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![]() Well tubes are cut and ready for welding
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![]() Didn't realize you were using Steve's...will be interesting to see how you like them. How has his service and communication been?
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![]() Very interesting idea using aluminum tube, will be watching you thread to see how this turns out. Might have to do the same thing for my 8'er.
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![]() Good, no complaints, seems to know his stuff. For the price his products seemed to be the best value for my needs. He claims the LEDs have a 90 degree beam so I won't need optics which I liked. I realize there are more efficient LEDs out there but to me these should be plenty efficient and although I could have used less LEDs for the same amount of output I figured it made more sense to spend the same money on more LEDs which will reduce the typical blue/white spot light effect I've seen with other fixtures. The separate single power supply was also a bonus as it keeps the drivers very small, essentially I'll have less clutter in the hood and only have to run a couple wires down below.
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![]() really looking forward to how you put this together...
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![]() Working on the LED layout.... Thoughts? (The back is at the bottom with the gap centered over the overflow)
![]() Don't ask me why this helps but it made more sense when I started, looking now I'm not sure if this qualifies as useful data ![]() White beams ![]() Blue beams ![]() Blue and White ![]() ![]() Here's the red and yellow, this will really only be used as a sunset/rise effect, doubt they'll even be on during regular hours but we'll see. ![]() ![]() |
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![]() The welding will be done tomorrow but since this weekend will be a right off I won't be doing any mounting/soldering until next week.
![]() I did get some hinges mounted today: ![]() This will just allow me to lift and lower the fixture without removing it for maintenance and such if needed. Here's a little look at the grooves I put in for the shield as well, nothing special but worth pointing out. ![]() ![]() |
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![]() Lol stick with your way unless you want to give your forearms a run for their money =)
The fans seem even more important to your design than fixtures with fins as these won't do much without the fans is that right? Will you have a way to monitor temp or air flow in case they slow down or fail? |