Homemade 460w Cfl duel spectrum veg/bloom light

mercer88

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #1

THIS IS A HOMEMADE VEG/BLOOM LIGHT,

MADE WITH 23 X 20W CFLS , 11 ARE DAYLIGHT (COOL BLUE) AND 12 ARE WARM WHITE ( RED)

IT ADDS UP TO 460W ,@ 39,000 LUMENS

EACH 20W CFL GENERATES AROUND 100 W OF LIGHT, SO THATS 2,300 W

I AM GOING TO FIT 2 PC FANS TO THE UNIT ( INTAKE AND OUTTAKE) TOO COOL IT BUT IT DOESNT GET THAT HOT,

BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY

AND IM GOING TO FIT A COVER TO HIDE THE WIRING WITH AIR HOLES TO ALLOW CIRCULATION

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK

BTW IM SHIT AT MATHS SO TELL ME IF IVE MADE A MISTAKE LOL

 

digitalliquid

Active Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #2

man im no expert but that thing looks like a huge fire hazard. is that cardboard that there on? i like the idea though i was thinking of doing somthing like this

 

mercer88

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #3

Nope, 4mm plyboard covered in foiltape , i have the fans on it now , intake and extract

Its working really well

I wish i made it erlier,

I had 12 seedlings wilt because of lack of light ect,

But now all the others are growing at a phenominal rate

I think ima buy some clones in a few days

Keep numbers up yanoe

 

mercer88

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #4

Nope, 4mm plyboard covered in foiltape , i have the fans on it now , intake and extract

Its working really well

I wish i made it erlier,

I had 12 seedlings wilt because of lack of light ect,

But now all the others are growing at a phenominal rate

I think ima buy some clones in a few days

Keep numbers up yanoe

 

c5rftw

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #5

dude that is sick but please replace the tin foil to get rid of the hot spot potential issue. replace with mylar with some spray adhesive... nice box +rep

 

mercer88

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #6

c5rftw said:

dude that is sick but please replace the tin foil to get rid of the hot spot potential issue. replace with mylar with some spray adhesive... nice box +rep

Click to expand...

IT AINT TIN FOIL ITS MYLAR SEALANT TAPE FOR LIGHT PROOFING ROOMS ECT,

ILL BUY SOME MYLAR ON THE WEEKEND, TOMORO IM GONNA BUY 10 CLONES @ £5 EACH

P.S. THANX FOR THE REP DUDE

<3

 

c5rftw

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #7

shit you used that much tape, damn.. no offense at all bro, but i run ducts, i do general contracting, and that tape is expensive... the good stuff is like 20 a roll. big deal to me but you probably dont care lol...btw i think its fine then IMO

 

smppro

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #8

EACH 20W CFL GENERATES AROUND 100 W OF LIGHT, SO THATS 2,300 W

Click to expand...

just so you start in the right direction a 20w cfl = 20w, its just equivalent to a 100w standard incandescent bulb.

 

c5rftw

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #9

smppro said:

just so you start in the right direction a 20w cfl = 20w, its just equivalent to a 100w standard incandescent bulb.

Click to expand...

23x20=460... is there something i'm missing?

 

smppro

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #10

c5rftw said:

23x20=460... is there something i'm missing?

Click to expand...

yeah where i quoted him saying they generate 2300w

 

c5rftw

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2009

• #11

smppro said:

yeah where i quoted him saying they generate 2300w

Click to expand...

oh lol... i looked for that quote... couldn't find it? man this new bubbler works good

 

mercer88

Well-Known Member

• Oct 20, 2009

• #12

lol
...................................................