Hi all. After many many years with traditional MH and HPS setups I have decided to go the way of LED. I believe the technology has far surpassed that of trad bulbs now. I am going to build my own 4x4, 8 bar, 660 watt Fluence killer.
Some of the items I will be using. Meanwell drivers, 80/20 extrusions, wago connectors, thermal tape, junction boxes and waterproof connectors.
Here are the heatsinks and boards, both from PLC. The boards and sinks are super nice quality.
Spent a hour or 2 today putting the boards on the sinks. They go on with 2 sided thermal tape and there are 8 mounting screws as well. You do not have to use the screws, the tape is incredibly strong. If you do use screws use nylon washers. They are a m-3 screws. You need to trim the tape to the 25mm width of the board. Use a sharp razor blade knife. Once on peel the tape and press firmly to the sink. Do not press on the diodes, press on the board. Use some alcohol to clean both surfaces prior to tape application.
That sweet peel...
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All 16 boards on the 8 sinks...woot woot! They came out perfectly.
Next comes the spine and some wiring. Cannot wait.
peace, negative.
Some of the items I will be using. Meanwell drivers, 80/20 extrusions, wago connectors, thermal tape, junction boxes and waterproof connectors.
Here are the heatsinks and boards, both from PLC. The boards and sinks are super nice quality.
Spent a hour or 2 today putting the boards on the sinks. They go on with 2 sided thermal tape and there are 8 mounting screws as well. You do not have to use the screws, the tape is incredibly strong. If you do use screws use nylon washers. They are a m-3 screws. You need to trim the tape to the 25mm width of the board. Use a sharp razor blade knife. Once on peel the tape and press firmly to the sink. Do not press on the diodes, press on the board. Use some alcohol to clean both surfaces prior to tape application.
That sweet peel...
All 16 boards on the 8 sinks...woot woot! They came out perfectly.
Next comes the spine and some wiring. Cannot wait.
peace, negative.