alesh
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It doesn't. If it did, the COBs would be long fried.
...All Things Vero...
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SupraSPL
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I was concerned about the tiny picos also. So I hooked up a Vero 29 with a pico AND direct soldered 18 gauge connections, ran it at 2.55A one connection at a time to check for any voltage difference that would indicate a voltage drop in the connector. I measured no difference, so no significant difference in resistance from the solder connection vs the pico.
You can daisy chain many pico-connected COBs on a constant current high voltage driver with no worries because the current does not stack.
That said, not long after that test I broke a pico in half when taking it off a COB, so they are not very robust as far as I can tell.
You can daisy chain many pico-connected COBs on a constant current high voltage driver with no worries because the current does not stack.
That said, not long after that test I broke a pico in half when taking it off a COB, so they are not very robust as far as I can tell.
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AquariusPanta
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@SupraSPL
I'm glad to see you back doing what you do best
I haven't seen much of you around lately, welcome back!
I had my doubts about the PICO connectors when I first took them out of the packaging back in January but have yet to receive any faulty ones, nor have I ever accidentally tore or broke any of them throughtout both my grows and testing and I've been using them purely for sliding around fixtures rather than fixed positioning.
The only ordeal with PICO connectors I've experienced was a few months back when a connector wouldn't properly connect with a Vero 18, flickering when moving the module, and found it was the Vero 18, as the connector clipped into another Vero without any flickering.
In short, any product is susceptible to being faulty, especially when mass produced.
I'm glad to see you back doing what you do best
I haven't seen much of you around lately, welcome back!I had my doubts about the PICO connectors when I first took them out of the packaging back in January but have yet to receive any faulty ones, nor have I ever accidentally tore or broke any of them throughtout both my grows and testing and I've been using them purely for sliding around fixtures rather than fixed positioning.
The only ordeal with PICO connectors I've experienced was a few months back when a connector wouldn't properly connect with a Vero 18, flickering when moving the module, and found it was the Vero 18, as the connector clipped into another Vero without any flickering.
In short, any product is susceptible to being faulty, especially when mass produced.
AquariusPanta
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O snap!
Were you removing the connectors at the proper angle?
Bridgelux recommends 15 degree angle pulls but I typically go a little higher when switching out modules. Again, I've yet to experience any connectors breaking, so I'm wondering if you just got a dud or were pulling at the wrong angle.
AquariusPanta
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Great, now it's only a matter of time before it happens to me! Lol
But I do handle my connectors with the utmost care, as I do for all my wires and components. That could be the difference maker.. or maybe it's an intended fault in the design, built around a scheme to upset customers into not buying more connectors? Hmm..
But I do handle my connectors with the utmost care, as I do for all my wires and components. That could be the difference maker.. or maybe it's an intended fault in the design, built around a scheme to upset customers into not buying more connectors? Hmm..
AquariusPanta
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They aren't cheap either, like a $1.50 per for the decent ones, so there's really no excuse on Molex's part to cheap out on the material quality and durability.
Scotch089
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It's called Planned Obsolescence.
98% of companies include this in their design.
Look at the iPhone... look at tvs... dishwashers... cars... mowers... even led panels... they all have components that will eventually need replaced, or in the best case scenario- taking advantage of the ignorance of an innocent customer-and selling a whole new product to them.
That's why I strongly believe in learning as best you can and being mechanically inclined. Change your own break pads (just did..), change your own oil (costs the same to take it somewhere anymore - but at least YOU know what quality oil and filter are used), fix your dishwasher (just did...), and don't buy the newest fucking phone thst just got released 6 months after its predecessor to have a better camera or features. *eyeroll*
Edit sorry for the rant... just hate the economy government and corporations.... and society just keeps bitching when their phone breaks or a new one comes out, but by God they keep feeding them. Ugh. Guess I don't have any room to talk.. I'm pretty well addicted to having the top leds.
98% of companies include this in their design.
Look at the iPhone... look at tvs... dishwashers... cars... mowers... even led panels... they all have components that will eventually need replaced, or in the best case scenario- taking advantage of the ignorance of an innocent customer-and selling a whole new product to them.
That's why I strongly believe in learning as best you can and being mechanically inclined. Change your own break pads (just did..), change your own oil (costs the same to take it somewhere anymore - but at least YOU know what quality oil and filter are used), fix your dishwasher (just did...), and don't buy the newest fucking phone thst just got released 6 months after its predecessor to have a better camera or features. *eyeroll*
Edit sorry for the rant... just hate the economy government and corporations.... and society just keeps bitching when their phone breaks or a new one comes out, but by God they keep feeding them. Ugh. Guess I don't have any room to talk.. I'm pretty well addicted to having the top leds.
AquariusPanta
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@JavaCo
I'll take em' off your hands, as I've had nothing but stellar results with these connectors.
Do you mind sharing the data sheet your referring to? Mine says different...
http://www.molex.com/molex/products/listview.jsp?query=&path=cCABLEASSEMBLIES##0##1ef~~nf47||5069636f2d455a6d617465e284a2&channel=Products
I'll take em' off your hands, as I've had nothing but stellar results with these connectors.
Do you mind sharing the data sheet your referring to? Mine says different...
http://www.molex.com/molex/products/listview.jsp?query=&path=cCABLEASSEMBLIES##0##1ef~~nf47||5069636f2d455a6d617465e284a2&channel=Products
AquariusPanta
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@Scotch089
I know right! That's one of the things I wanted to do differently with my business, with selling fixtures, as I've witnessed how quickly companies, such as Bridgelux and Cree, upgrade components and wanted to provide customers the option of upgrading/exchanging modules at a reasonable price rather than limiting them to buying brand new fixtures, which is both wasteful and costly.
Hopefully Greengenes can offer a similar service, one that is both convenient and affordable for customers.
I know right! That's one of the things I wanted to do differently with my business, with selling fixtures, as I've witnessed how quickly companies, such as Bridgelux and Cree, upgrade components and wanted to provide customers the option of upgrading/exchanging modules at a reasonable price rather than limiting them to buying brand new fixtures, which is both wasteful and costly.
Hopefully Greengenes can offer a similar service, one that is both convenient and affordable for customers.
JavaCo
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AquariusPanta
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It's strange that they would include that in the briefing but not in the actual in-depth product specification. You can tell through the requirement section though that the more cycles, the more worn in the components become, with each new cycle requiring less force than the previous.Here you go. Pm me your addy and i will send you the connectors.
http://www.molex.com/pdm_docs/ps/PS-68801-002.pdf
UKpeanuts
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A fucking men brother
