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Mr. Microscope's LED Build DIY Contest Entry

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  1. 02-24-2011, 08:36 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Patrick View Post
    Sorry to lead off subject, but-

    Sweet ATO man!!!!
    Thanks. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing solution, but with no working parts it never fails. It lasts 1.5-2 days in the winter and about 3 days in the summer. Though, I recently began using a cover which has cut back on evap a bit.
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  3. 02-24-2011, 08:38 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by nate_newton View Post
    Very interesting, looking forward to the progress. I'm just about to build a 5 led light for my 3g in the nano contest. You'll like the neutral leds, I'm running them with the royal blues over my first led build experience. I also grew up watching MacGyver, and usually end up modify many things I use.
    Cool! What is your ratio of colors? What are you using for drivers?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Microscope View Post
    Cool! What is your ratio of colors? What are you using for drivers?
    I'm using 2 Meanwell ELN-60-48D drivers, one for the white and one for the blues. 8 Royals and 8 Neutrals. On the nano I'll have 3 Royals, 1 Neutral and 1 Cool White, that may change.
    http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/105158-post31.html
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    Okay! I made a bunch of changes to the original thread and I think it's complete. I may tweek it a little before the contest voting occures, but I'm pretty happy with it now. Check out post #1.
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    This is a really cool DIY Light and anyone following this should be able to do one.
    And one more thing, I enjoyed reading it.
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    Thanks 2pairs! I tried to make it as comprehensive and entertaining as possible.

    If anyone has any questions, suggestions, or wants to point out anything I'm missing feel free to let me know.
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    Thanks 2pairs! I tried to make it as comprehensive and entertaining as possible.

    If anyone has any questions, suggestions, or wants to point out anything I'm missing feel free to let me know.
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    The only suggestion I could make would be a wiring diagram showing how to wire the buck puck and the pot's for dimming.
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    Ooh! Good idea. I'll work on one of those. Thanks!
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    wow! this fixture is amazing! Turned out beautiful
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