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see4 said:

I may be totally mistaken. I did a quick look on mouser and it looks like similar cobs are $53. Not the $33 I said earlier, those are for 3070, lesser quality.

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Uberknot said:

where?

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ohhh ok so totally not true....lol!

Anyhow I love it when people make things easier by getting all the parts in one place so you don't have to pay extra shipping here and there.

Uberknot said:

where?

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Mouser

prototype universal frame kits

bottom rail drilled and tapped (production holes will be more accurate). bottom rail is 36" long and drilling are for (3) 36" top rails
multiple holes accommodate heatsinks from 100-140mm diameter

closeup of bottom and top rails:

corner details with hanging loop and acorn nuts on bottom to protect both your cobs and the surface if you set it down

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assembled. here is the frame with 111mm mechatronics, 120 mm, and 140 mm heatsinks

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CobKits said:

production holes will be more accurate

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Don't smoke and dr...ill

current plans are 24"x24" with holes drilled for 3 heatsinks x 3 rails
36" x36" with holes drilled for 3 heatsinks x 3 rails and 4 heatsinks x 4 rails
48"x48" with holes for 4x4 and 5x5

also short single bar ends if you just want to run one row instead of an array. similar to this design. that could be 3 heatsinks instead of 2 and a driver.

CobKits said:

prototype universal frame kits

bottom rail drilled and tapped (production holes will be more accurate). bottom rail is 36" long and drilling are for (3) 36" top rails
multiple holes accommodate heatsinks from 100-140mm diameterView attachment 3752392

closeup of bottom and top rails:

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This is awesome!!! Great work for the DIY community, Thanks @CobKits

That is in 6061 structural aluminum, im going to get the 6063 architectural instead for a better fit without the radii

Is there really a demand for those? I mean if you cant drill holes you probably shouldn't be diy'ing anything electronic lol,just buy a panel.i would say you need to be around 20 bucks for 2 x 4foot rails shipped to make it worth my time to NOT just drill them myself.
I know there will be a few who find these useful but most the diy community is a very handy bunch

sixstring2112 said:

Is there really a demand for those? I mean if you cant drill holes you probably shouldn't be diy'ing anything electronic lol,just buy a panel.i would say you need to be around 20 bucks for 2 x 4foot rails shipped to make it worth my time to NOT just drill them myself.
I know there will be a few who find these useful but most the diy community is a very handy bunch

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Everyone's circumstances are different. It is not that I cannot drill... more that it will just be much easier and cheaper for me to go with the rail kits!

Yeah rather than just mass production of 36in rails with a bazillion holes maybe he should just offer custom rails made to each growers specs.you would have less stock.lying around and way less holes drilled which is time,which is money. I mean a guy running 36v cobs at 1050ma will have a much dif setup and spacing than a guy running 72v cobs @1050ma.
We'll see i guess,i was shocked to see how many people jumped on the mau5 kits @the markup just because its easy

i dont want to custom drill stuff. i want to have off the shelf stuff that i can outsource by the 1000. i dont have time to drill and tap all day,.

you also dont have to mount your heatsinks. that 2-banger fixture i have in the pic just has them sitting in there. not sur eid be comfortable with 9 like that though

CobKits said:

i dont want to custom drill stuff. i want to have off the shelf stuff that i can outsource by the 1000. i dont have time to drill and tap all day,.

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But you know you love it!!

sixstring2112 said:

Is there really a demand for those?

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#1 most requested item so far. not to mention the dozens of growers who want me to build them rigs

Uberknot said:

But you know you love it!!

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its fun the first time!

Looking great so far guys! Any plans on getting some far reds or some blues? That would be sweet! I am sick of paying three or four different companies for shipping and handling. Thank you.

yup will def be adding monos as options. trying to get with @welight on the cree xpe/xpg hard strips but hes a busy man

CobKits said:

yup will def be adding monos as options. trying to get with @welight on the cree xpe/xpg hard strips but hes a busy man

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like like like....

CobKits said:

yup will def be adding monos as options. trying to get with @welight on the cree xpe/xpg hard strips but hes a busy man

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Yeah I had two in my cart before I saw the $25 shipping and noped on out. Something localer would be sweet.