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by Pickll
Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:56 pm
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Here is a little update guys, https://imgur.com/a/p9zCK The plants look healthy imo but not sure, keeping the air ventilated with a mini fan really helped about the heat situation and everything is good now ! Just not sure how I will deal with smell, lets see... I really recommend this lights, prett...
by Pickll
Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Thats a good idea, the driver emits too much heat cuz its touching with the main heat supply, Ill probably look in to that asap. Also here is a updated picture, this setup is eating my money and time :D I dropped some fire seeds to jiffy pallets after soaking them. Hope they germinate :/ they are co...
by Pickll
Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Okay I got the idea behind it now, here is the test run with a bunch of basil planted to a 3lt pot. Dimmed at around %50, running for 2hours and this thing is getting real hot, the aluminuim and the drivers temperature is like a hot laptops battery very warm when I touch
by Pickll
Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Adjusting driver - Pros, cons or doesn't matter
Replies: 7
Views: 1643

Re: Adjusting driver - Pros, cons or doesn't matter

Hey sorry for hijacking but I have a quesrion regarding to adjustments. I just tried to dim my Hlg-120h-24a and when I play with the Vo Adj nothing happens to lights(on minimum io or maximum io) but when I play with the Io button the light gets dimmed. So the Vo doesnt do anything regards to output ...
by Pickll
Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:42 pm
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

What is the thickness of that sheet you've used? I did some very similar setup with 6mm thick aluminium sheet and if I put them on highest settings ( with potentiometer ) then they run quite hot... Well mine is a bit different. Having 12 strips on 300x300 mm sheet ... Yours having more gaps between...
by Pickll
Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:01 pm
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Heres the screenshotted ones, any comment on setup ? Not sure about the soldering..

Also I wish I got a thinner alu. This thing is really heavy and the strips doesnt get even get hot... I can touch the diodes and only a little warm there...
by Pickll
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:32 am
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Hi. Just to inform you.... Depending of where you live and what you are planning to grow (thinking of legal issues), you might want to remove exif data from photos before posting them online. Just saying ;) Wow thanks for informing removed the pics for now, is there a way to do it from phone ?(ios)...
by Pickll
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Sorry i spammed with many messages phone buggy...
by Pickll
Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:07 pm
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

Guys this is insane... The build is done today and I cant tell you how happy I am with this shit.... ı still wait my seeds no comment on growing but this light hurt my eye for 5mins and give me a headache after first putting on.. I would be more than happy to see some pro comments about the wiring a...
by Pickll
Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:18 am
Forum: Strips
Topic: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help
Replies: 27
Views: 4440

Re: Bridgelux EB2 280mm Build Help

BXEB-L0280Z-35E1000-C-B3 this is the full part number, it says its gen 2 on digikey arrow, pretty sure its gen 2. I got 12 pieces of 280mm strip, what you mean by hooked up at the same time ? Wish I posted this before I bought the driver, so maybe I had a chance to choose the model correctly.. Yeah ...