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Individual T5 strips... HELP!

darren0306

New member
Okay so i am in the process of building a grow room and i purchased some T5's for the veg room. The only problem is, they are single T5 strips as appose to a multiple-bulb fixture. Since i bought them online, i can't simply take them back, so i am feeling like i made a big mistake.

My question is, can someone give me a suggestion as to making my own fixture using these individual strips? Or perhaps somebody here has done the same thing and made a custom fixture or how they mounted them as a group?

I know i am new here and its sort of frowned upon to ask such a question, but i have searched everywhere and can't find such help. I spen't $280 on this lights and really do not want to go and spend another $200 on a pre-made fixture.
 
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ak-51

Just bolt them onto 2 parallel pieces of angle iron oriented perpendicularly to the lights, then wire them all together. Do the wiring properly by joining them all together in a junction box and grounding it correctly. I would maybe ask in the wiring thread what the proper method of splicing large numbers of wires is. I feel like twist caps are only meant for 3 or maybe 4 wires max.

Consider the cost of doing this yourself vs the cost of shipping them back. Maybe it makes more sense to ship them back, maybe not.
 
Your loosing alot of light by not having a proper reflector. just food for though. I would go through the hassle of returning them.
 

darren0306

New member
Thank you for the fast response, guys!

Hmm... suppose i will begin the process of seeing if i can ship them back, hopefully they will.
 
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