HLG-600H-54B RC+ lead

pulpoinspace

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #1

looking at the HLG-600H-54B for a build i'm working on and i saw these RC+(brown) and RC-&GND(black) and +5Vse(Yellow) leads

i'm new to electronics and I haven't seen them on any of the smaller drivers I've worked with

can someone please explain what they are and what to they do?

thanks in advance

 

maxlev

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #2

that had me scratching head yesterday
even had a perv at the pdf & that did not help
radio control?

 

Airwalker16

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #3

Those leads are there I think for a 5V dimmer like an arduino or something

 

shimbob

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #4

Remote control on/off, its in the specs.

 

GBAUTO

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #5

^^^ this.
It allows you to use an external switch to turn the driver on and off.

 

pulpoinspace

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #6

Sounds interesting. Anyone know where I can read more about how to do that?

 

shimbob

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #7

Hlg-600 specs
http://www.meanwell.com/webapp/product/search.aspx?prod=hlg-600h

 

pulpoinspace

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #8

REMOTE ON/OFF CONTROL
Power on : "High" >2 ~ 5V or Open circuit Power off : "Low" <0 ~ 0.5V or Short circuit

5V STANDBY
5V: 5V@0.5A ; tolerance
5%, ripple : 100mVp-p(max.)


idk what it all means

 

shimbob

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #9

Connect the RC+ and RC- wires together, ie short them, driver goes into standby. Disconnect them, ie open them, driver turns on.
The other stuff regarding various voltages is just another way of doing the same thing.

 

Randomblame

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #10

Yeah, much easier as to use an external relay like with all other HLG drivers. One can also use dimmer knobs with build-in on/off switch. Its a nice feature and I realy miss it on all the other HLG-series drivers.

 

pulpoinspace

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #11

so, if im using a potentiometer like the one from rapid i just use the regular dim leads, ignore those leads and keep them tucked away?

 

Randomblame

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• Oct 11, 2018

• #12

pulpoinspace said:

so, if im using a potentiometer like the one from rapid i just use the regular dim leads, ignore those leads and keep them tucked away?

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Yepp, only make sure the RC wires are not connected. I would use a heatshrink tubing or some iso tape and then hide them. But you can also connect them to a simple on/off switch.