LED retrofit

[eklikewhoa]

I don't drink that stuff.... never really understood the whole craze.

[madehtsobi]

I don't like wires.

U really want lifetime supply? Haha I don't even touch it anymore




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[eklikewhoa]

effing worthless...

Yeah I could, for lifetime supply of tapioca.

[madehtsobi]

so u wanna do it for me? haha

[eklikewhoa]

wasn't too hard, just had to find the different polarities since there is a three position switch on the light and run it off the correct ones on the circuit board.

From there I just ran an extra length of wire to the opposite side of the fixture and trimmed down some of the metal spacer so I could mount the LED against the light since the thickness of the LED fits the housing perfectly but only if the board and reflector/spacer is pushed to one side.

[madehtsobi]

how hard to install master?

i hate wiring and electrical

wanna do for me?? =)

[eklikewhoa]

I have one installed in each of my 18" single bright fixture and both 18" on my 72" tank.

I can take a vid to compare if needed.

[eklikewhoa]

These 1w IMO blow the marineland out the water!

The single 1w I have installed is comparable to the whole 18" single bright fixture and it puts out the true shimmer in comparison. The fixture's shimmer ability is almost non-existent.

[madehtsobi]

lol...ur fast!

i have my single marineland led 18"....hmmmm

[madehtsobi]

do you know how these leds are compared to the marineland leds?

[eklikewhoa]

epo doesnt have anything cheaper?

They have the regular little LEDs like what you find for car bulbs or similar to the Marineland single brights but nothing on par with these.

[eklikewhoa]

compared to what some of the crappy LED fixtures are going for and even compared to what it would cost to DIY a MH set up I think this by far is best bang for the buck.

[madehtsobi]

epo doesnt have anything cheaper?

[cichlid1409]

$2 is more like it. 100.....Do it bro!

[eklikewhoa]

I've found a source that cuts cost down to $2ea for these 1wLED with heatsink installed and pre-wired on a reel of 50.

I'm thinking if that's one LED imagine what 25 on each side of the center brace would do! or even better yet 50 on each side.