DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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10WeekFlushBro said:
Nice to see youre still at it. Yeah I hear ya. My issue with some/most/all lights is that they still cut corners. Inferior drivers, relatively low led count running at high power. Will probably break sooner. Also if they have a 4ft light the bars are only a little over 3ft. We all know the plants under diodes perform better & PPFD drops off fast outside the fixture.. Kinda maddening they got so much right except the actual fixture size.

Whats funny is, in 2018 it seemed like things were progressing so quickly. Never thought it would be this stagnant until 2024. Diminishing returns, I guess. EB gen 2s running for 6 years like a champ. Tough choice IMO. Longevity and spread from DIY vs. higher efficacy, ease and better spectrum* from retail. Granted my EBs are old, but I see lights getting similar or even better PPFD dimmed to 260 watts compared to 320 on my own build.

cheers

*better spectrum than bare 3000K strips, i.e.
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Fixture size and strip length is a very important part of light intensity: if youre getting lower from your 4ft diys its very possible down to the other light being slightly smaller, thus concentrating rhe light. Fwiw i always spec my lights a little smaller than my cannopy: in openspace this helps so you dont lose too much intensity by spreading everything out too much.

Thing with diy is that you can control this even after its built; just make some more room add som strips and bigger driver.
I still got eb3s performing very well, but in 2700k 90cri, which i would honestly prefer before the typical 4k +660 offerings.

Being able to self repair is also a big boost for me. But saving money on lighting by diying is almost impossible by now. Too many decent low cost alternatives
 
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