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    LED Constant voltage driver wiring question?

    Hi Rollitup, I've purchased myself some 24v Samsung Led strips along with a "ELG-200-24" and was wonderin if i could wire them in parallel like this? as they have 2 sets of molex connectors on each strip 2x negative and 2x positive. (im thinkin this will reduce the amount of wire connectors? is...
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    Fucking Cheap Shit Coco Coir :(

    Okay so im having some issues after many years using coco.... i normally buy Canna Products, and have had no issues in the past with Canna's Coco.... recently i went to my local store, only to find no Canna Coco, so i asked the guy what would be the next best thing and he pointed to a bag of...
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    Large whiteboard for LED STRIP heatsink

    Hey guys I got this large white board like what you see in classrooms etc, and was wondering if it would be suitable for a heatsink for a bunch of Samsung 2 foot strips, it measures about 1.2metres X 2 metres long, it looks to be made from unpainted galvanised sheet metal on the back and...
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    Very Top Bud Leaves Clawing, Rest of Plant Looks Fine???

    Hey Riu, Ive had this happen a couple of times, and never correctly diagnosed what is going on. This is what my parameters have been lately, TEMP : 25c-28c HUMIDITY : 60-70% LIGHT CYCLE : 12/12 LIGHT CONFIGURATION : 960W mix of high quality cree jb3030 and nichia 757 diodes. TOTAL SPACE : 4X8...
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    Led Strips Stay Slightly Lit when Timer Goes Out?

    Hey Riu, Just noticed a problem with a recent build using 10 x Cree JB series Strips that i recently bought from cutter electronics, i have these currently mounted to a large 1000mm x 600 mm x 25mm Aluminium sheet, with a ELG-240-48 running all the strips in parralel for around 500ma per...
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    Thermal adhesive tape

    Hi Riu, I'm wondering if anyone has tried to unstick their led strips from the heatsink when using thermal adhesive tape, is there anyway to safely remove the strips without damaging them? I kinda stuck em down in the wrong spot and can't move them now
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    0-10v PWM Dimming?

    Hey RIU, Been looking around for a couple dimmers for some leds, im currently trying to dim a MeanWell XLG-240-H-AB, https://www.arrow.com/en/products/xlg-240-h-ab/mean-well-enterprises This driver is a 3-in-1 dimming driver that will allow 0-10v - PWM/POT/RESISTOR. I have found a cheap PWM...
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    DC-DC Buck Converter?

    Hi there rollitup, I was just wondering if a meanwell DC-DC buck converter can be used in a constant current application, I currently have 2 x "vero29 SE" connected to a meanwell HLG-240-C1400 power supply. With this current setup the power supply is not using the maximum amount of voltage for...
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    Soldered led strip safety question!

    Okay so i was wondering if I should put some silicone or something on the soldered areas of the Led Strips that I bought from cutter before they changed to the solderless push in wago connectors. These strips have a red and black wire pre-soldered to the led strips positive and negative contact...
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    Thermal adhesive tape?

    So I'm wondering with led strips like Bridgelux EB strips, or Cutter's cree/nichia strips and they dont seem to have any mounting holes, and ive seen they are usually taped or glued with thermal compound/tape? My main question is how long would the thermal adhesive tape last? Will they slide...
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    Looking for some Maggic BEANS!

    Hey rollitup, glad to be a part of your wonderful community, that being said I am looking for some Magic beans to test my greenthumb. does anyone have any reccomendations? would need shipping to Australia. I was looking at sannies gear and wanted to try out the Peyote Pancake! but...
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    QB288 LM561C from KingBrite @ alibaba

    Hi Rollitup Community, I have been looking for a couple new leds, I currently own some vero29's and some cxb3590s, but lately the newer tech looks really nice, and ive found that kingbrite has some amazing deals on the Quantum Boards.. I Am very interested in buying some of them.. my main...
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    Need help deciding on which led strips to use

    I'm looking to light a 4x4 area with a fairly tight budget, was looking at quantum boards but since I don't live in the USA the shipping costs are a bit pricey.. So ive been looking at the Samsung F series strips but unsure which ones im supposed to be looking for lol...as they have so many...
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    5000k quantum boards for veg/flower?

    currently HLG has some cheap QB's that im looking at, but the main thing I was wondering is.. has anyone here tried flowering under 5000k leds? I can currently get [2x heatsinks and 2x QB's with 5000k spectrum] for $99 wich is a great deal, the next best deal is [2x heatsinks and 2x QB's with...
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