Building An LED Grow Light Set For Your Indoor Garden
Purchasing an LED grow light can be expensive. Sometimes you can cut back on your overall costs by simply making one yourself. The project itself will take several hours if you aren’t experienced, and perhaps more if you aren’t normally handy at creating new things.
The first thing to do is to get all of the tools and parts. You will need some sort of box to hold the lights in place. You can use a large plastic tub you find at general stores if needed. Find a power supply that supports 10 volts, blue and red LED lights to fill the compartment, wire, and then if needed a couple transistors and resistors.
The planning process will require that you have graph paper and some knowledge on how electronics work. You need to create a circuit that puts the LED lights in parallel with a resistor, or combination of resistors, in order to keep the current at a safe level. You will also need to use a transistor to create a button that will control the on and off state for the system, as well as the actual button itself. Solder is also a necessary component.
You can do two things once you go to the building step. You can get a solderless board and use it, or you can test your design on this board and then build a real circuit board. If you want the easiest solution, and don’t mind that your circuit is going to be flimsy, the solderless board is fine. Otherwise you will need to build your own circuit with solder to make a more durable circuit.
The plastic tub mentioned earlier is to fix your circuit inside of. It will provide a natural directional spotlight that allows you to direct the flow of light to a fixed area. Without it, the LED lights would illuminate the entire room and this may not be desirable. You can skip the plastic tub if this won’t be a problem, and if the room is just for indoor gardening, it shouldn’t be a problem at all.
Once entirely complete, you should start looking on ways to improve your design. For instance, some make the mistake of using green LED lights, when in fact you only need blue and red to fuel the right source of energy to plants. You can also increase the efficiency of your circuit if you find it is consuming too much energy.
In Conclusion
There are stores that sell these sets and kits already, so look into buying an already made LED growth system. You will save time, and maybe even money if you aren’t an expert at electronics technology. Shipping is also fast- so you can have it delivered in just days.
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