Go for it, i always rec more board, leverage diode count. More board will firstly increase electrical efficiency, then reduce temps (again better efficiency) and allow you to go closer which means you lose less light (bettrr optical efficiency) and then provide more light sources for an omnidirectional light at cannopy. More boards is win-win-win.
Well I ordered 12 boards, 9 4K and 3 3k. So I’ll try 4 4k per 4x4 with red strips(2 tables). And one with the 3 3k with one 4K board with less strips. Luckily I have some Hlg and Chinese boards left over to cover another table. The problem most of them is 35k and I wasn’t too keen on adding strips to 35k boards. But everything getting put to use so it’s going to be interesting to see how they react to these different spectrums. Since I have time untill I’m in my new space I don’t have to set them all up so I’ll just try the 4K Board and red strips for now. Thanks Guys. Might go ahead and try some of that uvb with any left over clones I have
Thank you went a lot smoother then expected but this is my 3rd led build so it was just how I wanted things placed
Yep nice job.
@budman410
Very nice. How much power white and how much red?
https://www.cutter.com.au/product/ssk-1560-730_660/?attribute_pa_led-wavelength=mixed-wavelength
The white is 540 watts and and red is a little over 60 watts split between the 5 strips
So around 185w per board? What temps do you get on the backnof the board?
I used 4 boards so around 135, running very cool. I don’t think I’m going to do 3 boards I like the spread with the 4.
What kind of lights your using? And solid core wire all the way, ordered some stranded by mistake unless you want to solder the wires they are a pain to deal with compared to solid core
Sound like a nice setup, I’m assuming these are going to be different fixtures or all on one frame? My biggest fixture is 48’x48’ would prefer not to go that big again it’s just so bulky and I set up everything myself
Yes they will be 3 fixtures
Ohhh perfect coverage, mine shy by a foot so I’m watching the edges to see for my next fixtures if I will need to go back to 4’x4’.
Posted the link before https://www.cutter.com.au/product/ssk-1560-730_660/?attribute_pa_led-wavelength=mixed-wavelength
Do a build thread please, mine is so basic I didn’t include a lot of details. Would def want to see yours and see how it looks with heat shrink
