Hey guys, so decided to try the Kingbrite equivalent of the HLG 320W XL QB V2 R SPEC LED KIT. Figured I would give it a shot and have something to report back to the group on.
Only question I have left is the option of installing the driver in a different location. On all these kits it looks like the driver is mounted on the back of the LED heatsink.
From what I have cobbled together I know one reason is to avoid any voltage drop by keeping that wire short. I need about 10' of wire to make this work and allow for vertical movement of the light. I have stranded (for more flexibility) 10AWG wire for this. It may be overkill but also read that larger gauge provides less resistance. Any thoughts or concerns on this part?
The other question is grounding. Some folks mention on the interwebs that those are mounted to the heatsink to provide grounding for the driver. I was planning on mounting them on either a wall, or a shelf. Neither of which is metal or grounded. My questions here are is mounting the driver to the heatsink for grounding purposes? If not, think we are fine...but if so, should I somehow ground the drivers at their mounting location somehow?
Thanks guys, didnt find a post specific to this issue so hopefully this will help others down the road as well!
Only question I have left is the option of installing the driver in a different location. On all these kits it looks like the driver is mounted on the back of the LED heatsink.
From what I have cobbled together I know one reason is to avoid any voltage drop by keeping that wire short. I need about 10' of wire to make this work and allow for vertical movement of the light. I have stranded (for more flexibility) 10AWG wire for this. It may be overkill but also read that larger gauge provides less resistance. Any thoughts or concerns on this part?
The other question is grounding. Some folks mention on the interwebs that those are mounted to the heatsink to provide grounding for the driver. I was planning on mounting them on either a wall, or a shelf. Neither of which is metal or grounded. My questions here are is mounting the driver to the heatsink for grounding purposes? If not, think we are fine...but if so, should I somehow ground the drivers at their mounting location somehow?
Thanks guys, didnt find a post specific to this issue so hopefully this will help others down the road as well!