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Help for a noob

Masni

New member
Hey guys I got hold of 15 of these led strips from Alibaba a few years ago, then I couldn't grow anymore for personal reasons. However, I would like to start over with microgrowing (space is limited) in an Eket cabinet from Ikea 35x35x70cm (1x1x2 feet).
How many of these led strips would I need? I would preferably use them without heatsink, perhaps using them at 5w each and using 10 for a total of 50w. What driver should I use?
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Masni

New member
Hi guys, update!

I have thought about it for a while and I think I want to buy some Bridgelux EB series 2 strips. Their low price and the certainty of getting a verified product convinced me.

I also did some math; as I said I will grow in a space of 35x35x70 (1.15x1.15x2.3 feet), the area available to me is 1.12 square meters which equals 1.29 square feet.
On the net and in the forum they talk about using 30/40W per square foot during flowering, so I would need 38.7 to 51.6W (theoretically).

I therefore oriented myself on the build that I propose to you and I ask you what you think.
Led:
7 x Bridgelux EB Series 2 280mm
3500k
Forward voltage: 19.5V
Maximum current: 700mA
Nominal drive current: 350mA

Driver: Meanwell HLG-60H-350
Output voltage: 100 ~ 200V
Maximum output current: 350mA
Maximum power: 70W

With this build I would go to have a minimum power of 28.1W to use while vegetative, a nominal power of 40.6W and a maximum power of 47.7W.
I would then wire in series obtaining a total of 136.5V (19.5x7), is it dangerous?

This is the first idea, but I’d also be interested in considering a parallel build option to keep the Volts lower. If I wired in parallel, which HLG-60H series driver should I use?
 
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