Alright, this should be the final post. Sorry it's taken so long to get it all on here. My bad.
Now that all your little tabs are soldered we can start with the lights. Your going to need heat sink compound, this too can be picked up at radio shack.
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Now just a little dap will do ya right on the bottom side.
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Now it's very important that you place the - side toward where the power is coming in at. Looking at your base place you should be able to see a faint line under the covering that you can trace to where the + side of the power in will soldered at. The - side of the led should be heading toward the next led. REMEMBER that when you tested the LEDs the black lead on your tester was actually on the + side of the led. This is why the multi tester is vital, that and to test for ground shorts and to test your soldering and direction of your LEDs. We won't cover ground short issues here but if yall need ill help you with that, just hit me up. Anyway lets get back to building our led light array.
Now that you have your heat compound applied place it in the correct direction on the first led space. The little tabs you've soldered should line up with the tabs on your LEDs. The heat sink compound should hold it to the base plate. Place your soldering iron onto the first tab your going to solder, hold it there firmly pressing down on the tab. With in moments you should seethe solder you've already have there start to melt. Add just a touch more solder to the tip of the iron, it should all melt together quick like covering the tab on the led. Now repeat on the other side of the led.
If your having troubles with the tab on the led lifting from the base place just put a little more pressure on your iron pinning that side down to the base plate. Side note, if when you've soldered the tab and release the pressure from the led, the led raises from the plate before the solder hardens don't fret. Just place the iron back on the LEDs tab melting the solder and pushing the led back down onto the plate. Now take your forceps and gently push down on the lens of the led holding it there while you remove the iron.
Now test your light.
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Notice I don't use the tabs of the led to test. I place the + side of the multi meter on the tab where the + power in will be soldered and the the - side of the led. Testing to make sure my soldered connections are good. Check every one you solder, every one. It's easy to flip on around, and this will let you know if you have. And here is what you'll end up with after all 18, or how ever many you have, are soldered! Good job!
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Now the power in. My driver came with a detachable wire harness, nice!
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Now solder this in just like a led. Run the wire through the hole and wire the red to + and black to -. That's it.
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TEST IT OUT!
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Caution, don't be dumb like me and look into the light! I saw spots for ten minutes. Stupid. Here is the light with 90* lenses shooting to the ceiling, 8 feet away!
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Here are the added lenses.
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Here is what my led light looked like with the lenses. I only did the outer ring. This thing will be awesome for a little test grow I'm thinking of doing soon!
Evil Laugh x
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Hope yall find this thread helpful. If you need any help don't hesitate to ask. I'm here for EVERYONE. Thanks for having a look, again sorry it took so long to get it all up on here. Best of luck!
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