"Bright" idea or am i a "Dim" whitt?

[Liljoe]

So i was high and bored the other night and decided to make an L.E.D. light…fixture. i had some led bulbs i have used in past so decided to mount them in a cookie can. Here are some specs on bulbs

Im guessing it is gnna b about a 50watt draw??

Its super bright thats for sure.
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I also added a little switch on side to turn on and off easily while tending to my girls.

also has daisy chain plug. I plan to try it with one plant, any thoughts, critisisim or jokes welcome lol

[raustin]

You did a very nice job.

[basementstealth]

clever sir

[Liljoe]

Thank you. I love this hobby and i am a big fan of DIY, almst all of my equipment is built by me, even my “tent” (5x5x7)

[Countryboyjvd1971]

Nice job love to watch the dyi builds

[ahhscarynoises]

@Liljoe I am actually so impressed with how this looks. Your puns are on point as well! Nice creation!

[Liljoe]

Thanks all, i put ome of my OG Kush under it this after noon. Will see how she looks later, looks sad in pick because she just woke up and had breakfast lol

its not actually in that big brown pot, its just sitting inside it

[Liljoe]

After a few hours under light, she looks happier and leaves reaching for light.

[Liljoe]

Lights just came on for the day and she looks super happy already

[Liljoe]

I was playing with my led bulbs abit, decided to take plastic dome off the center bulb and it seems brighter

So i decided to remove domes off some other led bulbs ihave

And with domes removed they reveal lots of led’s. One will need a reflector of sorts since some of the led lights are pointed outwards in a circle, but i think they will work.

Also bulb specs

Abit higher watts than my others
I doubled one pic, here is other

[basementstealth]

can you build a reflector for the outward facing leds?

[Liljoe]

I built one already, a ruff idea i molded, shaped into reflector from a peice of muffin tin lol

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[Liljoe]

Just finished making a good light reflector for the led’s that are pointed outward in a circle. I think it does the trick

[Liljoe]

Update
Light is doing its job, i decided to widen the foot print a little bit. Instead of adding more sockets i decided to disasemble led light bulbs and removed led boards from them. Wired them together with a plug in to make use of my daisy chain plug.

Wired them all up nice and neat with some little brackets to add onto the side of my cookie tin.

Widened up the light footprint a few inches, not alot but it helps. I am guessing its about a 70watt or so now.
Its strong enuff to burn if i keep too close, at about 8-10 inches it was startin to burn some colour into tip and edges of top leaves…oops.

Plant in pic is an almost 2 month old girl scout cookies strain

[Liljoe]

@dbrn32 i noticed u r the lite man, i know its no QB but any thoughts on my cookie tin led? Like what do u think its pulling?? 70watts?? Any tips to improve? Its just something i put together when bored one nite. Seems to work ok tho, thanks for any input u may have

[Midwestnewbie]

Looks like the girls are loving it im set to watching to see how they end up! Good luck btw she’s beautiful!

[Liljoe]

U can see the difference in the middle area where led lites it, i have since added a few more led’s to the mix

[Midwestnewbie]

I think if you can find some 3500k or more 3000k it’ll help in flower the mix of the 5000 and 3000 are looking great on your veg.

[Liljoe]

Yes, i have put some 2700k and 3000k in and also changed about 75% of my cfl’s to 2700k. I am 1 week into flower today.

I also have a 400watt hps i just picked up last night. Need to pick up a new bulb and may add it to my room for the flowering. This pic and previous 1 i just posted are from almst 2weeks ago.

[Midwestnewbie]

Your space looks awesome! You must have some creative strains in there