DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

2ANONYMOUS

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OK for the life of me i cannot find meanwell HLG 600 36 or 42 c series can someone send me a link as to where i can order these only ones i find is is 24 amp
i want to purchase 2 600's 2 - 240's and 2 185's dimable and make 2 units 1 - 1 - 1 drivers please and thank you
As well i am looking for cobs in 5000 or 6500 k and 3000 K range mixture per unit so online order link or number where i can get all what i need and that accepts Visa
 

Abiqua

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OK for the life of me i cannot find meanwell HLG 600 36 or 42 c series can someone send me a link as to where i can order these only ones i find is is 24 amp
i want to purchase 2 600's 2 - 240's and 2 185's dimable and make 2 units 1 - 1 - 1 drivers please and thank you
As well i am looking for cobs in 5000 or 6500 k and 3000 K range mixture per unit so online order link or number where i can get all what i need and that accepts Visa
Trc Electronics
 

2ANONYMOUS

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what kind of cobs? at what current? that would help.....
i do not know can say i am green at this lol think i need to message some of the big boys and help me figure out WTF i need
but plans were running one 600 a 240 and a 185 but seeing they have 320 maybe go one 600 with a 320 and a 240 but fuck me if i know what a A Series B series or C series means haha
as for cobs i will go with what people are saying is top bins and best choice i guess like i said i would like ?? 3590 6500 k and 3000 K 3590's in a mixed group on panel if it can be done
at first i wanted switchable you know 250 - 600- 1100 or max power etc
but now i really do not give a crap just make it dimable and run a wattage meter at the wall so i know what wattage i dimmed to so again fucking green but will build 3 driver units 2 of them now being 600 , 320 and 240 on one planel and same on other so i can run it against my nano's and see first hand if she will kill a true DE unit then i will place them inbetweeen nanos for future grows as suplimental lighting sure the hell not going to retire 6000 watts of new nano's def-2.jpg
 
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Abiqua

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i do not know can say i am green at this lol think i need to message some of the big boys and help me figure out WTF i need
but plans were running one 600 a 240 and a 185 but seeing they have 320 maybe go one 600 with a 320 and a 240 but fuck me if i know what a A Series B series or C series means haha
as for cobs i will go with what people are saying is top bins and best choice i guess like i said i would like ?? 3590 6500 k and 3000 K 3590's in a mixed group on panel if it can be done
at first i wanted switchable you know 250 - 600- 1100 or max power etc
but now i really do not give a crap just make it dimable and run a wattage meter at the wall so i know what wattage i dimmed to so again fucking green but will build 3 driver units 2 of them now being 600 , 320 and 240 on one planel and same on other so i can run it against my nano's and see first hand if she will kill a true DE unit then i will place them inbetweeen nanos for future grows as suplimental lighting sure the hell not going to retire 6000 watts of new nano's View attachment 3577427

A series has a internally adjustable Pot for dimming down to 50%
B uses 10v signal or 100k Pot, to dim from 100-10%
C series are Custom and ordered accordingly, I believe they offer timed variables, which is easily done with a Seperate IC and not worth the cost imho.....

Who are these big boy's? you speak of :)

You should give a crap, building a light requires awareness.... You sound more than capable.
 

2ANONYMOUS

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thanks and yes i will give a crap lol,, i just want to get parts and what have you at my finger tips already its the searching and figuring out that is pissing me off almost ready to click add to your basket then back out cause not sure is that what i really need if you catch m drift as for big boys i mean realstyles haha like fuck not a chance real people like like Rahz ,, SPL the ones reaally making a dent and catching the eyes of hid growers like my self
But most importantly i can then say to the ones that talk the talk with out even owning one WTF right and being 1160 true Cob wattage what a better side by side with 1150 De unit
this will be a true guage in overall performance she better pull 2.75 - 3 pounds first run or i be pissed with documented grow
 

wietefras

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But most importantly i can then say to the ones that talk the talk with out even owning one WTF right and being 1160 true Cob wattage what a better side by side with 1150 De unit
this will be a true guage in overall performance she better pull 2.75 - 3 pounds first run or i be pissed with documented grow
I also did a trial run like that. I used Gavita 1000W Pro (boosted to 1150W) and I would get 2.75 pounds per light. With a 400W Cree CXB3070 1.4A fixture I got 30% more yield per watt.

Although in a large grow it would make sense to keep the light levels similar and then it would come down to using a lower total wattage of COBs. So in fact your yield wouldn't go up (much), but instead your electricity costs would go down.
 
Hello, I have a question about timers. I'm starting my 2nd cabinet build 4'(t)x4'(w)x2'(d)flower cab. Lighting will be 6 cxb 3590 3500k 36v, driver is a hlg-240h-c1050b, passive cooled with heatsink USA (2 bars). 32"(t)x 24"(d)x18"(w)veg chamber. Lighting will be 2 cxb 3590 5000k 36v, driver hlg-60h-c700b, with heatsink USA cooling. and 18"(t)x24"(w)x24"(d), light will be 2 18" 15w tubes for the seed and clone chamber.

I will be running 3 6" clip fans, 1 4" fan with carbon filter, 1 heat mat, and a typhoon controller from steves LEDs to control the dimming (http://shop.stevesleds.com/Typhon-Typhoon-LED-Controller-8794102479.htm). So my question is will the typhoon controller act as the timer when dimmed to 0? Would this be bad for the driver? What timer options are there for a high v driver? All I seem to be able to find are 110v options like the Titan controllers.

Any help would be appreciated.
 

Fastslappy

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I've got 12 CXB 3590's on the way ,it sounded like a nice number to start with
If you were doing a array with 12 what are the meanwells that will run them @ 50%
so I need pwr supplies with the best watts per cost for the meanwells is what I'm looking at & most efficient
i'd rather save power & buy more cobs is my mission
I'd shy away from a single meanwell because if I go the bar route i'd be a pia
multiple meanys are better
I know what I want but my headspins on the meanwell page ,looking for drivers to fill that want
can anyone point me in the direction
I run a on the grid solar array so efficiency is doubly important to me
as the solar array is paid off 10 years ago
 

Harpman1

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I've got 12 CXB 3590's on the way ,it sounded like a nice number to start with
If you were doing a array with 12 what are the meanwells that will run them @ 50%
so I need pwr supplies with the best watts per cost for the meanwells is what I'm looking at & most efficient
i'd rather save power & buy more cobs is my mission
I'd shy away from a single meanwell because if I go the bar route i'd be a pia
multiple meanys are better
I know what I want but my headspins on the meanwell page ,looking for drivers to fill that want
can anyone point me in the direction
I run a on the grid solar array so efficiency is doubly important to me
as the solar array is paid off 10 years ago
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mean-Well/ELG-100-C700B/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMt5PRBMPTWcaYoJ2bKEch7DHwN9Z9%2byzz6X%2bhiuKlqb9Q==
 

nogod_

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3 x hlg-185h-c700b

Link

I've got 12 CXB 3590's on the way ,it sounded like a nice number to start with
If you were doing a array with 12 what are the meanwells that will run them @ 50%
so I need pwr supplies with the best watts per cost for the meanwells is what I'm looking at & most efficient
i'd rather save power & buy more cobs is my mission
I'd shy away from a single meanwell because if I go the bar route i'd be a pia
multiple meanys are better
I know what I want but my headspins on the meanwell page ,looking for drivers to fill that want
can anyone point me in the direction
I run a on the grid solar array so efficiency is doubly important to me
as the solar array is paid off 10 years ago
 

nogod_

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I've actually been wondering about solar powered cobs.

If power from a solar panel is already DC could you not get away with running power from a panel to something to regulate voltage/current and then just plug in your string?

Then you wouldn't need to buy any meanwells at all. Or an inverter for than matter.

I've got 12 CXB 3590's on the way ,it sounded like a nice number to start with
If you were doing a array with 12 what are the meanwells that will run them @ 50%
so I need pwr supplies with the best watts per cost for the meanwells is what I'm looking at & most efficient
i'd rather save power & buy more cobs is my mission
I'd shy away from a single meanwell because if I go the bar route i'd be a pia
multiple meanys are better
I know what I want but my headspins on the meanwell page ,looking for drivers to fill that want
can anyone point me in the direction
I run a on the grid solar array so efficiency is doubly important to me
as the solar array is paid off 10 years ago
 
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