12x3590-DIY Cree COB Build

1st bar


Clearance Clarence!

3 bars looking nice. And thanks to whoever thought of these bolt hanger/stands, great idea! might have been Alesh?

and ready for wiring. i'm gonna mount the shtuff to a piece of ply wood like growmau5 did with his 3590 build.

OK, found this piece of scrap plywood, painted it white. Then i did a little mock up, here's what the power control panel will look like...ish.

taped it to hold it all together.

gonna go put it together now, more pics soon!
edit: don't make fun of my pink tape measure!

If you want that extra 8%, you can just add a switch in line. Nice work.

nevergoodenuf said:

If you want that extra 8%, you can just add a switch in line. Nice work.

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I was actually going to ask about mounting a switch in the box. please elaborate for the class. lol
... and i don't understand about extra 8% to be honest.

Marking and drilling the project box


7/16 grommets fit the wires of the meanie... and a close up of my hand.

started with a small bit and worked up, skipped every other bit until i got the desired size. patience is a virtue.

almost blew an o-ring trying to get these in there but I did it.

a little tight but space was limited... could have spaced them better

This thread is amazing

All the switch has to do is make sure the circuit between the white and blue is open. Nothing more. Look up the driver and you will see with out a dimmer it runs a 108% of output. To add to the confusion, you could add a third 50 pot. and have a switch to also allow you to dim as a unit. Mine is uglier but simple, plug and play or disconnect for superlumens led style. I have a running different wattage on most of my lights, so this will make change for me easier.

here we go, that's lookin purdy like.

Show me the finished wiring of the box, looking great so far

started wiring up the bars, then i'll finish the box


i had some issue jamming this thin stranded wire into the ideal holders connections, i had to stick a thin steel pokie thingy inside and wiggle it open... very carefully. and i tinned the ends of the wires and i was good to go.

so, here is a super high tech graphic of how i think this is gonna work. i got mad art skills.


and here is why i chose to do it this way... 8 x 4 feet.

will be replacing the mars with another diy light when i can.

Ugh I'm 'S jealous of your 240-Bs

Such a cool idea dude. Very clean set up.

Hi Ronin looking sweet dude, any chance of a picture from the inside of the control box ?
Im preparing to do something similar and need to see how all the connections go together

yes i will take some detailed photos of putting together the inside today.

got the bars all wired just like the drawing above, still need to run the ground.


gonna finish the box next

so i started by beheading this old desktop computer power cord. cut the female end off and stripped and twisted the wires


used these three port wagos to connect the two AC sides of the drivers. white paper for your viewing pleasure.


fed it through the last hole in the top and into the wagos...
white to blue

black to brown