48" LED Array - Up and Running...Mostly

hillegom · #1 03-25-2010, 08:53 PM

Ron, I have a 12V 3A power supply. 4.5 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches approx.
I would trade for a sps frag or whathaveyou

Ron99 · #2 03-26-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hillegom

Ron, I have a 12V 3A power supply. 4.5 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches approx.
I would trade for a sps frag or whathaveyou

Thanks Dietmar. I have a box of old AC/DC adapters so if I don't have a suitable one in there I'll definitely take you up on your offer. I have a few frags I can spare

hillegom · #3 03-26-2010, 04:09 AM

Sounds good. Except, I wouldn't want the frag right away. I still have that 120 to build. When it gets done, things would even out. You get the PS now, I get the frag later.
Its only taken more than a year to build the stand!

Ron99 · #4 03-28-2010, 10:56 PM

After lots and lots and lots of wiring I have all the LEDs working. I decided to get fancy and do everything with molex connectors so stuff can be removed/replaced easily. But it looks a bit like wiring spaghetti right now. I'll clean it up as I mount it all in the housing. Here's the drivers and wiring and all the LEDS wired up:

And here it all is fired up.

Still need to mount optics, pick up some fans and I'm waiting for the Arduino parts which should arrive this week and I can figure out the controller.

superduperwesman · #5 03-29-2010, 01:41 AM

AWESOME! Looks very nice

Zoaelite · #6 03-29-2010, 01:49 AM

Ron that's pretty impressive! Watch out you might get sued for copy right infringement considering what happened to solaris

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I can't want to see it on an actual fish tank with with some PAR values!
Levi

Ron99 · #7 04-03-2010, 06:21 PM

P.S. Big thanks to hillegom for the power supply. I owe you a frag or three when your new tank is up and running

Ron99 · #8 03-29-2010, 02:17 AM

Whoops, not sure what happened with that last post

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Originally Posted by superduperwesman

AWESOME! Looks very nice

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

Ron that's pretty impressive! Watch out you might get sued for copy right infringement considering what happened to solaris

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I can't want to see it on an actual fish tank with with some PAR values!
Levi

Thanks guys. I say bring it! I'll take on Orbitech and their marginal patent!

So just out of curiosity, in air, 18 inches away from the LEDs and no optics yet: 260 PAR. This is gonna be good