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08-06-2008, 04:42 AM #11
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'Redline's LED - DiY - Build' aka"GROW LIGHT"
Yeah, I got it on paper and got all the materials, started doing the metal work, just have been really short on time.
The problem with all the commericial panels is they use 5mm LEDs which are next to useless, you are far better off with CFLS.
My system is not actually a panel, but a system of small brick type units using high power LEds like the K2s and LEDengins. Each module is between 12 to 15 watts and can be individually adjusted for height and angle plus can be placed precisely at the desired location in the 2' x 2.5' grid, so you can fine tune it to the growth contour.
My only problem left to solve is the cooling. Individual fans on each heatsink are power hogs using about 3 watts per fan...plus they also complicate the construction. I am trying to work on a unit type cooling system design that only uses 1 to 3 fans to cool the 12 lamp modules.
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