My $20 DIY fixture

My $20 DIY fixture#281880

By hollyhock -  Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:57 pm
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- Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:57 pm #281880

I decided to change the lighting for my Helis. I bought this 4 bulb vanity bar light and converted it to be able to plug it in. Cost $14.99. I had a reflector made at my local gutter and siding store for $5.
I plan to use 4 Sunblaster 13 W 6400k CFL bulbs... I think I will have to wear shades in G2...

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By KategoricalKarnivore -  Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:48 pm
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- Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:48 pm #281887

Awesome. I like rigging up stuff for my own use. Nice job.

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By SundewWolf -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:06 am
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:06 am #281901

How many lumens are those sunblaster cfls? I might get some for my own DIY cfl set up.

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281904

By hollyhock -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:32 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:32 pm #281904

1,100 lumens each and 10,000 hour life....

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281909

By HeliamphoraWalnut -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:00 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:00 pm #281909

How much did each of those sunblasters cost?

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281911

By hollyhock -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:08 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:08 pm #281911

They have a 4 pack deal for $26 on Amazon. So a little more than $6 each but very well worth it IMO... I currently use the 26 watt sunblaster CFL bulbs in my space bucket and get great results. So my entire light setup with bulbs $46...

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281914

By boarderlib -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:22 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:22 pm #281914

How much heat do they put out? I need to get another light setup, and I like trying different lights. Not to mention the price tag is pretty nice too, especially if it's efficient.

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281915

By hollyhock -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:58 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:58 pm #281915

Borderlib. Here is a great chart...
http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html
By the looks of it comparing a 13 watt CFL to a 60 watt incandescent bulb the heat in BTU is less than half...so not very hot...not to mention the cost savings to run CFL bulbs... energy efficiency = saving $$$$...

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281918

By boarderlib -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:42 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:42 pm #281918

Thank you for the informative link. It looks very promising. I may have to snag a similar fixture and see how well I like them.

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281919

By boarderlib -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:44 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:44 pm #281919

Do you have any pics of how the reflectors look/function?

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281920

By hollyhock -  Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:45 pm
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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:45 pm #281920

Best thing next to sunshine...

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281943

By hollyhock -  Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:39 am
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- Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:39 am #281943

Here are my vft stalk strikes from this summer. Grown under a 26w sunblaster CFL...

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281969

By hollyhock -  Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:01 pm
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- Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:01 pm #281969

All hooked up...The package listed the lumens at 900 each so my earlier post of 1100 was information I read on the internet..

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281971

By boarderlib -  Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:07 pm
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- Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:07 pm #281971

The color on those VFT's. Impressive! I'll definitely look at picking up some of those bulbs.

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Re: My $20 DIY fixture#281972

By erikHIplants -  Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:02 pm
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- Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:02 pm #281972

hollyhock wrote:All hooked up...The package listed the lumens at 900 each so my earlier post of 1100 was information I read on the internet..

That looks spectacular for the price!

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