Ok GN here is a new light i just build for a smaller 4’x2’ tent and im using this tent for breeding so i needed a full cycle light but smaller for this little tent. Hlgs lowest cost light is like $269 and each board is 130watts max power.
I prefer to use the hlg elite v2 light engines there 160 watts each and only cost $55 each.
And a driver is $113
So heres what i used to assemble/build the light.
- 2020t aluminum rail extrusion in 1200mm or 48" and your going to use 3 rails. I had some leftover from another light build so i used that. But i did restock my inventory with another 8 pack.
- hlg 320H-C2800(AB) the AB signifies an internal dimmer and wired for an external dimmer/potentiometer which i prefere because i can have the driver out of the tent for heat control vs attached the light rails system inside the tent making heat.
- 2x hlg elite v2 light engines board and pin heatsink and i also opted for the water proof gaskets and polycarbonate lenses so the lights are now ip67 rated for dust,pollen,water, and bugs/pests
- 3 feet of high flexibility high voltage silicon wiring.
- A Power cord off an old carpet cleaner. Thats rated for 300v or a heavy duty extension cord cut up and used.
- 2 gaskets 2 polycarbonate lenses.
- Little connector srews for the 2020t frame and corner plates. And some hanging clip parts.
- Solder iron/smd station, kester flux pen,shrink wrap, wire loom, solder.
- Electrical connectors so you can remove the driver from the light assembly.
- Some yellow channel filler gasket to hold wiring in place in the rail and it looks cleaner.
Now i cut the rails to 44" each. And spaced the light at 12.5" from the ends of the rails.
Attached with 90° brackets.
Build the frame using the corner brackets. Attach the lights pin heatsinks to the rails.
Now that the rails are complete and the heatsinks are installed. Get 2 small boxes and turn the light over and set it up on the boxes because we dont want to bend the lights heat sink pins. So now we can attach the light boards to the heat sinks. And start to wire up the the light setup.
Now you have to wire these boards in series and start with the positive wire on the 1st board. And tin the wire so its hard like a pin and not flexible because it needs to be inserted into the power quick connector and a flexible wire wont work. So i tin it and use hemostats to poke it into the connector hole and set it tight. Once its all soldered up and wired up you can wire in the driver, the dimmer and the plugs.
Here you can see the lights completed now growing my Runtz seeds preservation.
It was a fun quick build and you can run up to 4 lights on a rail at 480 watts. Id like to make a large light with 12 of these pinsink lights it would a really cool light build also!