cbizzle
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Love the ingenuity. Literally shocked at prices right now. Everything from here on out is likely going to be assembled from junk bits.
Samsung H series strips, Arrow seems to be blowing them out! what a deal!
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a mongo frog
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Nothing like a boxer dog!!! I had one also RIP Froggie!!!
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MidnightSun72
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MedicinalMyA$$
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$10 each but have to buy minimum of 10
48V 150W CC
*EDIT* ...aaand just as I post they go back up to $40 each. Might be worth adding to cart then waiting for the next price drop they have swung between $10 and $40 each a couple times over the last month
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I picked up 12 of those LG Innoteks (the 550mA CC ones, PISE-Z101B, to drive some strips) while they were $8.21 each.
They had the highest efficiency of the bunch, at 93%. Stupid cheap for 150W.
But yes, seems like the sale is over for now. The prices and minimum quantities just jumped for most of them.
All of the spec docs, and my memory of 'LG Innotek' being a thing, suggests that these drivers have probably been sitting on a shelf since 2014. It looks like a solid driver, but it's a bit dinky. No earth cable. Wires are solid core. Manufactured in 2014.
I've bought a few of the $8, 100W, 1.4A CC, Moon Industry ones too, but they also jumped up to $30 today. It was a great driver for $7. But not $30.
I think the prices will have to drop again some day, cause these random old companies won't compete with Mean Well drivers at Mean Well prices.
The ERP Power VLM-60s at $15 are probably the best deal left, at the moment. Not a great deal, but pretty good. Super tiny drivers.
They had the highest efficiency of the bunch, at 93%. Stupid cheap for 150W.
But yes, seems like the sale is over for now. The prices and minimum quantities just jumped for most of them.
All of the spec docs, and my memory of 'LG Innotek' being a thing, suggests that these drivers have probably been sitting on a shelf since 2014. It looks like a solid driver, but it's a bit dinky. No earth cable. Wires are solid core. Manufactured in 2014.
I've bought a few of the $8, 100W, 1.4A CC, Moon Industry ones too, but they also jumped up to $30 today. It was a great driver for $7. But not $30.
I think the prices will have to drop again some day, cause these random old companies won't compete with Mean Well drivers at Mean Well prices.
The ERP Power VLM-60s at $15 are probably the best deal left, at the moment. Not a great deal, but pretty good. Super tiny drivers.
J232
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These are back on sale, 10 for $100 shipped, like mentioned, great deal.
MedicinalMyA$$
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I saw about half a dozen different LG Innotek 100W, 120W, 150W drivers in 24 & 48V for around $10 each, minimum purchase 10-12 units, with free shipping.
Link: LG INNOTEK cheap drivers at Arrow.com
I managed to bag 6 of these that got delivered today. Couple of questions if I may ? Does the voltage adjust automatically for example if I wanted to use them at the 40v range ? And also what dimmer can I buy that can be used with these ?
J232
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I don’t have them in hand but I believe they have a I/o and v adjustment on them. Turning the voltage would sweep the advertised voltage. I would set voltage with a multimeter and any dimming I would use amps or wire in a 100k ohm potentiometer if the driver allows it.
Just noticed the driver you are talking about, disregard the above. Those have some extra ports and auxiliary 12 volt. I will have to wait till I’m home to check those out, I haven’t used one yet.
MedicinalMyA$$
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LT-QB22A 4ft (1120mm) Strips at Arrow for $5.97 each, about 150 left, 3K only, LM301B. They were cheaper but I bought some and the price went up a dollar.
Link: Q-SERIES 4ft 3000K LM301B Strips
You'll need 14 of them for a 4x4 using the LEDGardener plans HERE
Link: Q-SERIES 4ft 3000K LM301B Strips
You'll need 14 of them for a 4x4 using the LEDGardener plans HERE
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Did you have a look at these drivers yet ?
J232
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My bad, just did. 10v dim, would use a 100k ohm potentiometer, ad plus minus, Little cc 30 watt driver. I’m running 2 l09 2ft Samsung strips per driver for some basement lighting with no dimmer or voltage adjust.
Can't find the plan, do these work for a 3x3? im actually between a 3x3 and 4x4
Also, i want to run them passive without heatsink, how soft do i need to run them?
(cant find if it is aluminium strip or no)
MedicinalMyA$$
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These are nearly four foot long so they won't work in a 3x3 tent. Follow the link, scroll down the page and you will see options for different sized builds using various strip sizes. The LEDGardener plans run them at 75% or more of max so heatsinks would be needed IMO. Have never run these without heatsinks but at 400-450ma they don't get very hot. You would probably need twice as many strips if you run them at 400ma with no heatsinks.
My growroom is actually 4x4 ,but my Flood table is 3x3.
So i can run Them passieve around 400ma?
Anny Idea how Manny umol/j it produces?
MidnightSun72
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The LG innotek 150W driver on the right. And the Thomas Research Products 200W driver on the left. They are almost the exact same length. But the LG is much wider. Similar weight.
If double row strips go on same again I am gonna do some damage.
If double row strips go on same again I am gonna do some damage.