CXB3590 DIY Build and Grow

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flexy123

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Nah, not over-thinking...was just extremely surprised that the housing including the area around the hole is not conductive.
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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DarthBlazeAnthony said:
what did you use to connect the fans together? Nice job.
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the lights are passive cooled.the heat sinks are hs usa 10 inch profile cut 5 inches long.i used 1/4 inch by 1 inch aluminium stock to build the light bar.there are 4 bars on each light.48 inches long
right above the lights is a 8 inch phat filter and fan.that is why i can only fit 2 light bars in there .i can only raise them about 8 more inches higher and they will be alongside the filter then
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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zep_lover said:
the lights are passive cooled.the heat sinks are hs usa 10 inch profile cut 5 inches long.i used 1/4 inch by 1 inch aluminium stock to build the light bar.there are 4 bars on each light.48 inches long
right above the lights is a 8 inch phat filter and fan.that is why i can only fit 2 light bars in there .i can only raise them about 8 more inches higher and they will be alongside the filter then
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Can you not put the filter outside the area and push the air through it that way rather than sucking from within it? It would be just as effective
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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You need to take some pics of your fixture for us man! :P You don't have any good clean shots of how it was put together really.
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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Airwalker16 said:
Can you not put the filter outside the area and push the air through it that way rather than sucking from within it? It would be just as effective
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the cabinet was built to grow 4 plants vertical.there are 2 light proof baffle boxes down low for air intake and the big filter up top to remove the heat and circulate air.it was running 2 600 watt hps bare bulbs in there before this test.this is what the cabinet had in it hours before the pic with the cxb lights20160128_200629.jpg
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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zep_lover said:
the cabinet was built to grow 4 plants vertical.there are 2 light proof baffle boxes down low for air intake and the big filter up top to remove the heat and circulate air.it was running 2 600 watt hps bare bulbs in there before this test.this is what the cabinet had in it hours before the pic with the cxb lightsView attachment 3604373
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Haha that's really pretty cool. Just keep in em close to the wall. Take pics of your light bars though
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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the day night temps are only 2 degrees difference with the leds in there.it was 12 degrees with 2 600 hps in there in the winter.the light bar pics are of the first one i built.the ones hanging in the box have 2 switches each bar to turn off a pair each switch.20160211_153244.jpg
 
zep_lover

zep_lover

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5 inch long 10 inch profile.supra suggested the ten inch profile cut at 5 or 6 inches for 50 watts per h.s. the light in my veg does not have as much air extraction but the farthest cob is running at 36 c or 98 f.the 8 cobs in this cabinet i have not checked but that is a 750 cfm 8 inch fan sucking through a 8 inch carbon filter within inches of the lights.and the aluminium stock for the frame does dissapate some of the heat .they are warm but not as warm as the h.s.i can hold my hand on any of the heat sinks for as long as i want .98 degrees is not that much
 
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DarthBlazeAnthony

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Airwalker16 said:
DON'T TAP. WASTED TIME.
7/64" Bit and self tapping m3 8mm long screws. Cake.
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just ordered the m3 8mm screws from hong kong. 20 ct for a buck 90. A pack of 2 was like 4 bucks in USA. Fuck that noise. Thanks for the pro tip. I have 3 long heat sinks left so you may of saved me some time. This drilling is a bit tedious with a hand drill. I wish i had a drill machine.
 
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