Thanks to all the insight from this site/forums, my grow has been going pretty well. That being said, there are two things I've noticed: 1) When I have the lights close to the plants at around 1 ft, internode spacing ends up being extremely tight. On some strains, I'm literally getting 3 nodes per 1...

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Thank you TEKNIK for always helping out!

Wow just looking at the pictures... I really need to work on aligning my drill holes!

Built my frame and taped all my strips to my u-channels. Things are coming together. Also managed to get some solid wire (dont have soldering iron). Noob question: The strips that I got only have connectors on one side, and as mentioned, I dont have a soldering iron. Does is matter that I connect bo...

Almost all equipment has been ordered, will update on build. I cant find solid 18 awg wires, but I can get my hands on some 14 awg. Checked on the samsung strip spec sheet, and it says 18 is the biggest that can fit. Anyone know if 14 awg can work by any chance (might be forcing it but..)? Or if tha...

Thanks for the advice Shimbob, will go with the single strip. I'm assuming the driver will not have any problems running 2 additional lights? Also, thoughts on the color temp (3500k) for both veg/flower? Lastly, the only diff between HLG-480H-48 A and HLG-480H-48 B is that B has the built in dimmer,...

Hi guys, been lurking around a bit, finally decided to pull the trigger and start my own DIY LED build! Looking to build a light that will fill a 4x4 tent. Trying not to be too ambition for my first build, so sticking with the provided '4x4 Samsung F-series build' using the 4ft strips. The build rec...