Meanwell 600w driver hookup help.

[Armyofsprout]

That stuff from Home Depot isn’t rated for very high voltage so good thing you’re in parallel.

Yeah I ordered some silver solid 18awg wire that should be coming today and I'll redo the wiring. I just didn't wanna solder and i couldn't find the solid silver kind in store up here. The copper seems to be working fine. I just put it together to test that everything was working, which it is. I haven't tried keeping it on longer than a minute tho because I haven't hung it yet but I'll most likely rewire tonight.

 

[Renfro]

That stuff from Home Depot isn’t rated for very high voltage so good thing you’re in parallel.

A lot of thermostat wire is rated for 150 volts, some higher grade plenum rated cable is insulated for 300 volts but you won't find that at home depot.

 

[Renfro]

It's the insulation of the wire that determines voltage rating. The gauge of the conductor determines the current rating (amps).

 

[Armyofsprout]

It's the insulation of the wire that determines voltage rating. The gauge of the conductor determines the current rating (amps).

That's for that info! I'll definitely rewire it before hookup then. I checked the new wire I ordered and it says it's good for 300v so yeaaaaa let me change it out.

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[Renfro]

Just make sure the amperage doesn't exceed the wire gauge.

 

[Armyofsprout]

Just make sure the amperage doesn't exceed the wire gauge.

I think the thickest guage the boards take is 18awg if I'm not mistaken but all I could find in solid wire online was 22awg. But the specs from HLG states 18-22awg I believe