djwimbo
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USPS must have dropped my pretty new light, arrived with a broken fan (impact fractures).
I emailed them(A51) at 6:02pm on the day it arrived. By 6:17pm I was hanging up the phone with one of their courteous employees, and by 8pm I had tracking info for the replacement part. Fan showed up on time (first class mail) and I put it in today (arrival date).
Some of the pics are from before the fan was repaired, I had it in my enclosure for about 3 minutes and snapped a couple pics. I didn't have it on long enough to run hot, or really even heat up. The enclosure isn't done yet, but for reference, the dimensions are 21.75" x 30" x 48" (internal dims)... passive intake at the bottom, scrubber/exhaust out the top, total 18.3 cubic feet.
Actual dims of the SGS-160 are 11.875" x 18.125" x 3.5", main case body is 2.8125" thick, brass hangars make up the difference.
Side note: I was warned to make absolutely sure I plugged the correct 2-wire connectors back together, or the reds would fry. You will see the difference in power supplies. I didn't have to disconnect any of the wires (besides the one fan), I just cut the zip-ties to get enough slack, and replaced them upon reassembly. There were 3x zip-ties that I cut and replaced. It appears the whites are ran @ 700-750mA, and the reds ~600mA. I didn't grab my DVOM, but I'm not testing them (no need to).
New fan (and my PH meter showed up today too)
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grille removed to show the problem
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Broken
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I was authorized to remove these:
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New fan installed
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shot from further back
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close ups
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Outside - reassembled
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Hope you like my sheets, they're new.
Red and whites on
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Just whites
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Comes with these rope hangers, hooks are from HD.
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Obviously my cords are not going to be dangled so awkwardly once I actually use the light.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag138%2FMImedical%2FA51%2520SGS-160%2FIMG_2160_zps111b6d2f.jpg&hash=00d6819f33aea077f10774ea0f547fd9)
(side note, $20 DIY carbon filter doesn't cause too much drag on the fan either, nice and quiet)
I don't have a fancy camera, this was with my phone because my "real" camera has a MIA charger.
Thank you for reading/looking.
I'm posting this because I know somebody might appreciate it, I like helping people. Constructive criticism on anything I've done is welcome.
Overall I'm quite happy with my purchase. I would do it again, but hopefully not until I need/want to expand.
I emailed them(A51) at 6:02pm on the day it arrived. By 6:17pm I was hanging up the phone with one of their courteous employees, and by 8pm I had tracking info for the replacement part. Fan showed up on time (first class mail) and I put it in today (arrival date).
Some of the pics are from before the fan was repaired, I had it in my enclosure for about 3 minutes and snapped a couple pics. I didn't have it on long enough to run hot, or really even heat up. The enclosure isn't done yet, but for reference, the dimensions are 21.75" x 30" x 48" (internal dims)... passive intake at the bottom, scrubber/exhaust out the top, total 18.3 cubic feet.
Actual dims of the SGS-160 are 11.875" x 18.125" x 3.5", main case body is 2.8125" thick, brass hangars make up the difference.
Side note: I was warned to make absolutely sure I plugged the correct 2-wire connectors back together, or the reds would fry. You will see the difference in power supplies. I didn't have to disconnect any of the wires (besides the one fan), I just cut the zip-ties to get enough slack, and replaced them upon reassembly. There were 3x zip-ties that I cut and replaced. It appears the whites are ran @ 700-750mA, and the reds ~600mA. I didn't grab my DVOM, but I'm not testing them (no need to).
New fan (and my PH meter showed up today too)
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag138%2FMImedical%2FA51%2520SGS-160%2FIMG_2163_zpsc02d9e5a.jpg&hash=262e10e827d2fa5f8f93b78e71ab2ae0)
grille removed to show the problem
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Broken
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I was authorized to remove these:
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New fan installed
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shot from further back
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close ups
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Outside - reassembled
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Hope you like my sheets, they're new.
Red and whites on
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag138%2FMImedical%2FA51%2520SGS-160%2FIMG_2154_zpsea535552.jpg&hash=1ac4e07104b62cff547d317edc62db41)
Just whites
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Comes with these rope hangers, hooks are from HD.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag138%2FMImedical%2FA51%2520SGS-160%2FIMG_2151_zpsda331fbf.jpg&hash=fc07a9b4acfc4c894bcfcca14df365e0)
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Obviously my cords are not going to be dangled so awkwardly once I actually use the light.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag138%2FMImedical%2FA51%2520SGS-160%2FIMG_2160_zps111b6d2f.jpg&hash=00d6819f33aea077f10774ea0f547fd9)
(side note, $20 DIY carbon filter doesn't cause too much drag on the fan either, nice and quiet)
I don't have a fancy camera, this was with my phone because my "real" camera has a MIA charger.
Thank you for reading/looking.
I'm posting this because I know somebody might appreciate it, I like helping people. Constructive criticism on anything I've done is welcome.
Overall I'm quite happy with my purchase. I would do it again, but hopefully not until I need/want to expand.