DIY Chilled Logic Puck (individual)

So I was looking at building my own 100W Chilled pucks, but can't find anywhere to purchase the hanging attachment for singular builds. (may just end up contacting vendors)

You know, the one with the hanging hook that attaches to the heatsink to hang individually? Pic of the whole unit attached for reference.

The idea is to build with 140mm pin heatsinks if possible so I can put them on rails later. For now, I'd like to sprinkle them into existing lighting.

That hook is attached to a Meanwell HBG driver, not to the heatsink.

Very helpful, thank you @Humple !

Lol, it's listed in the specs on rapidLED's site, just not in their store... /facepalm

Build cost notes:

Pre-built = $185 (dimmable w/ cased controller)

DIY = approx. $158
$55 Chilled Logic Puck V3
~$50 Meanwell HBG-100-48B driver
$25 160mm pin heatsink (building my own racks anyways later - will adjust)
$4 ChilLED Logic Puck Thermal Pad
$5 Universal Wire Connector
~$10 10' power cord
$6 cased potentiometer w/ knob
~$3 hardware (bots, nuts, etc)

Source most individual parts from rapidLED.com ... don't think the DIY price could come down much more from other sources as a) don't want to change the puck, b) a meanwell driver is industry standard and not a part to cheap out on, c) thermal pad/heatsink may not be available other places

Maybe...
Most of the pin heatsinks have threaded screw holes on the sides, or one could drill more of their own.
Then just use thin cable / "piano wire" to hang each individually.




For 4 cobs (pucks), I would wire them to a single (remote) meanwell of appropriate size/type for the qty/power needed.
(I have a rapidled fixture - x5 vero29 cobs.)

Ideally I'd like to separate the driver. That will allow for less heat and the 140mm heatsink instead to cut cost and be mountable without modification. Good eye @TintEastwood !

Trew said:

Ideally I'd like to separate the driver. That will allow for less heat and the 140mm heatsink instead to cut cost and be mountable without modification. Good eye @TintEastwood !

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@Teag or @Therrion use pucks (i think)
Might have feedback on heat for 140pin vs 160pin heatsinks.

Highly suggest against st using 140mm sinks for 100watts. 160 is way smarter. Trust me, even at 50watts, 140mms get pretty fuckin hot

Thank you for the feedback @Airwalker16 , was hoping someone like you would chime in on heat.

I would expect running those at 100 watts would be difficult without any air. Setting up a fan to blow on them would probably be fine.

Check out chilled's clearance items. They have B-grade pucks that only have cosmetic damage. Its how I bought mine.

Don’t take this the wrong way, because DIY can be fun, but it seems like a lot of time is spent just ordering everything from multiple vendors, and assembling the lights, only to save a little over 10%. If the assembled lights come with a decent warranty then that warranty could be worth a lot more than the $27 you’d save building one of these lights.

TreeFarmerCharlie said:

Don’t take this the wrong way, because DIY can be fun, but it seems like a lot of time is spent just ordering everything from multiple vendors, and assembling the lights, only to save a little over 10%. If the assembled lights come with a decent warranty then that warranty could be worth a lot more than the $27 you’d save building one of these lights.

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4 total pucks added incrementally (adding to current LEDs). Eventually replacing everything in the 5x5 with these. If just one or two I was thinking along the lines of you as well, plus it supports a vendor more.

I agree with above. Nowadays I seriously considered buying a light for my new tent. However, I wanted a exceedingly large diode count so I had to build my own. I would have bought qb R-spec if I wasn't a diode whore.

Teag said:

I would expect running those at 100 watts would be difficult without any air. Setting up a fan to blow on them would probably be fine.

Check out chilled's clearance items. They have B-grade pucks that only have cosmetic damage. Its how I bought mine.

ChilLED Logic V3 RED – DIY LED Board (B-GRADE)

These are sold as a clearance item and will have No warranty, and are not available for refunds or exchanges.These are B-Grade Logic V3 Red Boards. They have varying cosmetic imperfections that may include, discoloration, dents, left over residue. These boards function and operate normally. The...

chilledgrowlights.com

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Expecting to need a fan on them for sure.

PRO TIP on their clearance section! Will definitely keep lurking.

Teag said:

I would expect running those at 100 watts would be difficult without any air. Setting up a fan to blow on them would probably be fine.

Check out chilled's clearance items. They have B-grade pucks that only have cosmetic damage. Its how I bought mine.

ChilLED Logic V3 RED – DIY LED Board (B-GRADE)

These are sold as a clearance item and will have No warranty, and are not available for refunds or exchanges.These are B-Grade Logic V3 Red Boards. They have varying cosmetic imperfections that may include, discoloration, dents, left over residue. These boards function and operate normally. The...

chilledgrowlights.com

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WTF man, they're still charging 40 fucking dollars for that tightly clustered shit? Wow.

4ftRoots said:

I agree with above. Nowadays I seriously considered buying a light for my new tent. However, I wanted a exceedingly large diode count so I had to build my own. I would have bought qb R-spec if I wasn't a diode whore.

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I don’t have a problem with DIY, at all, and I recently ordered strips and drivers to build my own, too. I just thought a 10-15% savings didn’t seem worth it to me. I’m just used to seeing people save a lot more with DIY.

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WTF man, they're still charging 40 fucking dollars for that tightly clustered shit? Wow.

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Apparently there's a disclaimer on their site for a 25% tariff included in their pricing until it the tariff is no longer active.

Trew said:

Apparently there's a disclaimer on their site for a 25% tariff included in their pricing until it the tariff is no longer active.

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rapipled is the other place I would check. There are others of course, but I've bought from both of these websites.