Ok. I'm tinkering in sketchup again:
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Basically what you're seeing is three 18" 50w PLL being mounted vertically in the cab. (Not yet sketched fully in, but hinted at are 3 PC fans which would mount directly above each PLL and pull all air from the cab through the "cool tubes" around the PLLs.)
The yellow and orange circles on the bottom of the cab represent light penetration. The inner circle is 3" away from the bulb and the outer circle is 6" away from the bulb. Every part of the cab is within 7-8 inches of a bulb!
My thinking behind this is basically this:
a 50w PLL puts out 4000 lumens at a distance of one foot. Because of the inverse square law, this means that at a half foot from the bulb, (the orange circle) it is putting out 16,000 lumens. per sq ft. At three inches from the bulb (yellow circle), it would be putting out 64,000 lumens per square foot.
A decent percentage of this cab is within the yellow circles and almost ALL of the cab is within the orange circles. (Even segments outside of the orange circles are only BARELY outside of it, meaning that those segments are still getting more than the 4000 lumen per square foot the bulbs are rated at.
I guess what I want to know is: does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this light print?
I am also considering building a cab that will have a 150w-400w HPS in the center and 50w PL-Ls in each of 4 corners.
Looking for input on either idea, really.
Major goal is to reduce footprint of current cab for stealth purposes while maintaining or increasing yield and nug density.
(Click to see full-size)
Basically what you're seeing is three 18" 50w PLL being mounted vertically in the cab. (Not yet sketched fully in, but hinted at are 3 PC fans which would mount directly above each PLL and pull all air from the cab through the "cool tubes" around the PLLs.)
The yellow and orange circles on the bottom of the cab represent light penetration. The inner circle is 3" away from the bulb and the outer circle is 6" away from the bulb. Every part of the cab is within 7-8 inches of a bulb!
My thinking behind this is basically this:
a 50w PLL puts out 4000 lumens at a distance of one foot. Because of the inverse square law, this means that at a half foot from the bulb, (the orange circle) it is putting out 16,000 lumens. per sq ft. At three inches from the bulb (yellow circle), it would be putting out 64,000 lumens per square foot.
A decent percentage of this cab is within the yellow circles and almost ALL of the cab is within the orange circles. (Even segments outside of the orange circles are only BARELY outside of it, meaning that those segments are still getting more than the 4000 lumen per square foot the bulbs are rated at.
I guess what I want to know is: does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this light print?
I am also considering building a cab that will have a 150w-400w HPS in the center and 50w PL-Ls in each of 4 corners.
Looking for input on either idea, really.
Major goal is to reduce footprint of current cab for stealth purposes while maintaining or increasing yield and nug density.