This light is really nice but that driver is so damn hot it’s making me nervous. It replaced the old style Mars lights with the fans built in and I’m pondering putting those blurples back in although I don’t want to. I may try a fan specifically for the driver. The Amazon ad said the driver is MeanWell but mine came with one that is MarsHydro brand. Are these drivers supposed to get too hot to touch?
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please do not worry, Mars Hydro Team has upgraded SP 3000 led grow light in 2022. The newest driver comes with a mars hydro logo.
And the new driver has a higher quality and longer lifespan:
1. High efficiency, up to 95%
2. The components are made of high-quality materials, with stronger heat dissipation. And the temp of the driver is lower than 60℃.
3. with a longer lifespan
4. stronger safety and more reliable, and it has passed the corresponding safety certification: ETL, CE...
5. It is specially customized for mars hydro led lights, which is more suitable.
Why not use the 300W Meanwell power supply? There are the following reasons:
1. The power of this Meanwell power supply cannot be adjusted too high when the voltage is low, it will reduce the lifespan.
2. When the current is too large, the heat generated by the internal components increases. It is easy to trigger over-temperature protection and burn out the power supply.
The newest driver is more suitable for mars hydro led lights. Hope you will like it.
Hope the above information is good for you and hope we could do some help for you.
We are here to help.
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