a multimeter and let you guys know.

Sweet set up. I like how the groups are modular and can be moved on the frame. Thanks! :D Did you use any kind of thermal compound? Good job on keeping some stuff out of the landfill. I rolled the dice and didnt use any. I guess i could have added some if it was needed. But they are running surpris...

Reading from old lights 3in away








Reading from new setup 10in away.