Hey guys, does anyone know how wire these things in the meanwell drivers? I cant seem to find too much info about it. I just watched greengenes video about the amelech controller... is it the same kind of thing?
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Not sure if GG is around still. But if anyone knows...You need to have drivers capable of dimming to completely to off.
Just keep reading the post. It told you everything....Not sure if GG is around still. But if anyone knows...
"You need to have drivers capable of dimming to completely off" in order to what? Just in order to do "sunrise sunset" functions? Or in order to have the controller be able to even turn your lights on and off?
If, after buying the Main controller, the proper lighting adapter, and the proper rj to wire leads, only specific models of drivers can be controlled to turn lights on and off... that sucks.
The trolmaster light controller is for the dimming leads of the driver essentially. So it can only dim to what the driver is capable of. So you have to have an extra outlet for the final cut off. Weather using sunrise/sunset setting or not. If not using sun up/down, the controller is useless and not needed for a non dim to off driver. Just need an outlet. Dim to off has become standard in almost any driver 10-600w these days. All meanwells will have it sooner than later.You need to have drivers capable of dimming to completely to off.
Such as Meanwell...
-HLG320h-cXXXX-HLG480h-cXXXX-HLG480h-XX-HLG600h-XX
Otherwise for drivers such as HLG240h-cXXXX that don’t dim fully to off, you’ll need a controllable outlet too in order to do the final power kill timed to lights on/sunrise and off/sunset.
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If you have the right drivers, you need to wire them to a a rj12 cable in some way. There are a few ways and things to use to do this, but pictured below is what all are doing, no matter the type of connector you choose.
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RJ12 cables are flat and the wires stay in that order, even if yours has a different color scheme, the number is more important.
-Connect wires 2&5 together and to the positive(+) dimming lead.
-Connect wires 3&4 together and to the negative(-) dimming lead
#1... most accessible option...
Barrel connectors such as ... https://amzn.to/2J77agw ... are the easiest imo. They have screw terminals for easy connecting one to your trolmaster wires, and the other to driver wires.
#2...
Trolmaster has or will shortly have available(they sent me some a few weeks ago to play with) RJ12 to 3.5mm male cables so you don't have to really deal with stripping the tiny RJ12 wires and putting connectors on the correct wires. So you only need a 3.5mm female adapter such as this one...
- https://amzn.to/2zrV3uU
-And the trolmaster rj12 to 3.5mm male cable...email trolmaster about it, or got back to option #1.
Here is a IG story post I made about it...
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Once you have your lights/drivers ready with a connection to an RJ12 cable, just set up the trolmaster system as it shows...
do you know if the inrush current is lower if you power on the driver dimmed vs. undimmed?The trolmaster light controller is for the dimming leads of the driver essentially. So it can only dim to what the driver is capable of. So you have to have an extra outlet for the final cut off. Weather using sunrise/sunset setting or not. If not using sun up/down, the controller is useless and not needed for a non dim to off driver. Just need an outlet. Dim to off has become standard in almost any driver 10-600w these days. All meanwells will have it sooner than later.
I highly recommend using a driver with dim to off and the controller.
If it is dimmed to off driver and if off via the dimming leads...yes, the inrush will be much less to nothing. Using sunrise/set as a soft start essentially. If you kill the AC side power, but still have potentiometer or voltage attached...the inrush will still be there when AC is returned on.do you know if the inrush current is lower if you power on the driver dimmed vs. undimmed?
If you power the driver on then the inrush is always there. No matter how far it's dimmed back. Even if it's dimmed to off.do you know if the inrush current is lower if you power on the driver dimmed vs. undimmed?
Thanks GG.Just keep reading the post. It told you everything....
The trolmaster light controller is for the dimming leads of the driver essentially. So it can only dim to what the driver is capable of. So you have to have an extra outlet for the final cut off. Weather using sunrise/sunset setting or not. If not using sun up/down, the controller is useless and not needed for a non dim to off driver. Just need an outlet. Dim to off has become standard in almost any driver 10-600w these days. All meanwells will have it sooner than later.
I highly recommend using a driver with dim to off and the controller.
Not for dimming, only onboard dimming on a versionAre the A versions from Meanwell not compatible with the HydroX?