4 Drivers on One Light Fixture. How to Use Kill-A-Watt On Each Driver?

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newguy41410

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Hey Guys, Im putting together a COB LED light using 16 CXB3590's powered by 4 dimmable meanwell drivers. I bought a Kill a Watt so that I can dim each driver to a specific wattage when i desire. I am now trying to figure out how I can use the Kill a Watt to adjust EACH driver to a specific wattage if all 4 drivers are wired in parallel to one AC male plug? I did some brainstorming and could only come up with the following 2 solutions:

1) Wire the drivers in parallel to One single AC male plug but install a switch like this , inline, on each driver's live wire (+ wire) so that I can turn all drivers off except one, and take that one driver's reading from the Kill-a-Watt?


2) Wire a AC male plug to each driver for a total of FOUR individual AC Male wires coming from each meanwell driver individually so that I can individually plug each light directly into the kill a watt whenever I need to.

IMO, i like the idea of #1 because i wont have four separate AC male plugs going into a power strip, which would probably make things look more cluttered in the grow room. Also, #2 will probably be more costly than #1 unless I can find 4 AC 3-prong male plugs laying around.

So does #1 sound like a good option and probably my best option? Thanks in advance fellas!
 
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thetr33man

thetr33man

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Why would you want to? Id wire all the drivers to a single pot and adjust them all as a group, or else just eye it if you need to do them individually.
 
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newguy41410

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thetr33man said:
Why would you want to? Id wire all the drivers to a single pot and adjust them all as a group, or else just eye it if you need to do them individually.
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i have the 1400a that has the dim knob built-in on them, can i still do your way? Your idea sounds very inexpensive compared to mine lol. I have automotive electrical experience (ASE electrically automotive certified). Can you give me a brief rundown of what the wiring diagram would look like and which pot I would need? I dont have those dimming wires coming out of my drivers like the 1400B models do, I have the 1400a
 
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