Using battery DIY LED Array

[RaisinCookie]

So, I want to have a microgrow of a single plant inside of a footlocker I currently do not use anymore. The plant has a Width/Dep/height growing space of approx. 2x2x5'. This plant will be small, and that is not only obvious but intended.

Instead of using a wall outlet and a bunch of LED bulbs, I was thinking of building an LED array of diodes with breadboards and such and powering it with rechargeable batteries. After doing a bunch of calculations, I figure 60-100 Watts should be enough for such a runt/hobby plant. I should mention I don't intend to make it super potent, in fact it is the opposite I want to make it fairly weak. This being because I'm sick of the one-hit shit I see everywhere - I can't find any weak weed anymore.

Anyway, a 60W array of 1W leds is obviously 60 leds. Powering that requires either rechargeable D's or AA's by the dozen or several dozen. And that's just to power them for maybe a few hours, a more complex setup/circuit/power system might need to be designed to make it last 18 uninterrupted hours. My question is mainly does anyone think this array is even possible? I know it sounds like a stupid idea, but it's more for fun than making a decent crop.

Will this create a lot of heat?
Batteries in parallel/series work for different uses, and I'll figure that out later. Thoughts?

 

[reasonevangelist]

I'm almost certain there is someone who was running an off-grid setup...

 

[R1b3n4]

You would need car batteries at the very least, either that or enough funds to buy thousands of batteries per month.

For the amount of cost setting this up and the ongoing costs of running it, just simply dont bother, will be cheaper to just buy weed.

Anyway whats wrong with you just plugging a normal grow light into the wall?

 

[RaisinCookie]

You would need car batteries at the very least, either that or enough funds to buy thousands of batteries per month.

For the amount of cost setting this up and the ongoing costs of running it, just simply dont bother, will be cheaper to just buy weed.

Anyway whats wrong with you just plugging a normal grow light into the wall?

I was figuring on getting rechargeables.

 

[RaisinCookie]

I'm almost certain there is someone who was running an off-grid setup...

Really? That would be perfect

 

[R1b3n4]

I was figuring on getting rechargeables.

A battery charger charges 4-10 at a time, each charge takes 1-6hrs depending on charger, you will be using them multiple times quicker than you can recharge them.

And whats wrong with just plugging a normal grow light into the wall?

 

[RaisinCookie]

And whats wrong with just plugging a normal grow light into the wall?

I like a challenge.

 

[R1b3n4]

Then why not just get some car batteries, link them together and then add a solar panel to recharge them?

 

[RaisinCookie]

Because I'm not rich enough for a solar panel and car batteries are a little unconventional. I was thinking a dozen or so rechargeable D cells rigged in a series.