If there is enough interest I was thinking of doing a thread on the building of this light.
What you see above in the first picture is the bottom of the light. The second picture is the top of the light. The next picture is the light on as view from the top.
Finally you see in the last picture the controls of the light.
To the left are two switches that turn one side on or off. Each switch controls four cobs. To the right are dimmer switches that also control four cobs from one side. So I can turn one side off and dim the other, or turn both sides off, or dim both sides at the same time.
The box on the left also has two c-14 outlets that accept c-13 plugs like on a ballast. There is also a regular 110 outlet.
The two blue boxes in the center are the drivers. Each is a 1.4 amp LSD driver. They run four 3590 cobs at 49 watts. If you look at these drivers you will see that I marked a circle with a line threw it. These drivers were made wrong and wont dim. But they work fine at full power.
It will do a area 2.5x5 feet at about the same light intensity as a DE fixture will. But it covers only half the area. Two of these will cover a 5x5 foot area withe the same light intensity as a 1000 watt DE. But this light will do it with less heat and only about 850 watts. It does not require a 12 foot ceiling to use. It only needs to be about 18 inches from your plants.
If you guys are interested let me know.
Materials needed for this light.
qty item
100 M3 x 10 mm screws
1 3/4" x 7" x 1/8 piece of aluminum (drill jig)
1bx Pan head screws #6 x 7/16"
100 M3 x 8 mm screws
8 3590 cob holders
8 Heat sinks
4 46 inch tracks
4 48 inch track covers
1 Can of primer
1 Can flat black semigloss paint
100 #6 x 1/2" bolts and nuts
100 1/8" x 1/4" aluminum rivets
100 #8 washers
4 1.5" x 20.25" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 1" x 11" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 1" x 8.5" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 4" x 4" x 2" junction box
6 PG9 gland
2 C-14 outlet
1 110 push in outlet
2 1/4" shaft knob
2 100k potentiometer
2 on/off switches
4 1/4" x 5" eyebolts with 3 nuts each
2 1.4 amp drivers
2 10k ohm resisters
10 ft black 16 gauge stranded wire
10 ft white 16 gauge stranded wire
10 ft green 16 gauge stranded wire
1 roll electrical solder
1 liquid tape or electrical tape
What you see above in the first picture is the bottom of the light. The second picture is the top of the light. The next picture is the light on as view from the top.
Finally you see in the last picture the controls of the light.
To the left are two switches that turn one side on or off. Each switch controls four cobs. To the right are dimmer switches that also control four cobs from one side. So I can turn one side off and dim the other, or turn both sides off, or dim both sides at the same time.
The box on the left also has two c-14 outlets that accept c-13 plugs like on a ballast. There is also a regular 110 outlet.
The two blue boxes in the center are the drivers. Each is a 1.4 amp LSD driver. They run four 3590 cobs at 49 watts. If you look at these drivers you will see that I marked a circle with a line threw it. These drivers were made wrong and wont dim. But they work fine at full power.
It will do a area 2.5x5 feet at about the same light intensity as a DE fixture will. But it covers only half the area. Two of these will cover a 5x5 foot area withe the same light intensity as a 1000 watt DE. But this light will do it with less heat and only about 850 watts. It does not require a 12 foot ceiling to use. It only needs to be about 18 inches from your plants.
If you guys are interested let me know.
Materials needed for this light.
qty item
100 M3 x 10 mm screws
1 3/4" x 7" x 1/8 piece of aluminum (drill jig)
1bx Pan head screws #6 x 7/16"
100 M3 x 8 mm screws
8 3590 cob holders
8 Heat sinks
4 46 inch tracks
4 48 inch track covers
1 Can of primer
1 Can flat black semigloss paint
100 #6 x 1/2" bolts and nuts
100 1/8" x 1/4" aluminum rivets
100 #8 washers
4 1.5" x 20.25" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 1" x 11" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 1" x 8.5" x 1/8" flat aluminum
2 4" x 4" x 2" junction box
6 PG9 gland
2 C-14 outlet
1 110 push in outlet
2 1/4" shaft knob
2 100k potentiometer
2 on/off switches
4 1/4" x 5" eyebolts with 3 nuts each
2 1.4 amp drivers
2 10k ohm resisters
10 ft black 16 gauge stranded wire
10 ft white 16 gauge stranded wire
10 ft green 16 gauge stranded wire
1 roll electrical solder
1 liquid tape or electrical tape
