Need help with wiring a strip lights...

[TheSadBadGrower]

So i have everything built...just no idea how to wire it correctly. Any help would be appreciated. I have 2 Meanwell xlg-240-h-a drivers with 16 Samsung strips. 8 per driver.

Below is the actual light...

 

[Airwalker16]

So i have everything built...just no idea how to wire it correctly. Any help would be appreciated. I have 2 Meanwell xlg-240-h-a drivers with 16 Samsung strips. 8 per driver.

Below is the actual light...

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Beautiful build. These are series wired drivers right? @Rocket Soul

 

[spek9]

Beautiful build. These are series wired drivers right? @Rocket Soul

Because I'm in the early stages of investigation of alternate to HID lighting, I'll ask you... what is the factor that determines whether panels are wired in series or parallel? Is it simply a constant voltage vs constant current thing, or is there more behind that?

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

Correct?

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

Beautiful build. These are series wired drivers right? @Rocket Soul

I have 2 for a 5x8....cant wait to fire them up.

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

I was told I need to do what is in the pic above from the seller...I added on the paint lol

 

[Airwalker16]

Correct?
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Looks like you need to connect 2 strips together by a wire from one pos to the others neg to double the voltage(green) and then parallel wire each set of 2 strips together by their remaining positive of one and neg of the other.

 

[Mak'er Grow]

Correct?
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You seem to have forgotten the 2nd set of "jumper wires" so the strips are connected 2 in series and 4 paralleled.
I do not know if that is the correct wiring for your strips and drivers...just something I noticed that may help when only 4 light. ;P
Also maybe give more details on strips and drivers model numbers.

 

[Airwalker16]

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

8 - 30x400mm Strips with 96 Samsung lm301b / lm301h LEDs Each Strip has: 64 - 2700k Samsung lm301b 16 - 4000k Samsung lm301h 16 - 6500k Samsung lm301b 8 - 30x400mm Strips with 90 Samsung lm301b / lm301h LEDs plus Red & IR Each Strip has: 58 - 2700k Samsung lm301b 16 - 4000k Samsung lm301h 16 - 6500k Samsung lm301b 4 - 660nm Deep Red 2 - 730nm Far Red(IR) 16 - 40mm x 430mm heatsinks 4 - pcs 36" - 18ga 1/2" pre-drilled aluminum angle to connect the heatsinks 2 - pcs 12" - 18ga 1/2" pre-drilled aluminum angle to connect the 2 frames 30mm double sided thermal tape to apply boards to heatsinks 2 - Meanwell XLG-240-H-AB with dimmers wago connectors for power and led hookup 10 ft heavy duty y-power cord for driver 20 feet of solid core 18ga wire to hook strips up Screws for assembly

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

I forgot 2 add the 2 jumpers on top...it's the bottom what's getting me.

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

The blue lines on bottom.....should I be splicing the wire there?

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

any ideas?

 

[Airwalker16]

8 - 30x400mm Strips with 96 Samsung lm301b / lm301h LEDs Each Strip has: 64 - 2700k Samsung lm301b 16 - 4000k Samsung lm301h 16 - 6500k Samsung lm301b 8 - 30x400mm Strips with 90 Samsung lm301b / lm301h LEDs plus Red & IR Each Strip has: 58 - 2700k Samsung lm301b 16 - 4000k Samsung lm301h 16 - 6500k Samsung lm301b 4 - 660nm Deep Red 2 - 730nm Far Red(IR) 16 - 40mm x 430mm heatsinks 4 - pcs 36" - 18ga 1/2" pre-drilled aluminum angle to connect the heatsinks 2 - pcs 12" - 18ga 1/2" pre-drilled aluminum angle to connect the 2 frames 30mm double sided thermal tape to apply boards to heatsinks 2 - Meanwell XLG-240-H-AB with dimmers wago connectors for power and led hookup 10 ft heavy duty y-power cord for driver 20 feet of solid core 18ga wire to hook strips up Screws for assembly

What is the voltage of these strips

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

What is the voltage of these strips

24V
44-48W per strip
1800mA max per strip

 

[TheSadBadGrower]

 

[Mak'er Grow]

Since there is 2 drivers for 16 strips then joining 8 strips can be done many ways...hope this helps some.

Outside power lines could also go down the center too...just make sure to match the polarity correctly.
So if driver outputs 48 volts then adding 2 strips in series is needed if strips are 24 volts each.

 

[Airwalker16]

24V
44-48W per strip
1800mA max per strip

Ya it makes sense now.

 

[Airwalker16]

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Correct.this driver though as my pic show, can be set from 2200-6600mA so turn it to about half at first then crank it up.

 

[Airwalker16]

@Rocket Soul can you explain what the difference is for constant current range and the current adjustment range? Why's one 2200-6660 & the other 4280-6660?