Pulling my hair out!!! LED Drivers

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by Drboomson, Jan 6, 2014.

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  1. Drboomson

    Drboomson Flamingo Tongue

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    So im looking into getting apex controller and currently have Ecoxotic Panoramas...i know my drivers wont work and i know that the eln-60-24b do work but the problem is i have 10 modules with the probability of adding 2 more and don't feel like having 4 different drivers as i have limited outlets unless i daisey chain...so in turn im looking at getting a 100w driver (96W total on each/16w per module) ie HLG-100H-24B but now the problem is the they are 4A a piece and the apex only supports 15A total on one power strip. so my question is if i get a driver that is rated at 30v and its CONSTANT CURRENT REGION is a 15v-30v with only 3.2A will this work? ive been trying to understand this stuff but i jsut keep getting headaches. the chart ive been looking at is http://www.meanwell.com/search/HLG-100H/HLG-100H-spec.pdf

    Ive tried asking ecoxotic but i think my question is confusing.

    If anyone understands please help me out, my head is killing me.
     
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  3. Drboomson

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    and now reading other posts people are saying 180w of total lights is less than 2A so why does the driver say 4A...ugh i hate this
     
  4. Kordova

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    You're reading output of the drivers. (The amperage you'd be running the LED's) Look at input... States it draws 1.2A@115v
     
  5. Drboomson

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    annnnnd im an idiot thank you very much sir...u just made my night lol
     
  6. Kordova

    Kordova Astrea Snail

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    To be honest data sheets are rather confusing, especially when the add multiple items.

    A tip when daisy-chaining strings would be to use fast acting fuses on each string to prevent over driving the LEDs in case an LED burns out, otherwise the remanding current will over drive the other strings and possibly burn out the LEDs.

    Always attach the inline fuse as close as possible to the driver itself.

    Cheers.