apoulin
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I pulled the trigger on (14) EB Gen2 560mm 3500k strips. I was originally planning on getting the 3000k but they were all sold out when I was ready to buy.
I have 7 in series connected in parallel with another 7 in series. 14 strips in total, pulling 210w at the wall @ 1.75ma using a Meanwell HLG-185H-C1400B
I constructed a frame out of 1" angled aluminum, I originally wanted c channel but HD was out when I went.
18"wide x 24"long with the 14 strips mounted about 1/4" space between each. I say about because it was eyeballed
Couldn't get thermal paste anywhere around here so I settled for a can of pressurized Dielectric Grease (pressurized can was so much easier than a tube) to put between the strip and the aluminum angle.
Drilled everything out and use #8 3/8"-1/2" machined nuts/bolts, everything feels real solid. I have some light hangers that I will be attaching shortly.
Used 18/2 AWG solid core Thermostat wire from HD, white for series connections and red for parallel. Pushed into connectors real nice and easy, by for my favorite connection style.
I was nervous about using the Dielectric Grease as thermal paste but it doesn't seem to be causing any issues. Pull at wall is consistent and aluminum barely warm without any fans and its been running for about 45 mins so far. No smoke, no fire and all strips seem to be lit up evenly and happy.
Will be used in a 3x3 area as of now.
Any questions/comments/concerns much appreciated. I think this is a big step up from the pain in the ass 3070/cpu heatsink combos I was running before.
I have 7 in series connected in parallel with another 7 in series. 14 strips in total, pulling 210w at the wall @ 1.75ma using a Meanwell HLG-185H-C1400B
I constructed a frame out of 1" angled aluminum, I originally wanted c channel but HD was out when I went.
18"wide x 24"long with the 14 strips mounted about 1/4" space between each. I say about because it was eyeballed
Couldn't get thermal paste anywhere around here so I settled for a can of pressurized Dielectric Grease (pressurized can was so much easier than a tube) to put between the strip and the aluminum angle.
Drilled everything out and use #8 3/8"-1/2" machined nuts/bolts, everything feels real solid. I have some light hangers that I will be attaching shortly.
Used 18/2 AWG solid core Thermostat wire from HD, white for series connections and red for parallel. Pushed into connectors real nice and easy, by for my favorite connection style.
I was nervous about using the Dielectric Grease as thermal paste but it doesn't seem to be causing any issues. Pull at wall is consistent and aluminum barely warm without any fans and its been running for about 45 mins so far. No smoke, no fire and all strips seem to be lit up evenly and happy.
Will be used in a 3x3 area as of now.
Any questions/comments/concerns much appreciated. I think this is a big step up from the pain in the ass 3070/cpu heatsink combos I was running before.
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