DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

hehehemann

hehehemann

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My 4 wire fan is blue, yellow, red and black. Would that be different than the 4 wire you linked to?
The fan/cooler says for intel chips but is showing the AMD colours. I'm still a little confused now, do I go by the color chart of intel or amd?


As I don know what I'm doing as far as which wires to connect with the Arctic 11 plus should I just buy one of these and its all plug and play?
http://www.amazon.com/100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter-splitter/dp/B00QUCIQSK
 
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chatoo123

chatoo123

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Does anyone no about the 160 watt inventronics with 4 40 watt 0.7 amp outputs would this work for veto 29's an 2530's
 
kmog33

kmog33

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chatoo123 said:
Does anyone no about the 160 watt inventronics with 4 40 watt 0.7 amp outputs would this work for veto 29's an 2530's
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Yes it does. I have that exact driver. I think it could possibly run 2 of the Vero 18s I forgot what the max output v is but it can run any 30-36 v cob pee output at least.


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Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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welight said:
Hi Guys
Just dropped the hammer on 20 of these to play with
400 watt
max 286Volt, will drive 8 CXB3590 at 50 watt each
1400ma
0-10/resistive dim
AUD167.25 ea(USD120.24 ea)
http://www.cutter.com.au/proddetail.php?prod=cut2893
not sure if that works for everyone but good value
Cheers
Mark
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Omg that's fucking bad ass. Wish it was a 600w driver though at 72watts and 2100mA :P or at least 500watts at 64watts each at 1750mA.
 
alesh

alesh

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hehehemann said:
My 4 wire fan is blue, yellow, red and black. Would that be different than the 4 wire you linked to?
The fan/cooler says for intel chips but is showing the AMD colours. I'm still a little confused now, do I go by the color chart of intel or amd?


As I don know what I'm doing as far as which wires to connect with the Arctic 11 plus should I just buy one of these and its all plug and play?
http://www.amazon.com/100-240v-Molex-Power-Adapter-splitter/dp/B00QUCIQSK
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Sorry if I misled you. No matter the version, pin #1 is black and it's ground. Next to it is +12V (probably red in your case).
 
hehehemann

hehehemann

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alesh said:
Sorry if I misled you. No matter the version, pin #1 is black and it's ground. Next to it is +12V (probably red in your case).
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All good, you couldn't mislead when I was already lost. I think I will be all good from here. Thanks for providing more knowledge :)
 
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Chuff420

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Hey All,

Hopefully this is a good place to ask this question as it's related to powering COBs.

I plan on running 4 x CXB3590 @ 1.4A using an HLG-185H-C1400B Driver. I wish to mount the driver about 3-4 metres from the canopy where the COBs will be mounted. Will 18AWG Silicone Wire be suitable for this distance, or should I go with 16AWG?

The stuff I'm thinking of getting is either:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/18AWG-Silicone-Wire-Cable-for-RC-LIPO-By-The-Metre-/171795051542?var=&hash=item27ffc87416:m:mk_ELzPaB3GNfpK4Ir1K-lA

or

http://www.jaycar.com.au/Wire,-Cable-&-Accessories/Hookup-&-Power-Cable/General-Purpose-Hookup/Heavy-Duty-Silicone-Hook-Up-Wire-10m-Handy-Pack-Red/p/WH3035

Also, is a fuse advisable in the DC circuit, and if so what size?

Any additional advice appreciated.

Thanks.
 
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Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Home Depot has sprinkler wire with 3,5,7,&10 color versions. Just go get the 7 version. It's all 18g Solid core, can be bought by the foot, and has all the colors you need to keep things straight. Blue,red,white,yellow,green,black, and brown. It's one single black casing around them, but once you cut it off, they're all there for your use. I can't think of a better option. Keeping wires their appropriate colors is a VERY useful thing while extending them out.
 
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Chuff420

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Airwalker16 said:
Home Depot has sprinkler wire with 3,5,7,&10 color versions. Just go get the 7 version. It's all 18g Solid core, can be bought by the foot, and has all the colors you need to keep things straight. Blue,red,white,yellow,green,black, and brown. It's one single black casing around them, but once you cut it off, they're all there for your use. I can't think of a better option. Keeping wires their appropriate colors is a VERY useful thing while extending them out.
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Thanks Airwalker,

Forgot to mention, again, I'm in Australia, so we don't have a Home Depot, we have a Bunnings.

You say "solid core". Does this mean the stranded silicone stuff I have linked to above is not suitable and the correct wire should be solid core?

I would also like to know if 18AWG wire will be suitable if I mount the driver 3-4 metres away from the COB string? I don't know if there will be losses over this distance.

And finally, I'd like to put a fuse in the DC output of the driver. What fuses are other people using or is a fuse not needed?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm just learning like everyone else.

Thanks for your help.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Chuff420 said:
Thanks Airwalker,

Forgot to mention, again, I'm in Australia, so we don't have a Home Depot, we have a Bunnings.

You say "solid core". Does this mean the stranded silicone stuff I have linked to above is not suitable and the correct wire should be solid core?

I would also like to know if 18AWG wire will be suitable if I mount the driver 3-4 metres away from the COB string? I don't know if there will be losses over this distance.

And finally, I'd like to put a fuse in the DC output of the driver. What fuses are other people using or is a fuse not needed?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm just learning like everyone else.

Thanks for your help.
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No fuse needed. As far as the stranded or solid question, either works. Stranded actually had more surface area but is harder to insert into chip lok holders without twisting and tinning the ends first. But I just used the sprinkler wire (which I'd assume you'll have down under) because it's cheap, and gives you 7x the actual footage of the original length because it's 7 different wires. :)
You'll also be just fine using the wires 3-4 metres away. Not a big deal I don't think. It says power losses are at 50+ feet/16+ metres.
 
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Chuff420

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Airwalker16 said:
No fuse needed. As far as the stranded or solid question, either works. Stranded actually had more surface area but is harder to insert into chip lok holders without twisting and tinning the ends first. But I just used the sprinkler wire (which I'd assume you'll have down under) because it's cheap, and gives you 7x the actual footage of the original length because it's 7 different wires. :)
You'll also be just fine using the wires 3-4 metres away. Not a big deal I don't think. It says power losses are at 50+ feet/16+ metres.
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Thanks Airwalker,

Perfect answer.
 
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