Now compare for just 150 more you can make a light with 4 cree cobs.
Build your own high power led grow light.
Led grow lights consume less energy and produce lower heat.
4x 36 volt cobs on a mean well hlg 185h c1400.
I do apologise if it looks like i m flogging a dead horse this will be my last instructable on g.
This is a fairly easy project with few tool requirements.
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For 300 400 you can make a highend light that will smoke any chinese light by miles.
High power led grow lights m k2.
Build your own diy led grow light panels at a cheap cost to start seed and grow your plants indoors without sunlight.
Having played around with growing plants under led lights before i thought i d have a go at building a larger system using high power led s.
The first thing you need to consider here is the amount of leds you will be using the amount you will require for your plants and the power.
A 400w led grow light will cover a 2 5 x 2 5 ft space.
50 watts per square foot means that.
On today s post i want to talk a little bit about how you can build your own high power led lamp and how this way you can get a cheap low energy highly efficient device to make your plants grow.
By the time i got tired of fooling with the chinese junk 3 watt leds had come out and i re.
Not only that they last for a long time as well.
Makes 200 for some crappy weak lights.
As a general guideline you should try to get a minimum of 50 watts per square foot with a led grow light.
Every one i tested was over hyped low powered junk.
High power component leds component light emitting diodes led bulbs of various sizes shapes colors and brightness from many brands including cree luxeon nichia more.
I started this journey after after testing several of the low cost grow lights being imported from china.
This guideline is by no means perfect but will help to get you started.
A light like this will cover a space of about 2 5 x2 5 for flowering plants and will cover up to 3 x3 for vegetative growth or leafy greens.
To make your own grow lights you re only going to need a h.
I paid 200 for two weak 300w led grow lights the cheapest china lights for 100 piece.