DiY LED - Cree CXA3070

Doer

Doer

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But, wait, we are only looking for 40 microwatts. So one emitter at distance will do it for $132
 
nestor

nestor

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Doer said:
Right but microwatts. We only need 1. Or maybe 1 is too much.

Back to those UVB strings. I wonder what the frequency is. I don't worry about the power now.
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365-370. Probably worth spending the extra 10.00 to not get UVA.
 
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CellarDweller

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Doer said:
Right but microwatts. We only need 1. Or maybe 1 is too much.

Back to those UVB strings. I wonder what the frequency is. I don't worry about the power now.
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The sheer propensity for getting this wrong reminds of those never remembered early pioneers in poison gas development
 
Doer

Doer

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So, we need something in the 50 microwatt range. And they have that already in T8 sized CFL. :)


Zilla Desert 50 bulb (50 microwatts per second/cm2)
 
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CellarDweller

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Quick question - is anyone powering multiple drivers off of one AC plug? Just wondering if anyone has done this and whether separating each driver to its own AC plug is a better idea.
 
nogod_

nogod_

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Yes as long as you are under limits of the circuit

In my case 30a

CellarDweller said:
Quick question - is anyone powering multiple drivers off of one AC plug? Just wondering if anyone has done this and whether separating each driver to its own AC plug is a better idea.
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alesh

alesh

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Doer said:
So, we need something in the 50 microwatt range. And they have that already in T8 sized CFL. :)


Zilla Desert 50 bulb (50 microwatts per second/cm2)
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Get your units straight (again).
You need "something in the 50 microwatt range" only if you're trying to cover 1 cm^2. That is less than 1/6 sq inch. And that's recommended power for reptiles.
50 microwatts/cm^2 is about 46 mW/sqft.
 
Scotch089

Scotch089

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All that ^^ is why I asked. Not worth the price and out of the range we want. When they become available I'm sure it will be huge and we'll all hear about it
 
Doer

Doer

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alesh said:
Get your units straight (again).
You need "something in the 50 microwatt range" only if you're trying to cover 1 cm^2. That is less than 1/6 sq inch. And that's recommended power for reptiles.
50 microwatts/cm^2 is about 46 mW/sqft.
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So, go Megawatt. Solves everything. Raw power. :) IAC, the point is they already have that.

So, if you are not really stoned, then why not?
 
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