Lighting Making some LEDs

Looks good. And the voltage thing is PROBABLY for the AC mains input. 110-120v for standard Edison plugs. 220-240v for the round triple 220v American plug( like for electric dryer or stove possibly) and also for across the pond in the lands of Cukoo Clocks, Ferraris and Pink Floyd. They use approximately double voltage and ½ amperage current to do the same work( watts). Glad to school you in some Electricity 101 for a fellow DIYer. Let's ALL say it together...Fuck those $2000+ "top end" LED companies!!!! [emoji535]

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Quick question.....How much total do you have invested to make that light work (everything needed from zero) and how does it perform?

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Strips were 140, power supply was 40, 18g wire, with plenty more left was 15, and the ac cord was 15.
Other expenses.. 15 for the multimeter, 50 for my framing . The shelf rack was.. 15 bucks? But that's temporary, it's a rack for my pots. I can't leave it on there though, some of the chips sit on bars, so that'll be changed soon.
So.. Just under 300. I do need to buy more framing. The flat bars that I got for the strips to go on is way too bendy. [even though it's 1/8th aluminum, just like the angles I have that are completely solid]
two pairs of the ropes are 9 bucks, and I bought 3 pairs. [though I didn't notice there was a 6-pair option for 20 bucks] Was going to have my exhaust inside the tent but that was just.. No. It's going on my desk, hahaha. I used 5 of them, one on each corner, and then another one in the center.
So far they turn on fine.. that's about all I can say for now. My lack of brain power is not working great on this multimeter thing. Lol.. They definitely do get brighter than the picture i showed, but I'll get another when I get them adjusted..
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I like the idea of these quantum boards....Especially the tight strips with the 561c Samsung diodes. Just an fyi, I have about $200 invested in my 4x Citizen 1818 setup. Its absolutely brutal with no heat. The Gen 6 1818s at 3500k 90CRI were about $25 a pop....Plus $60 for the driver, another $35 on BJB holders and a single Pinfin 133mm passive anodized black heatsink...Plus a bunch of parts and pieces laying around. If this strip light isn't everything you hoped it to be, switch to COBs. I have sourced most of the parts to build it as cheap and bulletproof as possible. I don't even have a "frame". I have 3 frames. A double 3500k heatsink with 2 cobs on it, a small computer heatsink with a 3000k on that, mounted to a thin gooseneck, and then the pinfin mounted 3500k which is also on a gooseneck, but this one is killer and strong. Has plenty of power in the goose to hold the 133mm heatsink right where the fuck I point it. Now....Big frames are dope, but I am in a smaller spot, and the ability to make 3 different height adjustments individually is HUGE. Just a little something to let marinate upstairs. Good luck with the homebrew quantum rig. Peace.

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I like the idea of these quantum boards....Especially the tight strips with the 561c Samsung diodes. Just an fyi, I have about $200 invested in my 4x Citizen 1818 setup. Its absolutely brutal with no heat. The Gen 6 1818s at 3500k 90CRI were about $25 a pop....Plus $60 for the driver, another $35 on BJB holders and a single Pinfin 133mm passive anodized black heatsink...Plus a bunch of parts and pieces laying around. If this strip light isn't everything you hoped it to be, switch to COBs. I have sourced most of the parts to build it as cheap and bulletproof as possible. I don't even have a "frame". I have 3 frames. A double 3500k heatsink with 2 cobs on it, a small computer heatsink with a 3000k on that, mounted to a thin gooseneck, and then the pinfin mounted 3500k which is also on a gooseneck, but this one is killer and strong. Has plenty of power in the goose to hold the 133mm heatsink right where the fuck I point it. Now....Big frames are dope, but I am in a smaller spot, and the ability to make 3 different height adjustments individually is HUGE. Just a little something to let marinate upstairs. Good luck with the homebrew quantum rig. Peace.

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Sounds awesome! Wish i knew about it beforehand, hahaha. I'll give em a go when I expand.

But hey.. to use that multimeter (idk why I left the picture and not the question...) I put the black in common and the red in the.. uh. Thing with the ohms.. like it is in the picture. I know to put the red on the positive terminal and the black on the negative terminal. But which setting do I set it at? trying to set it to the 6 volts .. It sparked at me, so of course now my crybaby useless brain is scared of it. I think i bumped something. or something..
I wanna figure it out before my husband comes home and messes with it. My lights, lol!
 
You can measure voltage across the red and black...In parralel. Make sure meter is set to VDC at over your expected voltage. Wider range mode. To measure current, you have to physically disconnect the wires and run the current in SERIES through the meter. So unhook your main VDC+ output on your driver and bridge the now formed gap with the meter leads. Bridge the circuit with the meter. And a female grower!!! Awesome. Good luck and happy metering. 5

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Also make sure you are in Amps mode for current. You can probably use the unfused side so u don't pop a fuse. It changes the circuitry inside the meter for the appropriate technique. Fingers crossed for you. And wear shoes with rubber souls with electricity.....Especially on concrete.

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Walter White, my very first Auto, under my very first COB. Its about a day or 2 away. Other two got chopped a day ago. My Alien vs Triangle and Livers n Cheese Mephisto babies at 8 days old in Canna Coco/perlite and my latest creation in the DIY cob universe. Citizen CLU048 1818 Gen6 3500k 90CRI at a real 57w on a gooseneck. I love that light. Its about one week old. I've learned SO MUCH on the past 2 months about LEDs. If you ever need any more help just say the word.
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You can measure voltage across the red and black...In parralel. Make sure meter is set to VDC at over your expected voltage. Wider range mode. To measure current, you have to physically disconnect the wires and run the current in SERIES through the meter. So unhook your main VDC+ output on your driver and bridge the now formed gap with the meter leads. Bridge the circuit with the meter. And a female grower!!! Awesome. Good luck and happy metering. 5

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Hahaha.....what? Just give me instructions like you would a child, lmao. I'm a visual learner, verbal instructions have to be like /completely/ stupified for me to understand it [clearly]. Layman's terms. Being a female doesn't help me feel any less dumb haha!

Uhh.. I followed these instructions:
Before turning on the power to them, you'll want to turn the little voltage adjustment on the power supply all the way counterclockwise. Power it up, and then turn it up very slowly till they turn on nice and bright. If you get a cheap multimeter for 15-20 bucks, you can use it to measure the voltage and current and figure out how much power you are using. To measure the current put your positive meter lead in the "10 amp" hole (on the meter), and the negative lead in the common, then disconnect to positive wire from the lights and connect it to the negative meter lead. Set the meter to measure "10 Amp current" and touch the positive meter lead to the positive power supply terminal. Your strips will light up and your see a total current reading. Adjust your voltage till you get a total current of about 6 amps..
and that's what gave me the spark.

To complete the circuit, where do I put the positive lead? In the positive terminal on the light that I took the cord out of?


That light looks great! what's it's length limits?
Bud looks great too!
 
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