Does this check out for a 2x4 area?
So long as the surface is perfectly flat it will be fine. If your strips are not touching the heatsink then they won't work. One good thing about running extra strips means it's not a big deal if you run enough of them.
It looks pretty heavy duty.
It looks pretty heavy duty.
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It's fairly flat, maybe a bit warped from heat. I'm sure the strips will have enough give if secure them well. That and I will be using thermal compound. I have a bunch of it left over from pc builds.
Yes it's heavy. I will add some snatch blocks for raising and lowering if it's too much.
So far I got 12 strips coming. Decided to go with a larger driver so I can add more later on or play around with driving them harder.
Yes it's heavy. I will add some snatch blocks for raising and lowering if it's too much.
So far I got 12 strips coming. Decided to go with a larger driver so I can add more later on or play around with driving them harder.
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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.
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Thanks. It's not the prettiest thing it should work for my needs though. Yeah I'm lucky, scrap yards the average joe can pillage are a dying bread.
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I'm no expert by any means. Far from it. That is why I ran my build plans by an electrician engineer at my job. He told me that you can easily attach a resistor, potentiometer or reostat to the line to fine tune the juice. I paid more for the b-type, but it is apparently just to make it more plug-and-play. I do not know enough about electrical witchcraft to tell you how to do it. But someone on here probably does.
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