want to convert cheap blurple led, need advice.

[primobozo]

Hey, my dumdass bought 4 ( yeah I know)
Triple watt dimgogo led lights. 2 with a actual 186w, and 2 with 250w. (Claim is 1000w and 1500w hahaha ) I guess I can still make some kind of atonement, how can I take these apart and make something "decent " from them, only thing is, 1st. I don't have a shit ton of money 2. I don't know how to do this, I am mechanically adept, I just have never messed with driver's before. Any help would be great. And I solemnly swear to never buy another blurple light again, so help me God.

 

[primobozo]

What I was wondering was, could I get away with using hlg quantum boards to hook to the driver's, and if so how many and what size would be best?

 

[verticalgrow]

Hey, my dumdass bought 4 ( yeah I know)
Triple watt dimgogo led lights. 2 with a actual 186w, and 2 with 250w. (Claim is 1000w and 1500w hahaha ) I guess I can still make some kind of atonement, how can I take these apart and make something "decent " from them, only thing is, 1st. I don't have a shit ton of money 2. I don't know how to do this, I am mechanically adept, I just have never messed with driver's before. Any help would be great. And I solemnly swear to never buy another blurple light again, so help me God.

 

[verticalgrow]

What I was wondering was, could I get away with using hlg quantum boards to hook to the driver's, and if so how many and what size would be best?

how many volts ur drivers

 

[pulpoinspace]

open it up and check out the drivers. my 250w blurple had five 50w drivers in it they were 90-100v and .5A. could be useful depending which QBs you're looking at. though you'd be looking at running them pretty dim. but hey! efficiency! cobs might be easier.

 

[primobozo]

I won't be home until late tonight, but I have 1 already opened up, I will post that info then.

 

[primobozo]

open it up and check out the drivers. my 250w blurple had five 50w drivers in it they were 90-100v and .5A. could be useful depending which QBs you're looking at. though you'd be looking at running them pretty dim. but hey! efficiency! cobs might be easier.

Are the cobs good?

 

[pulpoinspace]

yeah cobs are good. they'll blow equal wattage blurples out of the water.

 

[GBAUTO]

You'll need to open the two different fixtures to see if they have any specs listed on the drivers. That will determine what your options are going to be.

 

[primobozo]

how many volts ur drivers

This is the 250w model, I'm only going to try to convert this one first, if I can do it successfully, then I will be switching all of them over.

 

[primobozo]

how many volts ur drivers

5 of the bigger ones running the led's, 1of the small for fans.

 

[verticalgrow]

What I was wondering was, could I get away with using hlg quantum boards to hook to the driver's, and if so how many and what size would be best?

No

 

[primobozo]

No

What about cobs?

 

[verticalgrow]

What about cobs?

Yes but get an electrician to wire up drivers in series so they can run more then 12V.

 

[primobozo]

Yes but get an electrician to wire up drivers in series so they can run more then 12V.

So basically dumpster food.

 

[pulpoinspace]

So basically dumpster food.

those drivers are weird. you said there are 5 of them in there?

i cant find any information about them online. honestly the cheap import stuff usually breaks after 1-2 grows anyway. i'm not an expert but those drivers saying 300w output at 12v confuses me. so those drivers push 25 amps? or i'm totally missing something.

edit: oh okay maybe they're 12v constant voltage drivers? in that case they would be useless for powering cobs/qbs

 

[primobozo]

those drivers are weird. you said there are 5 of them in there?

i cant find any information about them online. honestly the cheap import stuff usually breaks after 1-2 grows anyway. i'm not an expert but those drivers saying 300w output at 12v confuses me. so those drivers push 25 amps? or i'm totally missing something.

edit: oh okay maybe they're 12v constant voltage drivers? in that case they would be useless for powering cobs/qbs

Here's a picture of the inside of the light.

 

[pulpoinspace]

Here's a picture of the inside of the light.

i'll let someone with more electronics experience take it from here. i'm unfamiliar with those drivers or why there would be five 300w drivers in a 250w light. good luck my friend! someone will come a long with your answers!

 

[primobozo]

i'll let someone with more electronics experience take it from here. i'm unfamiliar with those drivers or why there would be five 300w drivers in a 250w light. good luck my friend! someone will come a long with your answers!

Hopefully, Thanks for taking time to try and help.

 

[Randomblame]

You need a multimeter to check open circuit voltage and current on the dc output of these drivers. 200-300w at 12v is probably not correct. Can you show me the LEDs on the other side?
I know china COB's are available in 12v at least these full spectrum ones but 5pcs 300w drivers in a 250w light makes no sense. Without knowing the true dc voltage and current of these drivers its almost impossible to make a recommendation for a replacement.
If I know which type of LEDs are used its way easier to assess which voltage is most likely.
But the best thing would be to buy a 5$ multimeter from ebay and check it by yourself.