My Vipar Spectra hack

horribleherk

home grown
I'm converting this 520w. blurple to 6 cobs & mean well drivers I have the cobs & holders they're luminous CXM 22 s & 3500K they're supposed to be comparable to vero 29 & can be driven pretty hard I'm wanting to either with 2 xlg 200h-ab or xlg 240 h-ab so I'll IMG_20200331_153250.jpg IMG_20200331_153748.jpg be running 400 or480 watts I'll order the drivers this weekend tomorrow I'll be pulling the light apart & figure out where on the heatsinks I'm gonna put the cobs I spent my camera money on the cobs but a decent camera is my next project for my grows
 

horribleherk

home grown
I originally thought the 5w. led panels were held to the aluminum heatsinks with screws but that's not the case they're laminated to a sheet of aluminium with some sort of epoxy & the fins are screwed to the backside of the panel aluminum to aluminum with thermal paste in the middle so I've measured out where my cobs are gonna go & I'll use a die grinder to expose bare aluminium & put down my thermal pads , cobs & holders I'm saving all the plugs as running 2 drivers instead of 5 will simplify that end of it that leaves hooking up my 12v. power source for the fans IMG_20200404_164057.jpg IMG_20200404_173749.jpg IMG_20200404_173814.jpg
 

JL2G

Jesse Loves 2 Grow
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You'll be wanting to get it perfectly flat where the cobs meet the heat sink.
You may be better off just getting a replacement aluminum sheet and attaching the heatsinks and cobs to that.
I was just thinking too, what's the V on the cobs you have? Aren't they 36 V cobs? Or am I wrong?
Cause if they are, those 54v drivers won't be compatible.
 

JL2G

Jesse Loves 2 Grow
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horribleherk

home grown
Cool beans mang. ???
These cobs are rated for about 130w. each I'll be wiring them parallel 3 cobs to each 240 w. driver at 80 w. per cob I'm waiting on the drivers to make the wiring harness & figure out if they'll fit inside the housing , I'm pretty sure they will the drivers are due Friday I've got the cobs mounted I'm using BJP holders which are concaved to form a mini reflector & notched to fit ledil Angelina reflectors as this light is going in a 3x3 tent for flower a bit of overkill but I like solid buds my other cob is also in a 3x3 & has cree cxb 3070 (6) cobs atb340 w. I just want a bit more IMG_20200405_133642.jpg
 

JL2G

Jesse Loves 2 Grow
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Q-36 Space Modulator
These cobs are rated for about 130w. each I'll be wiring them parallel 3 cobs to each 240 w. driver at 80 w. per cob I'm waiting on the drivers to make the wiring harness & figure out if they'll fit inside the housing , I'm pretty sure they will the drivers are due Friday I've got the cobs mounted I'm using BJP holders which are concaved to form a mini reflector & notched to fit ledil Angelina reflectors as this light is going in a 3x3 tent for flower a bit of overkill but I like solid buds my other cob is also in a 3x3 & has cree cxb 3070 (6) cobs atb340 w. I just want a bit more View attachment 6320
I'm all about overkill. Lol.
You'll be in the 53ish watts per sq ft there. ???
Better to have the extra power if need/wanted, and dim down, than be shy of enough light.
At full power, all flower lights on I'm running about 47/ft of led and a cmh. Sure dont have a lack of light. Lol. A bit much for some of my plants.
 

horribleherk

home grown
I'm all about overkill. Lol.
You'll be in the 53ish watts per sq ft there. ???
Better to have the extra power if need/wanted, and dim down, than be shy of enough light.
At full power, all flower lights on I'm running about 47/ft of led and a cmh. Sure dont have a lack of light. Lol. A bit much for some of my plants.
I like a good sativa dominant hybrid , scrog , food & light lol I've long been interested in cmh
 

horribleherk

home grown
I got the drivers mounted & most of the wiring done & test fired one bank at a time tomorrow I'll get the fans up & a few minor glitches I might put it over the purple primate just to test things out gonna have to order dimmers this is my first attempt at DIY led lighting its definatly a learning experience IMG_20200408_093752.jpg IMG_20200408_093809.jpg
 

Deebs

The Sentient Naturewalker
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Pretty good, we're' going to make it through this mess. How about you? Doing well I hope.. Nice find on the power adapter..cant wait to see that LED all lit up...cobs are great?..... If you, or anyone else ever need more power adapters/supplies, I have a box full of old chargers: Laptops, and phones primarily, but a few others that I used in projects. a box full? yes a med uhaul box full....:)
 

horribleherk

home grown
Thanks Deebs I live in the hills & we do most of our shopping once a month so were dug in the light is up &'testing in the purple primate tent so far , so good gonna check on it in an hour this will give me 2 cob lights & the 200w. California light works light which for now is a veg light I'm gonna get dimmers for this one soon IMG_20200409_135203.jpg IMG_20200409_135212.jpg
 
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