TerpyTy The LightGuy

I wanted to say thanks again Ty

I got BURNED by growlights.ca....but probably not on purpose. Some shady dick returned a meanwell to them that was not the right meanwell...a 24 volt one..WTF can i do with that. And I got that meanwell to make a light...tried it...didnt work..on a shelf for way past the warranty date so there was nothing i could do really.

Ty is it garbage? Let me check....then shortly after...you can put these floods on it.

6500 flood lights that are for a timer...50 watts each. I have a pair of them in my 2 x 2 running nice at 120 of 240 watts on the meanwell so i can add 2 more of them if i want.

it is AMAZING how well that 2 x 2 x 4 works with that pair of floods and a heat mat. Its full of vegetables right now but they are twice as high as the ones not in that tent. And it hatches pot seeds like a champeen.

So i am not changing it...EVER.... Wisdom is knowing to leave shit alone.
I remember this! I'm so glad I can help!!

I am currently studying for the international brotherhood of electrical workers journeyman exam.
I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to start a thread for electrical questions D.C. and A.C.
Its the one thing we all deal with..... Electricity.
 

thenotsoesoteric

American Ninja
Man, I really need to adventure around this forum more often. I totally didn't realize you had this thread going and I feel like a dick cuz I had a couple people asking about light setups. I fucking sent them to hlg ?‍♂️?

I'll make sure to send folks over here next time. Keep up the hard work man, always a pleasure to see. Cheers
 

MacGydro

Gum Wrapper Grows
Hey, Ty, here's a pic of the specs for these extra strips I've got sitting around.
Just wondering if maybe there's a way I can scrounge a power supply from a 4 bulb, 2ft, T5 lamp, or rather, just wire these strips in place of the T5s?
I wouldn't mind making use of them as a little veg light.
I'll see if I can dig up the fixture and take pics, if you think it's even possible.
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Man, I really need to adventure around this forum more often. I totally didn't realize you had this thread going and I feel like a dick cuz I had a couple people asking about light setups. I fucking sent them to hlg ?‍♂️?

I'll make sure to send folks over here next time. Keep up the hard work man, always a pleasure to see. Cheers
I didnt get this notification....

Shit man. I sold over 12 lights to friends and family. Ive learned how to really get 1 watt/ 1$ and make a buck.
I ship in a 36 inch tube mailer.
In the mailer comes the light all tested and put together once.
I break it back down and send it. The customer only has to follow my instructions of the pre wired light.
8 screws and 5 connections (hot , neutral, ground, +,-.
For ~350$ I can build a setup using strips. All the way from a 350 watt setup getting 390 watts of power off of 8 strips. 50 watts each strip.
Heres a few I've done. 24 x 36, 36 x 36 in my tent, and a monster 50 x 50 750 watts 5 heatsinks and 15 strips
 

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Hey, Ty, here's a pic of the specs for these extra strips I've got sitting around.
Just wondering if maybe there's a way I can scrounge a power supply from a 4 bulb, 2ft, T5 lamp, or rather, just wire these strips in place of the T5s?
I wouldn't mind making use of them as a little veg light.
I'll see if I can dig up the fixture and take pics, if you think it's even possible.
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Lets do it!
Those are 1200ma or 1.2a x 24v =28 watts each. With that said. The ones I use are 48 watts each at a total of 1800ma
Very similar. Some very easy drivers to work with are the xlg by mean well. We just gotta figure out how many watts ya wanna mak r the fixture and I'll help ya out with a wiring diagram

Heres a pic of my label 0417221910.jpg
 

MacGydro

Gum Wrapper Grows
Lets do it!
Those are 1200ma or 1.2a x 24v =28 watts each. With that said. The ones I use are 48 watts each at a total of 1800ma
Very similar. Some very easy drivers to work with are the xlg by mean well. We just gotta figure out how many watts ya wanna mak r the fixture and I'll help ya out with a wiring diagram

Heres a pic of my label View attachment 114697

Thanks man! So, I was figuring just a small seedling / clone light or something. I just have the 2 strips sitting here extra, so I wasn't trying to spend anything ... just cannibalize stuff I had laying around, if possible. Something about 50w or so? Not concerned with driving them super soft, just making use of extra material.
Here's a pic of the HO T5 fixture I have laying around. It's got 2 of these power supplies in it. Any way to hook them up to these 2 strips?
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JL2G

Jesse Loves 2 Grow
Staff member
Moderator
Q-36 Space Modulator
Thanks man! So, I was figuring just a small seedling / clone light or something. I just have the 2 strips sitting here extra, so I wasn't trying to spend anything ... just cannibalize stuff I had laying around, if possible. Something about 50w or so? Not concerned with driving them super soft, just making use of extra material.
Here's a pic of the HO T5 fixture I have laying around. It's got 2 of these power supplies in it. Any way to hook them up to these 2 strips?
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Adding my two cents here. lol.
It is possible that it may work, but unlikely to do so as is. Flourescent tubes run at a high voltage, and low amp power from the ballast. Not knowing what the range of voltage is on the output from the ballast makes things very tricky. Likely the V coming from it is going to be 300+ or higher, which if configured right could possibly be made to work running a series of leds strips to hit that number without blowing up. lol. Even if you did do that and had it working it wouldn't exactly be safe to do it, thats some pretty high voltage to be messing with.
Myself I'd just grab a small driver to power one, and or both of them.

Here's a few that would work great for the two strips wired in parallel with each other. Myself I'd do the HLG model with dimming ability. There are others that would work also, but these are the ones I found right away off of the top of my head, and the meanwell site.

Meanwell
LPV-60-24 Basic on and off power supply. Found this one for under $20 online
HLG-60H-24 A or B offers on board dimming, and or potentiometer useage. $35 ish online
PWM-60-24TY1 This one is bluetooth compatible. $60 ish online
 
Adding my two cents here. lol.
It is possible that it may work, but unlikely to do so as is. Flourescent tubes run at a high voltage, and low amp power from the ballast. Not knowing what the range of voltage is on the output from the ballast makes things very tricky. Likely the V coming from it is going to be 300+ or higher, which if configured right could possibly be made to work running a series of leds strips to hit that number without blowing up. lol. Even if you did do that and had it working it wouldn't exactly be safe to do it, thats some pretty high voltage to be messing with.
Myself I'd just grab a small driver to power one, and or both of them.

Here's a few that would work great for the two strips wired in parallel with each other. Myself I'd do the HLG model with dimming ability. There are others that would work also, but these are the ones I found right away off of the top of my head, and the meanwell site.

Meanwell
LPV-60-24 Basic on and off power supply. Found this one for under $20 online
HLG-60H-24 A or B offers on board dimming, and or potentiometer useage. $35 ish online
PWM-60-24TY1 This one is bluetooth compatible. $60 ish online
Thanks Brother @JL2G I saw this at work and never replied. That was what I figured
 

Skunky Dunk Farms

Cannabinoid Receptor
Thanks man! So, I was figuring just a small seedling / clone light or something. I just have the 2 strips sitting here extra, so I wasn't trying to spend anything ... just cannibalize stuff I had laying around, if possible. Something about 50w or so? Not concerned with driving them super soft, just making use of extra material.
Here's a pic of the HO T5 fixture I have laying around. It's got 2 of these power supplies in it. Any way to hook them up to these 2 strips?
View attachment 115285 View attachment 115286
NO! Dont do it lol.
 

JL2G

Jesse Loves 2 Grow
Staff member
Moderator
Q-36 Space Modulator
Much appreciated responses, fellas, thanks! I figured it wouldn’t be that easy for one reason or another. I’ll keep the power supplies in mind, but more likely will just order new strips and supplies, and build new lights all around....once I’ve got a grand or so extra lol
I've got a good few parts around as well I've been meaning to build another light with.
One of those projects I need to get back into. Lol. Been sidetracked awhile now.

Loved how my cobs grew for me, so plan on readressing a few issues, and rebuilding one or both of those lights for the flower room.
Leaning towards two. Lol. ???
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Was two of these water cooled lights, but ran into some corrosion issues from dissimilar metals being used in the system.
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Not sure if I'll change over to heat sinks, or redesign the water jackets using most of the original system.
Six 3000k cobs/bar @ 92 watts each, about 550 watts per bar at the wall. Each on its own 480A driver w/overdrive cranked to the max.
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They were bad ass imho, two of em. ???
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Ran them for a couple yrs before the aluminum light tubes started getting corrosion pinholes.
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Add another 480-535 watts back in there to even out the lighting pattern so I can use the whole room again. Only using 2/3 of the flower room atm. It feels wasted. Lol.
Not necessarily for more plants, but to be able to spread them out a bit more, and broaden the spectrums they're getting hit with.
Make it easier for me to get in for trimming, inspections, and all that fun jazz.
Maybe even some bigger girls. Lol

Here I am taking bong rips and running off at the mouth in yer thread Ty. ???
Sorry for the takeover mang, got all high, and light talky talky up in here. Figured it was a good spot to chat on some lights and all. Lol
 
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I've got a good few parts around as well I've been meaning to build another light with.
One of those projects I need to get back into. Lol. Been sidetracked awhile now.

Loved how my cobs grew for me, so plan on readressing a few issues, and rebuilding one or both of those lights for the flower room.
Leaning towards two. Lol. ???
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Was two of these water cooled lights, but ran into some corrosion issues from dissimilar metals being used in the system.
View attachment 115594
Not sure if I'll change over to heat sinks, or redesign the water jackets using most of the original system.
Six 3000k cobs/bar @ 92 watts each, about 550 watts per bar at the wall. Each on its own 480A driver w/overdrive cranked to the max.
View attachment 115597
They were bad ass imho, two of em. ???
View attachment 115596
Ran them for a couple yrs before the aluminum light tubes started getting corrosion pinholes.
View attachment 115595
Add another 480-535 watts back in there to even out the lighting pattern so I can use the whole room again. Only using 2/3 of the flower room atm. It feels wasted. Lol.
Not necessarily for more plants, but to be able to spread them out a bit more, and broaden the spectrums they're getting hit with.
Make it easier for me to get in for trimming, inspections, and all that fun jazz.
Maybe even some bigger girls. Lol

Here I am taking bong rips and running off at the mouth in yer thread Ty. ???
Sorry for the takeover mang, got all high, and light talky talky up in here. Figured it was a good spot to chat on some lights and all. Lol
By all means! Your more than welcome to spout knowledge. I knew that an electronic ballast isnt a driver. I also knoew they were high voltages and low amps. I could've googled an answer , but youve always been there when I needed a detail ?
Thats too bad about the dissimilar metals screwed ya.
My aluminum rims didnt like my metal rotor or studs or lugnuts!!
I have a friend over there that does a vertical cob setup. Maybe I can get him to sneak over here for a convo on his setup
 
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