Yomandude!!!
Active Member
Hey guys and girls!
I have been growing in my tent for some years now. I started off with a SolarFlare 200 with great success then I updated with a Vero29 DIY lamp that I made and lent my solarflare to a friend.
After a couple of years, I took back my SolarFlare and only half of the LEDs are lighting up which leads me to think one of the 2x drivers has burnt out. I would really like to use my solarflare as supplemental lighting in my 4x4 tent with my DIY Vero29s.
Did anyone ever opened up a solarflare lamp? Is it fixable? I have novice to intermediate skills in electronics, I can solder up a DIY lamp without any trouble, but the internal workings of a constant current driver is a mystery to me!
I started by opening the lamp and checked every diode with my multimeter, every single one of them works! so that is good news I suppose.
As for the driver, is it possible to identify the exact piece that is burnt out? Can it be fixed easily with some soldering?
If it can't be fixed, is there any way to maybe replace the driver with an equivalent meanwell driver?
I have the solarflare 200W lamp made with 40x 5w diodes and 2x drivers. It pulls an actual power of 165W at the plug.
Any help would be greatly apprieciated!! I can put up pictures and videos if it is needed.
I have been growing in my tent for some years now. I started off with a SolarFlare 200 with great success then I updated with a Vero29 DIY lamp that I made and lent my solarflare to a friend.
After a couple of years, I took back my SolarFlare and only half of the LEDs are lighting up which leads me to think one of the 2x drivers has burnt out. I would really like to use my solarflare as supplemental lighting in my 4x4 tent with my DIY Vero29s.
Did anyone ever opened up a solarflare lamp? Is it fixable? I have novice to intermediate skills in electronics, I can solder up a DIY lamp without any trouble, but the internal workings of a constant current driver is a mystery to me!
I started by opening the lamp and checked every diode with my multimeter, every single one of them works! so that is good news I suppose.
As for the driver, is it possible to identify the exact piece that is burnt out? Can it be fixed easily with some soldering?
If it can't be fixed, is there any way to maybe replace the driver with an equivalent meanwell driver?
I have the solarflare 200W lamp made with 40x 5w diodes and 2x drivers. It pulls an actual power of 165W at the plug.
Any help would be greatly apprieciated!! I can put up pictures and videos if it is needed.