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[TerpyTyrone]

I on the other hand lol.... How much could you build say a Spectrum X LED equiv using growdaddyleds components TerpyTyrone?

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I can look into it later.

If you want to step up your finished product even more then I'd run the wires on the inside of the angle aluminum and use small zipties to hold it in place. The green dotted lines would be the wires on the inside of the angle aluminum, blue is zipties. If you don't want to drill, or use zipties, then some good quality hot glue in the channels would hold the wire in place, too.
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Quality feedback!

 

[TerpyTyrone]

In this application id have to use grommets where the wire penetrated the metal. That'd be my only drawback.

 

[treefarmercharlie]

In this application id have to use grommets where the wire penetrated the metal. That'd be my only drawback.

No need to go through the aluminum with the wire, just bend it 90° after it come off the strip, and then bend it around and into the channel. I tried to show that with the green lines but it came out messy.

 

[TerpyTyrone]

Finally got some strips in the tent! I figure, I oughta , rep my own design. Notice the added reds and blues. This light should rock this 4x4

 

[Bustenbeans]

Finally got some strips in the tent! I figure, I oughta , rep my own design. Notice the added reds and blues. This light should rock this 4x4View attachment 98559

O shit lol. You're going to love them terpys. If you can control it try and get that tent 78/82 you'll watch miracles happen

 

[Opie1]

Finally got some strips in the tent! I figure, I oughta , rep my own design. Notice the added reds and blues. This light should rock this 4x4View attachment 98559

How many watts Terpy?

 

[TerpyTyrone]

How many watts Terpy?

Only 400

 

[Big Terps]

Only 400

Just curious bro, how are u getting 400 watts out of a 350 watt driver..?
Like yourself, and as u no, ive owned 4 of them LRS drivers, running the boards, but never seen them run up to 400 watts?
Thx

 

[treefarmercharlie]

Just curious bro, how are u getting 400 watts out of a 350 watt driver..?
Like yourself, and as u no, ive owned 4 of them LRS drivers, running the boards, but never seen them run up to 400 watts?
Thx

It all depends on what have connected to the driver, and how hard you push the driver. I run the 150W driver with 4 strips connected and pushed to 180W.

 

[Big Terps]

It all depends on what have connected to the driver, and how hard you push the driver. I run the 150W driver with 4 strips connected and pushed to 180W.

Ya it just kinda puzzled me when u can look up the specs on a driver, and it says max output of 350w , but it can actually go alittle higher..
Guess its like u said, it all depends on what u got it connected to..
Thx TFC

 

[treefarmercharlie]

Ya it just kinda puzzled me when u can look up the specs on a driver, and it says max output of 350w , but it can actually go alittle higher..
Guess its like u said, it all depends on what u got it connected to..
Thx TFC

They usually rate them lower than they are capable of so people don’t push them too hard and shorten the lifespan of the electronics. If you push them too hard, they will run hotter, and that can shorten the lifespan of the driver.

 

[TerpyTyrone]

They usually rate them lower than they are capable of so people don’t push them too hard and shorten the lifespan of the electronics. If you push them too hard, they will run hotter, and that can shorten the lifespan of the driver.

It'll push close to 400. I rounded up. The strips are rated for 50,watts each. 8 strips each light.
@Bustenbeans put a watt meter on it. I think it was 392 all the way up

 

[Bustenbeans]

It'll push close to 400. I rounded up. The strips are rated for 50,watts each. 8 strips each light.
@Bustenbeans put a watt meter on it. I think it was 392 all the way up

Yeah we have videos of them drivers hooked up to an amp/watt tool and the Apogee 500 the video's were to big to load I'll toss some of terpys ppfd maps with a single 350 and show what they can max out at. Yup 390 and then some

 

[Old ST1R]

Finally got some strips in the tent! I figure, I oughta , rep my own design. Notice the added reds and blues. This light should rock this 4x4View attachment 98559

What strips are those with the reds and blues? Is that a flower or veg light?

 

[TerpyTyrone]

What strips are those with the reds and blues? Is that a flower or veg light?

86 - 2700k or 3000k
4 - 660 red
4 - 450 blue
2 - 730 IR

Flower. The added colors help for trichromes and nodal spacing.

 

[NoWaistedSpace]

5x5 is 25 sq ft.
32w/ sq ft is standard.
25 x 32 = 800 watts.
I didnt get my drivers yet or I wouldve powered the beast up.
This is 8 strips @50w each. 2 per heatsink.
Custom heatsinks, junction box and riveted, no screws.
Growdaddy just makes the strips. Its all about the intricacies my brother. HMUView attachment 97271View attachment 97272

Why not run drivers on both ends, just as long as they are the same voltage? You should get double the photon bounce in the shock wave. Potential for increased efficacy of over 4.20 umols/sec/m/sq etc.
I call it my "G spring" configuration. lol

 

[NoWaistedSpace]

In this application id have to use grommets where the wire penetrated the metal. That'd be my only drawback.

I use old air line or hydro drip tube and a drill a hole and insert a short pc of tubing for the wire to ride through. I will heat up the end of the tubing and flair it with a pencil or something so it snug fits and doesn't come loose. Or feed the wire through and melt the tube over the wires at those high risk cut spots.