So being a first time grower the first thing I did was go to the bay and buy the cheapest lights I could find. I patted myself on the back for getting such a great deal. Then upon investigation I realize I purchased a bunch of Chinese junk. All the manufactures over rate there products and the LEDs …

The purpose of this post was to inspire people to build there own lights. I needed a light to flower my first aeroponics grow so I almost purchased a premade light for $350. Upon investigation most of the manufactures of these lights are using low quality LEDs and making claims that aren’t true. Th…

@dbrn32 and @MAXHeadRoom I’m LOVING this thread and will continue to follow along! I have always wanted to build my own lights but I didn’t have the initial cost up front, so like you said Max, I bought cheaper lights that have a claim to be great lol. By now I could have made at least 2 of my own L…

@ktreez420 there’s a lot more to it than there being a single best chip. Some chips work better in different applications. The dB bin of cxb3590 is a darn good one! Hard to go wrong with anything from that line, even with some of the lower bins. The one issue with the cree chips is price compared to…

@ktreez420 @dbrn32 That information is very accurate. But in 6 months or a year my light will be technologically inferior. Finding out that LEDs are like most technologies advances very quickly. This spring COBs where in and now Quantum boards and next month something else. I learned a lot from l…

Good stuff there @MAXHeadRoom ! Haven’t been to ledgardner.com , will try to check it out. In the meantime I’d be happy to reference manufacturer data sheets for anyone to help size drivers. They are really simple to size once you understand what you’re looking at. I think that understanding what you…

Hey I’m sorry about reviving this dead thread but I was wondering where you purchased the heatsinks from. On HLG’s website they are 39$ a pop. That seems overpriced. I’ve been looking around online and haven’t found anything other than people recommending a 1/8 aluminum sheet for the whole thing if …

Prices have gone up a little on the heatsinks, but $39 sounds like the double board sink. If you’re looking to replicate this build, pretty sure he used slate 2 single board sinks. They were around $25 last I seen, but there was some savings in buying packages of 2 boards and 2 heatsinks. Be cogniza…

Hey thanks for the reply. I got a great deal on 4 qb 304’s on ebay so I just jumped on the deal. Now I’m doing the research. I’ve remodeled a house based on youtube and forums so I figure I got this. Lots of research. I want four separate slate 2 heatsinks so I can run them at a decent power on alum…

Over a year ago I got mine for $11 each. I use this light to flower a 3x3 area but I’m sure it would do a 4x4 too. I used HLG 240H-C1050B driver and run two boards with each driver wired in series. This combination is very efficient. You can build two lights with 2 boards each if you are vegging or…

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I have to say, great information! @MAXHeadRoom, @dbrn32, @ktreez420, keep it up. Whether I build one or not; it’s still interesting! Bravo on this topic!

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