Build Your Own High Power Led Grow Light

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Build your own high power led grow light.

4x 36 volt cobs on a mean well hlg 185h c1400. Build your own 3120 lumen led grow light. I started this journey after after testing several of the low cost grow lights being imported from china. This is a fairly easy project with few tool requirements.

Having played around with growing plants under led lights before i thought i d have a go at building a larger system using high power led s. This guideline is by no means perfect but will help to get you started. To make your own grow lights you re only going to need a h. Makes 200 for some crappy weak lights.

Every one i tested was over hyped low powered junk. Now compare for just 150 more you can make a light with 4 cree cobs. High power component leds component light emitting diodes led bulbs of various sizes shapes colors and brightness from many brands including cree luxeon nichia more. The first thing you need to consider here is the amount of leds you will be using the amount you will require for your plants and the power.

This setup works out to be about 50 watts per cob 200w total. On today s post i want to talk a little bit about how you can build your own high power led lamp and how this way you can get a cheap low energy highly efficient device to make your plants grow. Build your own diy led grow light panels at a cheap cost to start seed and grow your plants indoors without sunlight. Learn how to make your own grow lights.

I paid 200 for two weak 300w led grow lights the cheapest china lights for 100 piece. See instructions on how to build a high power led grow light. 50 watts per square foot means that. For 300 400 you can make a highend light that will smoke any chinese light by miles.

By the time i got tired of fooling with the chinese junk 3 watt leds had come out and i re. A light like this will cover a space of about 2 5 x2 5 for flowering plants and will cover up to 3 x3 for vegetative growth or leafy greens. How to choose a led light for your specific setup using watts. Let s use a common build for this tutorial.

A 400w led grow light will cover a 2 5 x 2 5 ft space. As a general guideline you should try to get a minimum of 50 watts per square foot with a led grow light.