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This is how I built an overpowered light worth $2500+ on the market for only $850. All currency is CAD.
*BEFORE STARTING*
Watch the 6 part growmau5 series to learn the wiring:
For the grounding plug:
Technical:
4x Hlg 185H 700ma in series drivers (i suggest you buy the newer 240H model)...
Recreating, and advancing, my microscrog cab design.
It scored (iirc) 1.66 [edit 1.61?] on the efficiency calculator (which went from 0 to 2, where 0.5 was good, 1.0 was pro, and 1.5 was exceptional).
EFFICIENT (inside)
Compactness.
(inverse square law)
White.
(omni directional all light...