Out of likes, but appears they are cruising along very well!
Did you make any decisions on the next light project?
iām still rummaging the junk yards trying to find something just right! lol
then we can size everything according to thatā¦lol
@dbrn32 i found some 1/8 in aluminum plate for 1$ a lbā¦
going to check it out later this morning.
iāll keep you posted!
Buy extra, did you see what it was selling for on auction site?
i did not see the priceā¦yea i will buy plentyā¦
i also have a wooden deck to replace on my boatā¦lol
Ha, there ya go!
they did not have any 4by4 sheets leftā¦lady just posted ad last night!
so i got some 3by4 and 2by4 pieces, 70 lbs worth!
And thatās on top of the other aluminum you just ordered! Youāre gonna have to build me one too! Lol
Holy smokes, for $70?
1$ a lb i got enough to re-deck my boat and build some excellent lights!
any leads on wago connectors,and small grommets to run wires through?
Not sure if thereās a menards local to you? But you can buy them in small quantities there for decent price. Not sure if Home Depot or Loweās carry, but I would guess. I bought one of them 100 piece assortments cheap on amazon maybe 2 years ago. But they seem to have gotten a little more expensive.
I snagged grommets from work so havenāt really shopped for them much. I feel like Iāve seen them at most auto parts stores though.
yea,iām going to make this light uniform,without wire nuts and suchā¦
Those wagos are nice for that, they can be glued in place out of the way. Iāve also used terminal strips that should be reasonably found at home improvement or electronic stores. You just have to make sure they are rated for voltage and current youāre using.
on the 280mm strips we use a 700ma driver?
how many strips can be fired with an hlg120h c700a
700ma is max current. I think they would be ok there, but on something like aluminum plate Iād be a little leary of running a lot of them tightly spaced on the plate.
If youāre going with a dimming driver you can throttle back the output current if need be. But Iām not sure youād want to risk designing a light that needs to be run at less than full power? Iām guessing at that too, it could be perfectly fine. But I havenāt set them up like that, so Iām not sure. Iād feel a lot more comfortable in the 350-500ma range. There should be able to mount them side if you wanted. The other option would be going to 700ma, and then potentially setting up a pc fan on top of the plate if it gets a little hot.