Wide spectrum LED build: ALL IN

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  1. exactlyobp

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  2. Jmblec2

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    looks real good.
     
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  3. exactlyobp

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    Thanks!
     
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  4. exactlyobp

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    All in!

    The turquoise came late a few days ago.

    -RB 60%
    -CW 50%
    -NW 60%
    -Blue+UVs+Turquoise
    [​IMG]
    As seen in the pic, the turquoise side spillage is pretty bad. The turquoises werent supposed to need lenses since the beam is 60deg, but Ive been looking for lenses to block out the spillage.

    Here, you can see the colors of each diodes.
    [​IMG]
     
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  5. mati_L

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    I love it !!! It looks amazing the new color add makes a nice difference... By the way I got my LEDs figured out ! I can run blues and rb on the same string
     
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    Very nice, congrats, good luck on finding optics. Really like your ideas behind this build.
     
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  7. exactlyobp

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    Mike @ Rapid helped you out, right? He's really cool.

    I recommend you to make a mock up before the build. It helped me brainstorming the placement idea!
     
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  8. exactlyobp

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    Thanks, John!! Im really happy how it turned out and looks (pretty much) exactly what I was hoping to accomplish when I was designing this build.
    Im not really worried about finding the optics tho, since they're bunch of them on eBay :)
     
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    Did you use lenses on the uv's? I know they are supposed to be 60 degree as well.

    Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
     
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    No as of now, the 420nm (UV) dont have optics. But when I get the optics for the turquoise, I might put them on as well. I cant really see the spillage of the 420nm, doesnt mean its not there.
     
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