Pictures of your DIY lights - Post your pics!!!

bassman999

bassman999

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Airwalker16 said:
It's amazing how expensive heat sinks are. For 3 - 36"(5.886"W), its $220, shipping included.I've searched high and low. It truly seems heatsinkusa.com is the only place to get multiple profile options with custom lengths.
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I found a heatsink source locally, but not sizing options really.
 
wietefras

wietefras

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tinyplantas said:
Where can I find aluminum framing like you've used here?

I hope you don't mind the questions as I am putting together my first build and I love your design. Feel free to weigh in on my thread here.
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Simply bought from a DIY store. Not sure where you are from, but I'm from the Netherlands and they have it everywhere. Like in Praxis, Gamma, Karwei or whatever.
 
wietefras

wietefras

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bassman999 said:
Do those fit CXB?
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I used them on CXB3070's. I thought they were the same size as the CXA?

That's the good thing with these though. They fit a whole lot of different COBs. Just adjust the spacing and it will work. IIRC it could work for Vero's, Cree's, Samsung's etc.

Still, you need to drill 4 holes with tenths of a millimeter accuracy. In the end it wasn't so bad, but I did use a drill press.
 
bassman999

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wietefras said:
I used them on CXB3070's. I thought they were the same size as the CXA?

That's the good thing with these though. They fit a whole lot of different COBs. Just adjust the spacing and it will work. IIRC it could work for Vero's, Cree's, Samsung's etc.

Still, you need to drill 4 holes with tenths of a millimeter accuracy. In the end it wasn't so bad, but I did use a drill press.
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I believe they are same size looking at mine
 
littlejacob

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wietefras said:
Simply bought from a DIY store. Not sure where you are from, but I'm from the Netherlands and they have it everywhere. Like in Praxis, Gamma, Karwei or whatever.
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Bonjour
Hey EU neighbor how are you?
We have acces to a very nice site with some of the best prices in EU... www.tme.com...they have a 1000x165x35mm(40x6.6x1.4) 14 fins hs for 36€ 38.50$(without vat...but under 45€ no vat so!?!?)
It is rare to buy things cheaper than in US...it is the first time for me...lol...cool!
CU mon ami
 
wietefras

wietefras

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Airwalker16 said:
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So why didn't you just go with 3590's?
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Because they were a lot more expensive than the CXB3070 at the time.

Also I vaguely remember having trouble distributing them nicely over a 100x100cm surface.

I have 8 CXB3070's @1.4A in that space. of course I could use 8 CXB3590's running at 50W which would cost a lot more. Or try to figure something out with less COBs, but nothing seemed optimal.
 
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wietefras

wietefras

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littlejacob said:
Bonjour
Hey EU neighbor how are you?
We have acces to a very nice site with some of the best prices in EU... www.tme.com...they have a 1000x165x35mm(40x6.6x1.4) 14 fins hs for 36€ 38.50$(without vat...but under 45€ no vat so!?!?)
It is rare to buy things cheaper than in US...it is the first time for me...lol...cool!
CU mon ami
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Yeah tme.eu is a good webshop. I got my Mean Well drivers from there when no one else had them on stock.
 
littlejacob

littlejacob

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Bonjour
Sorry koni but I don't how to do that...I tried but I really don't know how!
But just tip www.tme.com plus RAD-A42 and you will find the radiator/hs page with some filters and you will find the 1000x165x35 14 fins!
CU
 
Waiks

Waiks

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Took me 1.5 hours to:
-Drill/tap new sinks
-Quick sanding/alcohol rub
-Kapton tape/connect solderless far red emitters
-Remove tape and clean off arctic silver 5 from each cob (12)
-Remove old crimp quick disconnects from each pico wire connector leads (24)
-Spatula new AS5 on cobs, spread and screw into tapped holes (10)
-Wago wago wagos for all
-Wire fans and ziptie in place
-Let there be light!!
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Went from 2" hsusa profile to 4.8"
The cab is enjoying a ~10*F difference with the upgrade. Running 110 watts according to killawatt... Ten vero 10's @350ma. Laser temped the sink at 82* right next to the cobs. Pointed at a sharpie dot.

I feel like LED building is gonna be one of those staple things you just gotta learn to do if you grow. Just as staple as learning how to water correctly
 
littlejacob

littlejacob

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Waiks said:
Took me 1.5 hours to:
-Drill/tap new sinks
-Quick sanding/alcohol rub
-Kapton tape/connect solderless far red emitters
-Remove tape and clean off arctic silver 5 from each cob (12)
-Remove old crimp quick disconnects from each pico wire connector leads (24)
-Spatula new AS5 on cobs, spread and screw into tapped holes (10)
-Wago wago wagos for all
-Wire fans and ziptie in place
-Let there be light!!
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Went from 2" hsusa profile to 4.8"
The cab is enjoying a ~10*F difference with the upgrade. Running 110 watts according to killawatt... Ten vero 10's @350ma. Laser temped the sink at 82* right next to the cobs. Pointed at a sharpie dot.

I feel like LED building is gonna be one of those staple things you just gotta learn to do if you grow. Just as staple as learning how to water correctly
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Hi!
What kind of far red is it?
1w 3w ?
Is it epistar?
I only can find oslon 80 1w on mouser.fr...I am in EU...is it good enough? 1 per sq/ft?
CU
 
Waiks

Waiks

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littlejacob said:
Hi!
What kind of far red is it?
1w 3w ?
Is it epistar?
I only can find oslon 80 1w on mouser.fr...I am in EU...is it good enough? 1 per sq/ft?
CU
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Bonjour
Cree XPE far red ran @350 ma. So .66 watts each. In the tent I have 3 emitters and each is covering a 12"x20" space. Seems to be working just fine. The CSSH clones that were under it finished just over a week faster than the mama. Emitters are ~12" above canopy. That closeness to the canopy is probably what is making it work with so little wattage, on top of the fact that they don't need much exposure to it in the first place :D
Good luck!
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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littlejacob said:
Bonjour
Hey EU neighbor how are you?
We have acces to a very nice site with some of the best prices in EU... www.tme.com...they have a 1000x165x35mm(40x6.6x1.4) 14 fins hs for 36€ 38.50$(without vat...but under 45€ no vat so!?!?)
It is rare to buy things cheaper than in US...it is the first time for me...lol...cool!
CU mon ami
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I've looked everywhere on tme.com I can't find that style of heatsink. They're all round or small ones. Can you provide a link to the 1000x165x35?
 
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