Anyone diy a mid-power led

[YYCannabis]

Has anyone here made their own LED light using the mid-power strips (not the cobs) for their garden?

Im looking for advice on what is good selection of light color temps and mono-colors to use for 2x2 space. I’ve been leaning towards the Samsung Q series @3000k plus adding some 280 UV.

Any advice?

[HappyDaze]

If you want to buy local, check out QG LEDs. The 3000K spectrum lights are probably too red if you're using them in a veg chamber. Lots of ppl using agro max T5Ho's for UV.

EDIT added link https://quickgrowsupercenter.com/pro...tegory/qgleds/

[YYCannabis]

Thanks for the link. Looking at the numbers, those lights are horrible efficiency compared to the led strips from Samsung and Bridgelux.

I’m hoping to build something that cranks our the lumens to just below the point that I would need to start adding CO2.

Cheers

[HappyDaze]

Kind of a myopic analysis of the QG lamp....it's got a more appropriate spectrum output for the service and the bead density in the strip means more lumens / area. Light density matters to the plants and the wallet, do the math ... $/lm/ft. There's a thousand environmental tweeks that'll net back more than adding CO2. Not the least of which is intense, color appropriate lighting.

[Farmall]

Go to youtube and watch the video by greengenes garden called “photoboost strip diy led build”. These are Samsung 301b’s

[gbauto]

Hi, .
I made a simple fixture for a friend of mine for her small grow. Most current spec light strips will produce sufficient PPFD when running at least 30w/sq ft, so I'd shoot for 150w as a minimum.
What I used was a full sheet aluminum baking pan(18x24) as the frame and heatsink for 4 Samsung F564B double row 3500K running on a Meanwell HLG-180H-48B driver. https://ledgardener.com/diy-led-stri...lux/#more-2416 is a good resource. This fixture will crush that space for under $200.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N6fZ-2B5xhHQl5ji5X0F06-D1uGBS1Q12w

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RN5IL4M-l-kAsVUlFhbAGTM43RTgig_ESQ

[Farmall]

Nice lighting....I am assuming these are wired parallel? Did you take any driver or tent temperature readings? Using a non-contact infrared gun, it shows a round 96F about 12” from the driver and about 76F on the light strip heat sinks. I’m trying to find a lesser heat option for the drivers and found using one of the 6” fans blowing on them brings it down to 82-84F and they are remotely mounted running about 60%-65% of the 100k pot