do i need more light?

giggywatts

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• Nov 12, 2016

• #1

i'm building two vero 18's on alpine 11 plus coolers with lpc-60-1400 drivers. will this be enough light for a 2' x 2' space? i can build stuff but i just can't grasp this par stuff, hell i'm not sure how many watts this will be for that matter. if i need more that is not a problem as i still need to order my wire and paste. speaking of paste which is best? i was told by a buddy to stay away from the arctic silver not sure why but like to see what folks are using.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #2

ok i'll just try it.

 

BM9AGS

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #3

Find on this forum "diy led calculator". The latest download is somewhere.

It'll tell you what you have. Off top of my head you got 120watts? In 4 sqft. So 30w a sq ft.

Should be ok. Not record breaking but better than some 600w mars panel bull shit.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #4

thanks bm, that tells me i need at least one or two more.

 

BM9AGS

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #5

I think you're running them pretty hard if it's 60 w per vero 18 then you're at like 105 LPW.

I'm not sure the wattage of that driver. But it's not very efficient wattage for vero 18. Better to run lots of them at 30w. So maybe 2 per driver for 144 lumens per watt if your driver can do 2. For sure 2more should be pretty good and another set would be awesome.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #6

here's a link to the driver, if it will handle 2 per driver i'll try it. hand me a piece of steel and i can build what ever, but i just can't seem to catch on to the led stuff. i tried looking for the calculator but it's not there anymore.

https://www.meanwell-web.com/en/pro...41-60-w-led-driver/lpc-60/product/LPC-60-1400

 

Last edited: Nov 13, 2016

Alienwidow

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #7

I dunno gigs. Leds arent my thing. But if they dont work you can always light a bunch of candles and fire up the christmas lights in there at least.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #8

Alienwidow said:

I dunno gigs. Leds arent my thing. But if they dont work you can always light a bunch of candles and fire up the christmas lights in there at least.

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hey brother, how the hell have you been? tried to text you a couple times and never heard anything. hope your well.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #9

would i be better off grabbing a couple vero 29's?

 

Alienwidow

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #10

giggywatts said:

hey brother, how the hell have you been? tried to text you a couple times and never heard anything. hope your well.

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Doin well thanks. Did you ever pop those free beans you won?

 

BM9AGS

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #11

giggywatts said:

would i be better off grabbing a couple vero 29's?

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Yes

 

BM9AGS

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #12

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...fyCVm3gS5sBmzAXOlh06w/htmlview#gid=1157681753

Look through here for info to make a build. The new vero 29 is the best COB now.

 

Captain Keg

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• Nov 13, 2016

• #13

I'm interested guys, are you talking US or UK wiring?

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 14, 2016

• #14

captain keg i am in the u.s.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 14, 2016

• #15

Alienwidow said:

Doin well thanks. Did you ever pop those free beans you won?

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no i haven't made it to them yet. i am looking forward to em though.

 

giggywatts

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• Nov 14, 2016

• #16

BM9AGS said:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...fyCVm3gS5sBmzAXOlh06w/htmlview#gid=1157681753

Look through here for info to make a build. The new vero 29 is the best COB now.

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i have a copy of that chart stored in my pictures. i have a design that churchhaze helped me with using 6 vero 18's and the hgl-120h-c700 i'll get a couple 29's and use the drivers i got for now and start collecting the rest of the stuff to build the 6 cob setup. thank you much for your help.