My LED light project is done (finally!)
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Topic: My LED light project is done (finally!)
Posted By: Carlsson
Subject: My LED light project is done (finally!)
Date Posted: August 17 2014 at 9:27pm
I have recently finished my LED light project (which I started back in December of last year  ). It had been functional since late December, but it took a while to put it all together and make it not looking like a schizophrenic electrician's nightmare  . SPECS: LED: 30x CW CREE XP-G R5 5W 39x RB CREE XT-E 3W 12x UV exotic (3x 405nm, 3x 430nm) 6x Blue CREE XP-E 3W (as moonlights) Power supply: Meanwell SE 350-48 Drivers: 6x Meanwell LDD 1000H (run CW and RB) 1x Meanwell LDD 700H (runs UV) 1x Meanwell LDD 300H (moonlights) Heatsink: extruded aluminun 4.850" wide and 47" long from www.heatsinkUSA.com Cooling: 2x Prolimatech PRO-BV14 Vortex fan (140 mm) mounted on the heatsink 2x GELID Solutions Silent 6 FN-SX06-38 fan (60mm) mounted in the housing Brain: Arduino MEGA with a touch screen display running Jarduino 1.2 software (fully customizable dimming cycles, built-in moon phase, temperature monitoring, etc.) Housing: 8" PVC pipe cut in half (longitudinally)     |
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: August 17 2014 at 11:05pm
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Very nice! ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Fatman
Date Posted: August 17 2014 at 11:29pm
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way cool. Did you build the Jarduino yourself? I started one and moved on to something else. I'd like to see it one day. Fat ------------- February 4: Winter Banquet at the Living Planet Aquarium Tickets: http://utahreefs.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=36 |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: August 18 2014 at 5:17am
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It looks great! -------------  |