Best light coverage for 10x5x6 tent

[HardLuck71]

@diggs99, so I’m thinking of going with some 10 series 80/20 for my frame, the 1” heatsinks and a Meanwell driver, but also thinking of making four 2’ x 4’ lights to cover my 4’ x 8‘ area and don’t know which driver to go with? Do I need 4 drivers, one for each light or 2 drivers, 2 lights per driver? Gonna use thermal tape and some t-nuts for hanging, mounting etc

 

[diggs99]

@diggs99, so I’m thinking of going with some 10 series 80/20 for my frame, the 1” heatsinks and a Meanwell driver, but also thinking of making four 2’ x 4’ lights to cover my 4’ x 8‘ area and don’t know which driver to go with? Do I need 4 drivers, one for each light or 2 drivers, 2 lights per driver? Gonna use thermal tape and some t-nuts for hanging, mounting etc

Love that 1020 and tslot in general, nice stuff to work with.
Thats totally up to you on the drivers, you can use 2 drivers, 1 per 2 fixtures, or you can give each light its own driver

 

[HardLuck71]

Love that 1020 and tslot in general, nice stuff to work with.
Thats totally up to you on the drivers, you can use 2 drivers, 1 per 2 fixtures, or you can give each light its own driver

Obviously I’m looking to do what’ll wrk and be cheaper lol. I watched a video ( that’s where I got the frame idea ) where he was using a 320w driver I Believe but that was for one light. Using those strips from cutter, I dont know how many watts it’ll be putting out? U think it would be easier to just build two 4 x 4 lights and have 2 seperate drivers?

 

[Gond00s]

do u want what I did itll easily cover a 4x4

 

[HardLuck71]

Love that 1020 and tslot in general, nice stuff to work with.
Thats totally up to you on the drivers, you can use 2 drivers, 1 per 2 fixtures, or you can give each light its own driver

Attached is the link to the video I watched and was thinking of just doubling the width. What do u think bud?

 

[HardLuck71]

do u want what I did itll easily cover a 4x4

Sure, I’ll just need to build 2 of em lol

 

[Gond00s]

honestly their not that bad all u really have to do is drill holes and talk to a company for heatsinks for 2 of my fixtures I paid 390 not bad huh

 

[diggs99]

I would look at wanting 960 watts atleast so coer 4x8...thats 30w/ft2

So using a 480w driver for 2 fixtures, or a 240w for each.

I built mine with the tslot, love it

 

[HardLuck71]

honestly their not that bad all u really have to do is drill holes and talk to a company for heatsinks for 2 of my fixtures I paid 390 not bad huh

Oh shoot, I thought I was talking to @diggs99 still lol. My fault man

 

[Gond00s]

for a 4x8 I would do four of the fixtures can cover it nicely im using 12 gen2bxbes for each 23" inch long heatsink two feet long just about

 

[diggs99]

Oh shoot, I thought I was talking to @diggs99 still lol. My fault man

Ya im confused lol


Just stick with your original plan....4 fixtures...each with 240w pushing them, whether that be 1 driver each or a 480 split between the 2.

The wiring for the drivers is a non issue, so dont let that sway your decision, its basically about price and just how versatile you want your lights to be.

 

[HardLuck71]

Ya im confused lol


Just stick with your original plan....4 fixtures...each with 240w pushing them, whether that be 1 driver each or a 480 split between the 2.

The wiring for the drivers is a non issue, so dont let that sway your decision, its basically about price and just how versatile you want your lights to be.

Sry bud, I was so used to u replying that i didnt even know it was someone else lol. Not gonna lie, all that wiring is makin me think lol. I mean I like to think I’m a pretty smart guy and good with diy projects, but wiring shit up worries me lol

 

[diggs99]

Sry bud, I was so used to u replying that i didnt even know it was someone else lol. Not gonna lie, all that wiring is makin me think lol. I mean like to think I’m a pretty smart guy and good with diy projects, but wiring shit up worries me lol

lol i hear ya bud.

The main reason i would never suggest building bigger lights with the J series is wiring. they only come in 2` strips, so wiring up big lights is a nightmare. If you use 2` strips on a 2x light tho, its pretty easy. you dont have much wire management to worry about.

My lights were total insanity lol

 

[Gond00s]

lol i hear ya bud.

The main reason i would never suggest building bigger lights with the J series is wiring. they only come in 2` strips, so wiring up big lights is a nightmare. If you use 2` strips on a 2x light tho, its pretty easy. Wire them in series and you dont even have any wire management to worry about.

My lights were total insanity lol

god that's the only reason I go with the bxbes super simple wiring and u can bump the max amount up if u do a modular build just like that im doing

 

[diggs99]

god that's the only reason I go with the bxbes super simple wiring and u can bump the max amount up if u do a modular build just like that im doing

LOL the wiring is exactly the same with the bxebs too bro

big lights are big lights and 2` strips need the same wiring no matter the brand

 

[Gond00s]

LOL the wiring is exactly the same with the bxebs too bro

big lights are big lights and 2` strips need the same wiring no matter the brand

If you do it with a controller it’s a pain

 

[HardLuck71]

LOL the wiring is exactly the same with the bxebs too bro

big lights are big lights and 2` strips need the same wiring no matter the brand

Ok, I apologize but I’m confused. So what ur saying is wiring up two 4 x 4 lights is harder or easier?

 

[diggs99]

Ok, I apologize but I’m confused. So what ur saying is wiring up two 4 x 4 lights is harder or easier?

MUCH HARDER


only way big lights are easier , if your using 4` strips

 

[Gond00s]

Jesus idk but I was using a controller that’s what I meant and wiring it up that way was a pain

 

[diggs99]

Jesus idk but I was using a controller that’s what I meant and wiring it up that way was a pain

Not sure what you mean? wiring with a controller?

the only thing that changes wiring chaos is light size or strip size, thats it

they all need to be wired in paralell or series