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I needed a compact LED grow lamp with decent output and thought why not build one. Winter where I am is not too tough, but still just cold enough that over wintering is best advised. And always good to get off to a flying start with small plants as opposed mere sprouts. By decent output I was thinking something commercial grade.
Here's the result:
Power: 180 W
Luminous flux: 22500 lm
Colour: 5700 K
PPFD: 336.5 μmols-1m-2 (@ 1 m, measured)
Efficiency: 40%
Size: 300 mm x 200 mm x 100 mm
But the real indicator: the seedlings / plants loved it!![Dancingpepper :dance: :dance:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/dancingpepper.gif)
I needed a compact LED grow lamp with decent output and thought why not build one. Winter where I am is not too tough, but still just cold enough that over wintering is best advised. And always good to get off to a flying start with small plants as opposed mere sprouts. By decent output I was thinking something commercial grade.
Here's the result:
![led_lamp_1_600x450.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com%2Fnice-spices-miscellaneous-images%2Fled_lighting%2Fled_lamp_1_600x450.jpg&hash=8431cdc52fcfcf85ac869aaad2abcba7)
![led_lamp_2_600x450.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com%2Fnice-spices-miscellaneous-images%2Fled_lighting%2Fled_lamp_2_600x450.jpg&hash=7eee0afdbcb38aed06f4ccfabbe4d64f)
![led_lamp_4_600x450.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com%2Fnice-spices-miscellaneous-images%2Fled_lighting%2Fled_lamp_4_600x450.jpg&hash=6f877da0569ad7371e1e9204aeec18ff)
Power: 180 W
Luminous flux: 22500 lm
Colour: 5700 K
PPFD: 336.5 μmols-1m-2 (@ 1 m, measured)
Efficiency: 40%
Size: 300 mm x 200 mm x 100 mm
But the real indicator: the seedlings / plants loved it!
![Dancingpepper :dance: :dance:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/dancingpepper.gif)