Rickets Reef: DIY LED Light Fixture Pt. 2

Part 2 of a DIY LED fixture creation. This part outlines placement and attachment of the LED's to the heatsinks.

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[319PurpleHaze]

thank you for replying, one more ques bro, these 3W LED white and blue , are these chip LED or blub LED?????

[1mkwiet]

@319PurpleHaze chip I think. check them out at rapidled.com

[319PurpleHaze]

white LED is 3w ??? and blue????

[1mkwiet]

@319PurpleHaze 3w

[teddybearssuck]

If I buy heat sinks that are pre-drilled how would I put on the l.e.d's?

[1mkwiet]

@teddybearssuck yup

[fadifanous]

I was checking the rapid led website and the XP-G led's that they have are only listed at 5 - 8.3 Kelvin rating. Are these the ones you used and are they as white as a 10k would be?

[prashanth2]

This might silly but then, does the current specs of the driver depend on the total combined watts of the LEDs..? Say I use 10 3W leds, then do I get a driver for 30 Watts?

[dotrix411]

Would have been a good video if there was more info. What sequence you put the lights and what position for positive and neg. etc This video showed nothing but how to glue something.

[1Filmproducer]

@1mkwiet how much did this cost you?

[MrGavilan81]

for the price you can get one made and cheaper

digiskey.com  they gat led for .89 cents and their wide view is more then 75

[Arteolike]

@gprime22 I don't want to replace my comments with 1mkwiet, just given him a boost ;) From watching all these videos and researching LED's I would think he spent $600-$700 USD on this fixture. A commercial fixture of the same light output and dimming options could be well in the $2,000 -$3,000 range.

[Arteolike]

@319PurpleHaze All manual dimming controls, they may be connected to a RapidLED daylight control timer or an Apex system. 

[Arteolike]

@teddybearssuck With the provided screws. 

[Dtgoynes]

How many of which fans did you buy?

[319PurpleHaze]

bro these dimmable drivers r automatic or manual ????