SleepyHead336
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So after a ton of research I ended up getting (6) 144.2 boards, powered by a Meanwell HLG320-36A.
This will be used for a 2x5 space. All parts were sourced locally at Home Depot. I spent around $340ish for everything.
In short, panels feel good and are extremely light weight. Connections on board feel pretty secure, but are super tiny. *Use 18g Solid wire for the best connection and easy install. You may need some sort of pick tool to press the connector in to release a wire, I used a dart.
Meanwell HLG320 driver is built like a tank. This thing is BIG, Its about 8x3.5in and weighs 4lbs. Cant say much about performance, being that I have had this for only a few days, but I will say its BRIGHT and stays cool! These (6) boards generate less heat than my old Mars Hydro 96 Reflector series.
Setup and install was pretty straight forward. Below is a part list and quick break down of the setup for anyone interested in doing something similar.
Parts list:
(6) 144.2 Board - $35.00ea / 210.00
HLG320-36A - $92.00
50ft 18/2 Solid wire - $10.00 (Bigger gauge will not fit into on on-board connecter)
(10pk) 4port wire connecter - $3.00 (Ideal in-sure 4port, similar to wago connectors)
(2) 4x1ft wire shelf - $11.00
500pk Zip ties - $9.00
3 prong plug - $0(used one from old monitor)
Solder - $0(Already had a ton)
12/2 wire - $0(Already had)
18/2 wire was first cut into 1ft strips for each board and then connected. Each 4ft wire shelf holds 3 boards. Boards are mounted onto wire shelf using (4) zip ties each. The zip ties are not fully tight, they let the board hang about .25in from the wire shelf.
After each board is mounted, I then zip tie both the wire shelfs together, creating one huge 2x4 panel. These boards will be wired in a Parallel configuration. All wires for the boards were tied together using the 4port connectors.
Next is the driver.
I choose to solder these connections together. On the input end of the HLG320, you will have 3 wires. This connects to a 3 prong plug. On the output end, it has two wires, this connects to your boards. I used a thicker 12/2 wire for this because I mounted my driver remotely. Again solder was used to secure this connection. The HLG320 has a dial for voltage and current. I have these both maxed(fully clockwise) because for this setup, all boards will be able to handle max power given from the driver.
This takes about 30min. to setup everything.
After that, i used a combo of metal hangers I got from my old light setup and bungee chord to hang this massive panel. It does have some weight to it, so make sure you have enough support if you do a similar setup.
This will be used for a 2x5 space. All parts were sourced locally at Home Depot. I spent around $340ish for everything.
In short, panels feel good and are extremely light weight. Connections on board feel pretty secure, but are super tiny. *Use 18g Solid wire for the best connection and easy install. You may need some sort of pick tool to press the connector in to release a wire, I used a dart.
Meanwell HLG320 driver is built like a tank. This thing is BIG, Its about 8x3.5in and weighs 4lbs. Cant say much about performance, being that I have had this for only a few days, but I will say its BRIGHT and stays cool! These (6) boards generate less heat than my old Mars Hydro 96 Reflector series.
Setup and install was pretty straight forward. Below is a part list and quick break down of the setup for anyone interested in doing something similar.
Parts list:
(6) 144.2 Board - $35.00ea / 210.00
HLG320-36A - $92.00
50ft 18/2 Solid wire - $10.00 (Bigger gauge will not fit into on on-board connecter)
(10pk) 4port wire connecter - $3.00 (Ideal in-sure 4port, similar to wago connectors)
(2) 4x1ft wire shelf - $11.00
500pk Zip ties - $9.00
3 prong plug - $0(used one from old monitor)
Solder - $0(Already had a ton)
12/2 wire - $0(Already had)
18/2 wire was first cut into 1ft strips for each board and then connected. Each 4ft wire shelf holds 3 boards. Boards are mounted onto wire shelf using (4) zip ties each. The zip ties are not fully tight, they let the board hang about .25in from the wire shelf.
After each board is mounted, I then zip tie both the wire shelfs together, creating one huge 2x4 panel. These boards will be wired in a Parallel configuration. All wires for the boards were tied together using the 4port connectors.
Next is the driver.
I choose to solder these connections together. On the input end of the HLG320, you will have 3 wires. This connects to a 3 prong plug. On the output end, it has two wires, this connects to your boards. I used a thicker 12/2 wire for this because I mounted my driver remotely. Again solder was used to secure this connection. The HLG320 has a dial for voltage and current. I have these both maxed(fully clockwise) because for this setup, all boards will be able to handle max power given from the driver.
This takes about 30min. to setup everything.
After that, i used a combo of metal hangers I got from my old light setup and bungee chord to hang this massive panel. It does have some weight to it, so make sure you have enough support if you do a similar setup.
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