Inverted poles between driver and led, what did it cause?

[guerreiroweed]

Yes, I did it, Luckily with only one out of 4 drivers, very happy for choosing to get 1 driver for each cob, I've connected it the right way and still no sign, just a small pop in the driver, did I burn the led or the driver by doing this, also is there a way to fix it? I've read somewhere that for leds being diodes they won't turn on in inverted poles, so they weren't suppose to burn, what leads me to think that it might me the driver, any ideas?

 

[Airwalker16]

Yes, I did it, Luckily with only one out of 4 drivers, very happy for choosing to get 1 driver for each cob, I've connected it the right way and still no sign, just a small pop in the driver, did I burn the led or the driver by doing this, also is there a way to fix it? I've read somewhere that for leds being diodes they won't turn on in inverted poles, so they weren't suppose to burn, what leads me to think that it might me the driver, any ideas?

Drivers toast.

 

[1212ham]

I have reversed polarity several times since I don't worry about it, never caused any problems.

 

[nfhiggs]

I have reversed polarity several times since I don't worry about it, never caused any problems.

Yeah, I'm thinking you unknowingly did more than just reverse polarity (which ordinarily should not hurt anything), you may have momentarily shorted the leads.

 

[1212ham]

I think I've shorted the output before without damage. Don't Meanwells have short circuit protection?

 

[nfhiggs]

I think I've shorted the output before without damage. Don't Meanwells have short circuit protection?

Short circuit protection is never 100% reliable.

 

[Goerilla]

I think I've shorted the output before without damage. Don't Meanwells have short circuit protection?

Mine does. I was so fucking stupid to wire mine to a switch in a way that it shorted the output.
I was sure it was ruined but when i got it right it worked anyway, happy man after that!

Rilla.