Quick question on UV LEDs in DIY setup

[Coelli]

I'm about to replace a strip of 6 LEDs with 4 UV, 1 Red, 1 Green (two UV on each end, RG in the middle).

RapidLED has 400-410nm and 410-420nm LEDs. Should I order two of each and put one of each on each end, or order all four the same and if so which ones? I honestly don't know the difference. Thanks!

 

[jedimasterben]

IMHO ignore the red and green, use warm white and lime instead, you'll be much happier overall.

I'm not sure what violet LEDs that Rapid is on now. The ones I saw they were selling last had pathetic output.

Actually, I just looked. Their violets are now ~750mW flux at 700mA, which is MUCH better than the garbage they used to sell, but their 'total spectrum' violet is still the stupidly low flux version, not worth its weight as scrap.

 

[Coelli]

Oh well, already got and installed the R/G/UV. That said, this was a semi-temporary "fix" for the initial blue overload and at some point I may replace more of them (still have 12x RB and 12x CW).

 

[jedimasterben]

Awww poop. Saw you didn't have any replies so I figured I'd chime in, but I'm too late to save you from the disco party! I can still save you from the cool white cult, though! Repent, and ye shalt be saved!!

 

[Coelli]

Awww poop. Saw you didn't have any replies so I figured I'd chime in, but I'm too late to save you from the disco party! I can still save you from the cool white cult, though! Repent, and ye shalt be saved!!

Haha! I appreciate it. I'm not a fan of cool white anyway, when I replaced all of the lights in our motorhome I picked the natural white and would definitely consider that for the tank in the future.

I decided to see how the R/G/UV went without lenses... and now have 80° lenses on the way. That was some serious disco, though my daughter loves the rainbows when that strip is turned all the way up.