Troubeshooting DIY LED

[GMGQ]

True... Still comes back to price then.

This one is still $1899 for a 4ft fixture, with i'm guessing 48 LEDs:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=74421

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

ahh but a lot of new fixtures are comming out using new cree leds now so we have to watch how we compare things.

Steve

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by GMGQ

True... Still comes back to price then.

This one is still $1899 for a 4ft fixture, with i'm guessing 48 LEDs:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=74421

yup and you can buy a kit with everything you need including optics, but no heat sink, for 48 LEDs for about 400 bucks.

Steve

[Stones]

Thanks for the links guys. I'm still preferring to do this total DIY as the fixture is for a Fluval Edge planted tank. I could have went with 2 MR16 base LED bulbs that would have plugged right into the Fluval edge fixture but I opted to go with 9 Cree XP-G 3W LEDs instead as I assumed I'd get better coverage and I enjoy most DIY projects. This is the 1s time I've ever had any problems with a DIY build and thanks to some of your comments, I'm assuming it was likely due to a build up of flux while soldering.

I haven't been able to find any wire thinner than 18 G locally so I still haven't resoldered the LED array. I did pick up a better soldering iron and a solder sucker to remove the excess solder from the previous job. I'll let everyone know if I do manage to get this build up and running.

I had seen the "solderless" LED connectors but opted to go without them due to mounting options. Very neat idea though.