Low profile slim BXEB build finally finished
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:01 am
Finally got around to posting this. Really happy with how this turned out. Ended up spending a little more then was necessary for aesthetic purposes, but I think its still ¼ what I would have paid for a prebuilt setup. Probably wouldn't have been so darn pretty either. I don't have a par meter, but my cheapo lux meter is reading a nice 16k spread at 2 feet. I plan to add 2 more rails with uv/660/fr diodes. Still in the process of building those. Hiding the wires for all of those tiny starboards is a massive pita.
The rails are just clamped in place by a strip of flatbar so it is expandable. I did end up drilling through the two outermost sinks, just to give it a cleaner look, but it's not necessary.
Funfact: Some Ammeters require a shunt resistor. The manufacturer often only says this on their own website not the reseller page. Definitely roasted my first one.
If anyone is interested in doing a similar build here's the recipe.
Total parts:
(2) 2' aluminum angles
(3) 2' aluminum flatbar
(8) carriage bolts + acorn nuts
(4) boat loops
50' of aircraft cable
A flagpole cleat
(5) 4' x .6" heatsinks from heatsinkusa
(Definitely could get away with .5" c-channels to save $)
(2)BXEB-L0590U-27E1500-C-C3
(4)BXEB-L0590U-40E1500-C-C3
(4)BXEB-L0590U-50E1500-C-C3
(No real reason for using all of these different kelvins. It just felt right?)
(1)HLG-240H-24B
(1)100k ohn potentiometer with guitar knobs
(1) analog ammeter
(1)Aluminum project box from Amazon
(1) 50' extension cord from dollar store
(4) 5port wagos
(1)15' roll of solid core wire
(1)25' roll of Thermal tape
The rails are just clamped in place by a strip of flatbar so it is expandable. I did end up drilling through the two outermost sinks, just to give it a cleaner look, but it's not necessary.
Funfact: Some Ammeters require a shunt resistor. The manufacturer often only says this on their own website not the reseller page. Definitely roasted my first one.
If anyone is interested in doing a similar build here's the recipe.
Total parts:
(2) 2' aluminum angles
(3) 2' aluminum flatbar
(8) carriage bolts + acorn nuts
(4) boat loops
50' of aircraft cable
A flagpole cleat
(5) 4' x .6" heatsinks from heatsinkusa
(Definitely could get away with .5" c-channels to save $)
(2)BXEB-L0590U-27E1500-C-C3
(4)BXEB-L0590U-40E1500-C-C3
(4)BXEB-L0590U-50E1500-C-C3
(No real reason for using all of these different kelvins. It just felt right?)
(1)HLG-240H-24B
(1)100k ohn potentiometer with guitar knobs
(1) analog ammeter
(1)Aluminum project box from Amazon
(1) 50' extension cord from dollar store
(4) 5port wagos
(1)15' roll of solid core wire
(1)25' roll of Thermal tape