Help with Electrical work on Lights

[tunicata]

Hey Folks,
I have had an idea for my dream light set up which needs to be a DIY project.

I have 2 different fixtures and a DIY fixture of sorts/random parts that should go together...but I am scared to put it all together AND THEN PLUG IT IN!!! More detailed info on what I'm trying to do will come to the person that I end up working with. Essentially, if you ever put together your own LED with ballast wiring, etc you should be fine. I blew out LEDs on my first attempt (bad soldering...).

Lol, so, I'd rather not die and break over $1000 worth of equipment in one fell swoop.

So, if you can either come over to my home in BK (5mins from Pratt Uni if you didn't come to my place on the tank tour earlier in the year) or I can go to yours that'd be great.

I actually have flexibility where I can do this on a work day too during the day or night or weekend. I just need to schedule us at least a week in advance to be able to negotiate with my work schedule.

If you can help me with this before the week of the 22nd that'd be sooo sweet.
I'm not yet sure if I'll be out of town for DOE winter break or not.

 

[Bilk]

Hey William, I'll have some free time after the holidays, if that works for you. Things are pretty filled up schedule wide right now. I'm not an electrician, but I think I could help.

 

[tunicata]

Sweet, thanks Bill! After the holidays works. I'll use the time to pull the rest of the peices together and make a sketch of the canopy too.
It'll be fun!

 

[jarrett shark]

If you need help and if I can make it same day as Bill I also can help or even hang out

 

[tunicata]

Definitely! I have to get the materials for the floating canopy afterward building it. I think I should wait until I see the real depth and size of this build. Dont want to waste money.

I want to see if I'll need to hang this. The tank already has metal posts on back to hang all fixtures and I dont think I can take them off withiut emptying the tank. So it's likely I have to build something that hangs.

 

[Bilk]

Hey William, let me know when you're ready to start this. I'm somewhat freed up from things at this point.