Migro although helpful doesn't have the correct equipment to be able to say some of the things he does. I don't have the equipment to make judgement on UVB leds yet either. I like your honesty. Since I am going to be hooking these up anyways, how would one go about testing for uv spectrum without b...

Looking good! The black is a nice touch.

Are you running your strips perpendicular to the length of your panel? Or parallel? I was planning on running mine lengthwise (6 sets of 2, end to end) But all of the other builds I see are perpendicular. Now I'm doubting myself. Lol

From what I've read, t5 is the way to go for UV a/b. I just figured if I was already going to be soldering the reds, might as well slap on some UV diodes so the setup will look cleaner.

Well I made the idiot mistake of ordering a non dimmable driver. So either I attempt to return it or order more strips. Currently It would be running each strip at 1.1a. Not ideal im sure. https://www.imageupload.net/upload-image/2020/02/04/IMG_1128.jpg I'm no expert by any means. Far from it. That...

Wow nice, that looks sturdy af. I'm doing a similar build. I'm jealous. Scrap aluminum is pricey where I am at. It was cheaper for me to just order extrusions from heatsinkusa.

Finally pulled the trigger on everything. Does anyone see any issues with this array before I solder/wire everything up? For a 4'x2' space (10x) BXED strips (4@4k, 4@5k, 2@3k) (5x) heatsinkusa 50"x .601" heatsinks (10x) cree 655nm photo reds (5x) cree xp-e2 740nm (5x) luminous SST-10-UV 385nm (2x)Me...

I used U-channel or U profile as they are called. You can also use L channel or "corner profile". I think these 2 types of aluminium is what most people would use. Thickness is 2mm Oh nice. Thanks! Uchannel sounds easier to hang, and a lot cheaper than shipping on 1220 heatsinks. I didn't realize t...

Are you using a standard alum flatbar for mounting these to, or is it an extruded heatsink? I used U-channel or U profile as they are called. You can also use L channel or "corner profile". I think these 2 types of aluminium is what most people would use. Thickness is 2mm Oh nice. Thanks! Uchannel ...

Hi to all guys. It's time to change my citizen cobs and old leds. I was thinkin about' two possible setups: Option A: 11/12 Bridgelux EB series Gen.3 4000k @1050ma (hlg 240h c1050a) in a box of 73cm x 73 cm (diy growbox with drywall panel) around 230 watt. (4 plants hempy bucket with mainlining (8 ...