Can someone make a shopping list for me

Looking to either make my own cobs or use strips to replace a blurple I have

Space 32in x 32in x 63in
Canada
Digikey.ca

Or another site that delivers to Canada
Just not sure what all to get or what I need want to max it out though any help would be awesome

Kage87 said:

Looking to either make my own cobs or use strips to replace a blurple I have

Space 32in x 32in x 63in
Canada
Digikey.ca

Or another site that delivers to Canada
Just not sure what all to get or what I need want to max it out though any help would be awesome

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It has already been done.

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/

I would search Ledgardener for information. There will be a shopping list for both Cobs and Strips for you. Which cobs are the best, strips ect.

For a 3x3, 300 watts of light is plenty. Go with 6 cobs @ 50w each or 4 at 100. Use a variable output driver so you can dim them. In veg, you will want less light, maybe 150 watts. Then increase it to what the plants will tolerate when you flip to flower.

It sounds like you want to retro an existing fixture? Growmau5 on youtube used to have a bunch of diy videos showing how to do that. He got banned and is back, but I don't know what he has for content.

The issue with a retro is that the blurple lights came with substandard drivers. Spend the $100 and get a good one. Don't mess around trying to save a few bucks.

My simple (but elegant) solution- Five 2' double row F-strips, HLG-240H-48 driver and a 16x24 aluminum baking sheet. I use the same design with 4 strips and an HLG-185 driver for my closet grows-absolutely kills the space. Easily done for under $1/watt.