Recent content by Bakad

I don't exactly understand how your wiring. But if you rely on the strips for power transportation(the power being supplied through one strip to the next), that could be a problem since the traces of the pcbs are where your losses will be.

Sure is, swede here The psu's are PSP-500-48 and adjustable between 41-56V. I'm planning on driving the strips at 10w and use 80 of them for 2m². Is that way overkill do you think? Using dwc and co2. The space is a false wall 2m wide, 2m tall. 0.5m deep but two levels so 1m height for growing...

I would assume the resistance of the wires. Here's some info: https://hitlights.com/blogs/news/what-is-voltage-drop-or-why-are-my-strips-dimming Shorter and thicker wires should solve it.

Hello everybody, new here, been lurking a while. Was planning on building some lights when i came across this thread, what a goldmine! Just ordered these: SI-B8U152560WW M-series, 3500k, 14 watts for $0.83 /piece. They are 24V and I have a couple 500w 48v power supplies, i should be able to...