DIY 300 Watt Vero 29 SE (Built-in Holders) ~$450

Closet-Gardenholic said:

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Next, I went for the prewired Dimmer(red and blue together, and black and white together) and then finally attached 8' leads to the black and red wires that will go out to the fixture.View attachment 3890301 View attachment 3890305Then go back and secure everything with electrical tape and zip ties.View attachment 3890306

Alright, last but not least we have to wire the fixture and hang it.

With the poke it Connectors this is easy. Just wire in Series from negative to positive all the way around, with the exception of the final two connections from the driver.View attachment 3890307

Now we hang the fixture, make the last two connections, and hold our breath.View attachment 3890308
This time wire the positive lead to the positive connection where you started the series wiring and the negative lead to the negative port on the last COB in the series.

Then....plug her in View attachment 3890309

Success!
I'm exhausted, and I'm sure there are typos and I left stuff out. I will revise tomorrow. Hope this helps some folks out!

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Jimmyclone42 said:

My whole build will be about 1100-1150usd, i live in canada so shipping chewed up some of that unfortunately.. If u live in the states it will be cheaper.

1000w=2 panels
500w=1 panel

37ish volts x 1.75amps= 64-65w each.. Ill try to get some accurate numbers once there up and i buy a watt metre.. But with the dimming capabilities, in theory, i should be able to adjust from 100-1000w..
Cheers

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DankBudzzz said:

Awesome bro, I'm in Canada too which is why I've been researching for a while, I was gonna just buy the timber 600 watt pre fab kit but it's near 1 k plus shipping was hoping to build a cob to replace my HPS 1k for 500-700 Canadian

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BuddyColas said:

A very well documented build with pics. Thanks.

I have a thought for you. I think the dimmer pot you are using is 50K ohms. If I am right, then you are running at half power maxed out...and if I'm wrong, I got a slice a humble pie ready!

Just disconnect 1 leg of your dimmer pot and find out.

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BuddyColas said:

A very well documented build with pics. Thanks.

I have a thought for you. I think the dimmer pot you are using is 50K ohms. If I am right, then you are running at half power maxed out...and if I'm wrong, I got a slice a humble pie ready!

Just disconnect 1 leg of your dimmer pot and find out.

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Closet-Gardenholic said:

@sixstring2112 smh. I'm pretty sure he is right. I didn't even realize that was a 50k pot. Good thing I way over shot it on wattage for my space and have been running the lights about 8-10" above. So glad you chimed in @BuddyColas! I unhooked the pot, and the full 300 watts probably a bit more for capping the dimmer should come on at 1030

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Closet-Gardenholic said:

Drilling them with a regular old hand drill is the tricky part. I clamped them down to keep them from moving, but the drill has a mind of it's own if you aren't careful.

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Closet-Gardenholic said:

I took it out completely. It looks brighter, but hard to guage.

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CobKits said:

it should be 5-10% brighter with dimming leads open (not connected to each other)

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