LED floodlights

mach_six · 11-24-2012, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sethjohnson30

What kind of DIY does it require besides some sort of hanger?

I believe most come with bare wires that you would need to solder to a power cord. At least the one I ordered has bare wires. I have a ton of spare PC power cords so that's not a big deal.

Not saying this is difficult to do but not sure how many have a soldering iron.

If the unit I get works and I don't fry the LED, I plan on using a Kessil A150 gooseneck clamp.

Sethjohnson30 · 11-24-2012, 02:29 AM

Well I have a soldering iron but I'm horrible at soldering(go figure a certified TIG welder that cant solder)

hopefully mine plugs into the wall. I'm putting mine in my wire shelf rack....I will probably just attach it to the top shelf with zip ties lol

Sethjohnson30 · 11-30-2012, 09:53 PM

I got the light today of course it has no plug........

Can I just splice a plug on to it? Or do I need some sort of converter?

Sethjohnson30 · 11-30-2012, 09:57 PM

Well for some reason I can't upload pics right now

It has 3 wires
Red
Blue
Green/yellow

james1542 · 11-30-2012, 10:54 PM

Have you seen this thread about these lights: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...=195589&page=2

There is a link in there to a How to on wiring these up.

I have the 30W on my 20 gallon and it is sufficiently bright. Me-I always want more light, but it has all my plants growing fast, including Erio cinereum (that may be due to some DIY CO2 as well..

Sethjohnson30 · 12-02-2012, 04:18 AM

Wow I posted on too many threads about this subject I wired it up and mounted it

Vincent Tran · 12-02-2012, 05:32 AM

How do you know if they are the right Kelvin temperature or not?

Sethjohnson30 · 12-02-2012, 06:09 AM

They are sold in many different temperatures mine is 6000k

james1542 · 12-02-2012, 03:38 PM

Nice Job Seth! Looks like it will make an awesome rack light. Did you end up soldering that to wire it or, use some other means? The 10W doesn't look very big you could easily cram 3 of them over a 10g. The 30W I have looks to be about 3x larger

. So far the plants are loving mine.

Sethjohnson30 · 12-02-2012, 05:18 PM

I just used but connectors for now now I plan on soldering it when I add a switch

talontsiawd · 12-02-2012, 06:25 PM

No insight, just want to see where this goes. Some actually look pretty attractive. I wouldn't mind trying one of these on my nano but would love someone else to figure it out for me first

. That's why I love this board lol, everyone jumps on these things and will have par data before I would get around to doing it anyway.

11-30-2012, 10:54 PM	#35
james1542 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: WA Posts: 506	Have you seen this thread about these lights: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...=195589&page=2 There is a link in there to a How to on wiring these up. I have the 30W on my 20 gallon and it is sufficiently bright. Me-I always want more light, but it has all my plants growing fast, including Erio cinereum (that may be due to some DIY CO2 as well.. __________________ Biocube 14 Shrimp Rimless 20 Apistos and more Retrocube

12-02-2012, 03:38 PM	#39
james1542 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: WA Posts: 506	Nice Job Seth! Looks like it will make an awesome rack light. Did you end up soldering that to wire it or, use some other means? The 10W doesn't look very big you could easily cram 3 of them over a 10g. The 30W I have looks to be about 3x larger . So far the plants are loving mine. __________________ Biocube 14 Shrimp Rimless 20 Apistos and more Retrocube

12-02-2012, 06:25 PM	#41
talontsiawd Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 2,409	No insight, just want to see where this goes. Some actually look pretty attractive. I wouldn't mind trying one of these on my nano but would love someone else to figure it out for me first . That's why I love this board lol, everyone jumps on these things and will have par data before I would get around to doing it anyway. __________________ -Matt Eheim Pimp Club # 382 The Fraternity of Dirt #53 13 Stones Journal 6 Gallon Betta Tank

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11-24-2012, 02:29 AM	#32
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	Well I have a soldering iron but I'm horrible at soldering(go figure a certified TIG welder that cant solder) hopefully mine plugs into the wall. I'm putting mine in my wire shelf rack....I will probably just attach it to the top shelf with zip ties lol

11-30-2012, 09:53 PM	#33
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	I got the light today of course it has no plug........ Can I just splice a plug on to it? Or do I need some sort of converter?

11-30-2012, 09:57 PM	#34
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	Well for some reason I can't upload pics right now It has 3 wires Red Blue Green/yellow

12-02-2012, 04:18 AM	#36
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	Wow I posted on too many threads about this subject I wired it up and mounted it

12-02-2012, 05:32 AM	#37
Vincent Tran Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 166	How do you know if they are the right Kelvin temperature or not?

12-02-2012, 06:09 AM	#38
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	They are sold in many different temperatures mine is 6000k

12-02-2012, 05:18 PM	#40
Sethjohnson30 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portland oregon Posts: 1,078	I just used but connectors for now now I plan on soldering it when I add a switch