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What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:37 am
by the Falcon
I recently ordered 20 BL Gen3 1120mm strips to make 2 lights -first one I posted was 10 of them on a HLG 320 42A driver. I through a weird series of events ended up with a HLG 320 54A driver for the second one but the strips are 38.3v so it left me with a bit of extra juice to play with. I contacted rapidled and the nicest lady talked me through and sent me a diagram on how to wire in some of their Cree 660nm photo red diodes. This is the result so far. I still have room to add about 20 or even 30 more but I'm trying to decide what colors to do. Thinking maybe 27 or 35K as the strips are 3K - or also maybe the royal blue.... here's a list to what's available in these :
https://www.rapidled.com/solderless/
~ whats your opinion on what colors to add ? FYI - this light is for flower only !!!!
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:41 am
by TEKNIK
I wouldnt add 450nm as you already have plenty, 420nm or 430nm would be my first choice.
If you add either of those colors then you can also add 730nm
1 to 1 ratios of 420 and 730 are a good thing
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:51 am
by the Falcon
Here's the diagram she sent me - maybe help someone who wants to do something similar . Here's two she gave me that let me figure it out.
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:28 am
by TEKNIK
Allow 2.5V for the reds and 3.6V for the blues/violets in spare voltage.
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:20 pm
by the Falcon
TEKNIK wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:41 am
I wouldnt add 450nm as you already have plenty, 420nm or 430nm would be my first choice.
If you add either of those colors then you can also add 730nm
1 to 1 ratios of 420 and 730 are a good thing
I found some 420-425nm diodes for a decent price - what is the benefit of this wavelength on flowering - is it in the UV band that increases thc ? It it going to be a problem having it through the whole flower period ? Does the combo with the 730 work on the Emerson effect ? Thanks
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:51 am
by end_of_the_tunnel
Something looks wrong in the hand drawn image. The first hand drawn example shows both + and - driver leads shorted together, plugged into the + connector on the solderless led puck.
Re: What colors to add to BL Gen 3 build ... ?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:55 am
by the Falcon
end_of_the_tunnel wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:51 am
Something looks wrong in the hand drawn image. The first hand drawn example shows both + and - driver leads shorted together, plugged into the + connector on the solderless led puck.
THe solderless LEDs have little jumper plugs - the drawing just doesn't show that clearly. They look like what you see in the other diagram.