Optimal coverage and energy, when used on planting beds, requires the use
of bars mounted side by side and end to end. With each bar 1 1/2″ wide and 22″
long, this layout puts bars on 3″ centers with ends touching. The bars have a DC
power connector on each end that allows power to flow through the bar for
connection to another bar. The limit on this “chaining” is 4 bars in a series. There
are a wide variety of power supplies available for use in chaining. For simple setups,
you can just swap out the wall plug supplies for a single large supply without any
additional cost. For larger setups, LED Grow Master can provide large supplies that
will power many strings of 4 bars easily. Most of these power supplies will work on
both 120vac and 240vac. When operated on 240vac, the cost of operation drops
about 40% over the same setup running on 120vac. More options are available if
would like to run “off the grid” using solar/battery setups. .
LED Grow Master supplies commercial power supplies for larger setups.
Our best value unit is 960 watts, which is about 100 Pro-5 bars. It’s light weight
and electronic, so it’s not affected too much by the weight or price of copper.
Commercial growers “should” use 3-phase power. The commercial power supplies
we feature are 92% efficient, compared to only 80% for single-phase type units.
Ideally, one should run our products on photovoltaic or wind power, as our products
are the only plant growing option for operating off the grid. Efficiency relates to
how much energy is lost during the convert from AC to DC, something which most
commercial growers are sensitive to.
For larger commercial setups requiring 1000 or more bars you have the
option of special bar to bar cables as will as engineering drawings needed to show
bar mounting and power drops. –CEO Solar Oasis