UncleReemis
Well-Known Member
Greetings! I'm very green on the subject of led lighting but I've been interested for quite some time now, quietly researching and viewing other users journals and builds. I gotta say, just within the few years I've been here I've watched the LED community grow and progress significantly and many of you have very clean, well thought out ingenuity. Much impressed. So with that being said, I'm working on a parts list and piecing together specifications and calculations for a low-budget DIY panel.
Below I'll list what I've marked down so far for parts. If anything isn't compatible or just poor quality, please do let me know as I am creating this thread for guidance and hopefully a helpful reference for other led entry-level greenhorns. Thank you in advance for any helpful participation.
Here we go:
Diodes:
50 3w red (630nm) diodes
DC forward voltage: 2.4v~2.6v
Forward current: 600~700mA
Angle: 120 degrees
10 3w blue (460nm) diodes
DC forward voltage: 3.2v~3.6v
Forward current: 600~700mA
Angle: 120 degrees
This adds up to a total of:
150w red and 30w blue = 180w mixed before anything else is factored in.
I'd like to run each diode at 2/3 power, so 2w rather than 3w making an estimated true wattage to be 120w.
I plan on running around 10 diodes per driver with a total of 6 drivers. The drivers I found are as follows:
5-32Vdc @ 700mA constant current
Things get hairy for me at this point. Would 6 of those power my series of 10 diodes each? If not, any recommendations? Hell, this could all be completely off for all I know at this point haha. I haven't gotten to the point of heatsinks and fans, but that's the easy stuff for me. I can post links to the parts upon request, just makes things tricky on my phone. Thanks again for taking the time to read/reply.
Below I'll list what I've marked down so far for parts. If anything isn't compatible or just poor quality, please do let me know as I am creating this thread for guidance and hopefully a helpful reference for other led entry-level greenhorns. Thank you in advance for any helpful participation.
Here we go:
Diodes:
50 3w red (630nm) diodes
DC forward voltage: 2.4v~2.6v
Forward current: 600~700mA
Angle: 120 degrees
10 3w blue (460nm) diodes
DC forward voltage: 3.2v~3.6v
Forward current: 600~700mA
Angle: 120 degrees
This adds up to a total of:
150w red and 30w blue = 180w mixed before anything else is factored in.
I'd like to run each diode at 2/3 power, so 2w rather than 3w making an estimated true wattage to be 120w.
I plan on running around 10 diodes per driver with a total of 6 drivers. The drivers I found are as follows:
5-32Vdc @ 700mA constant current
Things get hairy for me at this point. Would 6 of those power my series of 10 diodes each? If not, any recommendations? Hell, this could all be completely off for all I know at this point haha. I haven't gotten to the point of heatsinks and fans, but that's the easy stuff for me. I can post links to the parts upon request, just makes things tricky on my phone. Thanks again for taking the time to read/reply.