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50W LED Build test

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NEReef
, 09-10-2011 at 10:30 PM (2301 Views)
I've been wicked busy lately so I havent been able to work on the LED pendant much. But the last couple days i made some progress so here are a couple pics and a video!

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Here is a prototype cap for the fixture. Im using an eye hook and 1/16" cable to hang the pendant. I have a double pole rocker switch in the cap that turns the LED and the fan on together so they are either both on or off. I thought about separate switches but figured when am I ever really gunna run one without the other?
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Here is an aluminum project box I picked up from RadioShak that I plan on putting the driver in as well as the AC/DC converter for the fan to tidy things up and make it look nice and neat.

Finally here is the video of the 50W LED vs my 2x250W MH.

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  1. Mustang's Avatar
    If you get a chance on your next post would love to see a cost break down for one of these. Thanks
  2. NEReef's Avatar
    Ya man I can totally do that. It will take me a few days to dig up all my receipts then figure out the cost per since I bought some things in bulk because I knew I would be making more then one. Also I couldn't find either of my soldering irons, my wire strippers, and my linesman pliers so I bought new ones. Sucks when you have your tools spread out over two houses and tenants living in one of them... Plus Im working the next two days so I wont be home from 6Am to 830PM each day and the Pats are playing Monday night football so tonight is a wash. But I will get it up in a couple days for sure.
  3. dread240's Avatar
    Have you ever gotten par readings off of these?
  4. NEReef's Avatar
    No I haven't had a chance to get par readings on it yet. Im debating running it alongside my mh for a while to see how it grows corals or I might just go whole hog and build a bunch of them and see what happens. Or maybe I should just look into how much a par meter costs.