Kenny Grows
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Like title says. I'm looking to buy a few inventronics drivers. I was in the inventronics site looking at those drivers. Their CC drivers seems to have a wider voltage range they can work in.
Anyone know where to buy inventronics drivers?
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Airwalker16
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You can completely custom tune the CC versions to whatever amperage you want it at.
Kenny Grows
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Can't you do that with meanwell drivers also? I only have meanwell drivers. What light do you have with an inventronic driver?
Airwalker16
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I don't own one. Meanwell definitely cant be programmed. Only dimmed. These actually connect to a computer and are changed via software AND hardware withal controller you need.
Did you ever find? I been looking as well.
Yea, only one I've known about for quite a while - they just don't actually have anything I've wanted.
Have you 'ordered' something (inventronics) that had the 3 month lead time?
Stephenj37826
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Look into Autec as well. Moons makes the best driver around besides Phillips.
Inventronics can be tuned and programmed to add an array of different things, like on / off timers, dimming timers, all you need to do is buy their programming box, "PRG-MUL2". Meanwell driver cannot personally be programmed, but you can add a digital on / off switch that have unlimited timers on-board, and a digital dimming controller with on-board timers that can be plugged into the digital on / off switch, which will allow you to do things like set your max voltage and then dim from whatever max voltage you may have set, but that only works with their (AB) series drivers. And yeah you can order custom drivers from Meanwell with all the bells n' whistles attached, but that can get rather pricey! Autec are highly programmable, but trying to order what you need from them can be a real challenge as their lead times for even their most common driver series "The Classic", is now something like "3 to 6 months". And then their "Monster Series", lead times are up to a year now, crazy! They claim the reason for that is because of the trade war caused by donald trump, (ie; so raw materials are getting more difficult to acquire). Anyhow for me, I just buy Meanwell (AB) drivers because they are super cheap, very efficient, and they have a 7 year no-questions asked replacement warranty!
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Hey,
Thanks for the insight and info there.
Can I ask, where've you been getting meanwell AB type drivers and for how long? They're new, and I've not found a retailer that even has stock yet (have to order them, 7-8 week lead time).
Thanks.
Rocket Soul
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I just spoke to a local supplier/distributor who says inventronics works mainly with local distributors and thats why you cant find them on digikey and similar. If its true i dont know.
Rocket Soul
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Not sure why? Try thru inventronics distributor listing: https://www.inventronics-co.com/distributors/
The other stuff im getting thru our local distributor beat digikeys prices with about 20% so i defo think you should check it out.
As for programmable drivers, have you had a look at the meanwell xlg -L and M- range? They have some very interesting capabilities, adapting the current to how much voltage you load on it
Check what out? The distributors for N.A.? It's only futureelectronics, that's the only one. I'm not sure what you mean. If you mean a "local electronics store could order them" - lol, not a chance any place here is going to do that, locally. I've contacted futureelectronics, and could get them there, but it's an 11-13 week wait.
I haven't really looked at xlg, no. I just didn't wanna delve into new datasheets and shit right now. If they offer anything *less than* any of the hlg line I don't think I'm interested though...
I don't know if these will be any help either, I don't live in U$ anymore.
I was going to order from Singapore, one of new EUM-150's.
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