Homemade LED?
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BlazedMonkey
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Yes, you may save a little money and have the luxury of customizing the layout however you lose the warranty/security of going through a company.
Kanna has the best guide and best thread out of all the sites ive been on
http://www.gardenscure.com/420/lighting/117772-how-build-your-diy-led-array-8.html
^^ if youre going to build your own LED read that thread, at least Kannas posts.
Kanna has the best guide and best thread out of all the sites ive been on
http://www.gardenscure.com/420/lighting/117772-how-build-your-diy-led-array-8.html
^^ if youre going to build your own LED read that thread, at least Kannas posts.
SpaceGrow2020
Member
i made one for my saltwater reef but nothing for growing, if you do decide on a diy use good leds like cree or luxeon and go with a big one piece heat sink (heatsinkusa.com) the only problem with a diy for growing is the many spectrum's of light needed, just see what everyone is using and try looking for them. try ledsupply.com and ebay
SpaceGrow2020
Member
I will look into it more and might post a small diy that can be scaled up, i still have a few things from my diy reef project
Nikolaj06
Active Member
I made one 
http://youtu.be/XT9pE1Eas2Q
Will make a journal when I get this one going.
And I also used the guide from Knna, He is like the god of LED's...
http://youtu.be/XT9pE1Eas2QWill make a journal when I get this one going.
And I also used the guide from Knna, He is like the god of LED's...
massah
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Nice DIY man +rep to you!I made one
Will make a journal when I get this one going.
And I also used the guide from Knna, He is like the god of LED's...
jubiare
Active Member
Your led is gonna kick ass dude!I made one
Will make a journal when I get this one going.
And I also used the guide from Knna, He is like the god of LED's...
Well done!
..did you solder yourself? is soldering difficult? I'd love to do what you have just done dude!
Nikolaj06
Active Member
Thanks man!
Yeah I did solder my self
It's not that hard, just look at some youtube guides, and maybe get an extra led or two, in case of an accident :bI'm running the red LED's at roughly 500 mA and the blues and whites in the middle at 670.
There's all in all roughly 50 Watts of LED's in that fixture. the drivers, cpu fans, other fans and thermal glue are chinese, from dealextreme, and Cree LED's also from there. I bought mcpcb plates (the stars to mount Osram LED's on) and the Golden Dragon LED's from Mouser.In addition I will add three of these (http://www.dealextreme.com/p/10w-455nm-180-lumen-blue-9-led-emitter-metal-plate-9-11v-100733) to the last 3 CPU coolers
jubiare
Active Member
Would you recomend what wattage for the soldering iron? Many thanks, and let us know how it works!! But as I said, it's gonna kick assThanks man!
Yeah I did solder my self
I'm running the red LED's at roughly 500 mA and the blues and whites in the middle at 670.
In addition I will add three of these (http://www.dealextreme.com/p/10w-455nm-180-lumen-blue-9-led-emitter-metal-plate-9-11v-100733) to the last 3 CPU coolers
Nikolaj06
Active Member
Well, it can't really pay of to build your own light :b The problem is, that when you buy the LED's, you need to buy hundreds before it gets cheap.. Take for example the deep red Golden Dragon+ from Osram. Buying them at Mouser, if you want 30, they cost 6.39$ each.. But if you buy more than 100, they cost 3.83$ each...
In addition to get the best Bin-code (highest efficiency) you need to buy full reels... which is 1200 Leds...
Just to make an example a 350 watt DIY led, with 100x660nm, 100x625nm, 46xCool white and 23xDeep blue (the ratio promoted by KNNA himself) would cost 1400-1500$ to make including all materials except tools.
This LED would be top quality and better than any other LED made by companies, if we get the top bins.. Unfortunately, it is not certain that you do.
puffenuff
Well-Known Member
I don't have a problem with spending the cash on the best components, and I have no desire to buy in bulk...my main issue is that I don't want to build it myself.
chronic masterbaker
Member
if you have the money you should get a pre made LED with at least a three year warranty. this is a DIY thread, for people who want to do it themselves, for whatever reason