Looking for advice for small BXEB slim gen 3 build

[RadRiverOtter]

Also, I was going to run the 660's straight down the middle. Sandwiched right where each set of 2 joins on the extrusion. So it would sort of create a perpendicular row. Is this a bad idea? Or should I run them lengthwise on their own extrusion with the uvs and far reds?

[TEKNIK]

You can run them there but your spread won't be fantastic. When adding suppliments you really want to still maintain a good spread, it's often better to buy smaller suppliment lights and spread them around rather than one big one in the center.

I call the 3030s PC blues but they will know what you are talking about

Part number is LT-3030 PC BLUE

[HomerPepsi]

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Just received the last pieces of the puzzle today for my strip build. Well almost.. @TEKNIK lured me with additional extra shiny things.

Has anyone used an inline ammeter for dialing in the current?

I realize I can do this with a multimeter, but I think it will be nice to monitor it. Especially if I want to make any minute changes.

Yes you can! Just watch the voltages, as I believe the cheap ones I got from bang good (if I recall the store correctly) are limited to 100v.

[RadRiverOtter]

Yes you can! Just watch the voltages, as I believe the cheap ones I got from bang good (if I recall the store correctly) are limited to 100v.

Watch the voltages? I actually didn't bother with a voltmeter. I figured with parallel wiring and constant voltage driver I only needed to keep an eye on the current. Am I way off on this thought?

I picked up an analog ammeter. For no other reason, aside from I like the way it looks. Lol. I don't see a max voltage on it though. Guess I'll find out once I hook it up if it's going to explode.

[TEKNIK]

Meanwell drivers are not constant voltage, people just call them constant voltage drivers. They are voltage limited drivers. What happens with your set up is that they will drop voltage, a proper constant voltage driver never drops voltage. Just check it with a multi meter once warmed up, you don't need to constantly monitor voltage and current

[NLDhunt]

You can buy some cheap UV meters. I don't think they are accurate. I will get a proper meter one day that I can connect to my goniophotometer so I can see what's really going on.

Before you buy UVB I would suggest to fill in the near UV region of 400nm to 450nm.
Tests that Or_Gro conducted showed very little difference in THC content to grows done with and without UVB but with added 420nm.
Without the 420nm I think from memory THC content was 20% less

That is really interesting. Thanks for relaying that info from or_gro. Do you happen to know how many watts of 410-420nm per sq ft or_gro was supplementing with?

[RadRiverOtter]

Meanwell drivers are not constant voltage, people just call them constant voltage drivers. They are voltage limited drivers. What happens with your set up is that they will drop voltage, a proper constant voltage driver never drops voltage. Just check it with a multi meter once warmed up, you don't need to constantly monitor voltage and current

Oh wow. Ok. Thanks, I didn't realize that. I'll keep an eye on it until I get a feel for it.
Am I correct in assuming that current directly correlates to light output?
My reason for needing to monitor the current is that I will need to tweak the light intensity on the fly.

[TEKNIK]

Current X Voltage = watts. It depends on what lights you are running exactly to determine light output

[TEKNIK]

https://growlightsaustralia.com/product ... -uv-3000k/

Or_Grow was running these boards without suppliment lighting. I would say a total of 5% was dedicated to the 420nm region but its probably less than that.

My advice would be to run around 10% of your total power in the 400-440nm range.

[HomerPepsi]

Watch the voltages? I actually didn't bother with a voltmeter. I figured with parallel wiring and constant voltage driver I only needed to keep an eye on the current. Am I way off on this thought?

I picked up an analog ammeter. For no other reason, aside from I like the way it looks. Lol. I don't see a max voltage on it though. Guess I'll find out once I hook it up if it's going to explode.

Sorry, I assumed (very wrongly) that the inline voltameter/ammeters we all use are the same. Mine displays volts and amps, but only allows up to 100v.

Cheers,