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.

Perhaps the hardest part is going to be planning out the design of the circuit you are making. You will need to learn some basic electronics technology theory if you aren’t keen on how to assemble a basic circuit. You will need to learn how many ohms of resistance you need to take the current down to a usable level. You will also need to learn how to use a transistor to make a basic switching circuit.

You will need two things during the building phase. It’s nice to get a solderless circuit board to test the circuit and see if it works. That way you don’t waste your time building something that was flawed from the start. The circuit board is the next phase, in which you use solder to connect all the points. You could just use the solderless board if you wanted, but it would be less sturdy.

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.

Upgrading your circuit is a fine idea once you finish it. If your indoor operation is large, you will probably be making several of these circuits. If you can streamline the process once you find a design you like, you can take as little as 10-15 minutes to make an entire set. You could have lighting for your entire garden in just an hour!

Final Thoughts

Making your own growth light is not recommended if you aren’t aware of electronics technology. Instead you should look into buying your own growth light from a trusted Internet dealer. That way you have a sure product that won’t break down.

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