coralife 96w CF to LED

[saabtech]

well its my turn to make a conversion thread and in this case i am converting the 96w CF channels in my coralife 492w to LED strips (eliminating the two actinic CF and leaving the two 150 MH)

now for the pics.

[txg8gxp]

Nice, well did the led's show up yet?

[saabtech]

my heat sink......................... $22.50 + $17.00 shipping ~$35.00
(this is the profile and the length is 10 inches)
http://www.heatsinkusa.com/storename/heatsinkusa/ViewDept-263912.aspx
three buckpucks....................$60.00 + $5.00 shipping ~$65.00
http://ledsupply.com/03023-d-e-1000p.php
power supply.........................$15.00 + $?.?? shipping ~$25.00
http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=16854+PS
18 cree LED (12RB&6Wh)........$114.00 + $10.00 shipping~$125.00
and 12 lenses (6-40degree and 6-80 degree) dont know what i will need, lenses will be trial and error.
lenses.................................$15.00-$30.00??.............~$15.00
http://www.nanotuners.com/index.php?cPath=71
a bunch of used fans from allgen off silicon road by I-10 and DeZavala
fans....................................$2.00..... ........................~2.00
total............................................. .....................~$267.00 one side

the only things i have recieved as of now are in this pic.
heatsink, buchpucks, and i picked up some fans.

[saabtech]

time to cut up the heatsink with the old bandsaw.
i am only going to use three of these strips at this point. i am going to mount 6 leds per 10 inch strip. staggering them down the rail.
then i will mount fans some how. (have not completed that idea yet)

[txg8gxp]

You just had to set the beer in the pic huh...hahaha

[txg8gxp]

What did you get for thermal paste?

[txg8gxp]

Any led's yet? It's not even my project and I'm excited. Did you get me any cooling fans? I wanna finish mine too...

[saabtech]

no led's but i got some fans fo' ya'

[txg8gxp]

Any updates? Pics?

[saabtech]

just got the led/s in and going to start the build tonight. it will be late.

[saabtech]

built one 10 inch 6 led strip with fan and all. will post pic tomorrow. i am tired.... cant do anymore.

that thing is stupid bright!!!!

[txg8gxp]

Any new updates?

[saabtech]

sorry the kids are sick, wife is a little sick, fish is a little sick. have not had much time.

[txg8gxp]

Need more pics....Need more pics....Need more pics....

[saabtech]

just a bit. family comes first. i may be able to finish the install tonight.

[saabtech]

ahhhhh. sleeeeepy.....
well i got it riged together, i will need to clean it up before it is "finished" but as of now it works GREAT!

a pic of the 492w coralife all opened up for work.
then i removed the ballast and re-routed the a/c power lead from the ballast to feed my new a/c to d/c 24v converter so it is on the same timer circuit as the remaining 96 CF.
then i laid in the heatsink assemblies with lenes and buckpucks installed. (sorry for the missed pics about building them, its easy just drill and tap, drill and tap, then solder and solder and solder)
then i installed some fans on each end of the fixture. (no pic because i may end up changing that to something more clean)
but i used an 12v 1.5 amp wall wort to power them and again that wall wort is spliced into the same timer as the CF and the LED converter)

[saabtech]

then i assembled and cleaned up and powered up.

pic with only one CF, then pic with led and CF. (leds on 1/2 power)
some are with lenses and some without. the outer most leds have 40degree lenses and then 80 degree lenses and then no lens because the rock work is piled up in the center. (there are two lenses to help support the heatsink on the clear cover)

[saabtech]

pic of the hood installed on the tank and power supply on the side.
then pics of tank dimmers and light shots.:hypnotyized: fist pic is just one CF, and the next pic is with leds added to the CF at 1/2 power.

[hobogato]

wow, those ARE bright! great work

[txg8gxp]

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface or the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the water. And God said,"Let there be light", and there was light. God saw the the light was good.(And Ooo... so good it was, with all the power and intesity of 18 3 watt Cree XR-E high power emitters, Ooo...and it was good)

[saabtech]

Amen!

[jesserettele]

Nice job on the install, looks great! It would be interesting if nothing else is changed what growth differences occur. Thanks for all the step by steps with pics.

[Paul28]

Man those things are bright man thats an awsome build great work !!!

[saabtech]

day one when off without a hitch. everything looks great and still works!
i love the shimmer it puts off and the 1/3 white to blue ratio is perfect for me!
FYI. i only have 17 leds, one of the white ones was involved in a freak collision with the sole of my shoe and did not live through it to shine again. will be placing an order for a replacement and some more lenses.

[txg8gxp]

Nice, I'm still only running the 2 stock fans without any issues at all.

[saabtech]

if you leave it at 3/4 power or below there is next to no heat, and i have a hard time seeing any differance in light!

[txg8gxp]

Agreed..

[Double-O-Zilch]

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface or the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the water. And God said,"Let there be light", and there was light. God saw the the light was good.(And Ooo... so good it was, with all the power and intesity of 18 3 watt Cree XR-E high power emitters, Ooo...and it was good)

No more Dew this late at night for somebody!:applause:

Looks great saabtech.