want to convert cheap blurple led, need advice.

primobozo

primobozo

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Hey, my dumdass bought 4 ( yeah I know)
Triple watt dimgogo led lights. 2 with a actual 186w, and 2 with 250w. (Claim is 1000w and 1500w hahaha ) I guess I can still make some kind of atonement, how can I take these apart and make something "decent " from them, only thing is, 1st. I don't have a shit ton of money 2. I don't know how to do this, I am mechanically adept, I just have never messed with driver's before. Any help would be great. And I solemnly swear to never buy another blurple light again, so help me God.
 
primobozo

primobozo

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What I was wondering was, could I get away with using hlg quantum boards to hook to the driver's, and if so how many and what size would be best?
 
verticalgrow

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primobozo said:
Hey, my dumdass bought 4 ( yeah I know)
Triple watt dimgogo led lights. 2 with a actual 186w, and 2 with 250w. (Claim is 1000w and 1500w hahaha ) I guess I can still make some kind of atonement, how can I take these apart and make something "decent " from them, only thing is, 1st. I don't have a shit ton of money 2. I don't know how to do this, I am mechanically adept, I just have never messed with driver's before. Any help would be great. And I solemnly swear to never buy another blurple light again, so help me God.
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pulpoinspace

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open it up and check out the drivers. my 250w blurple had five 50w drivers in it they were 90-100v and .5A. could be useful depending which QBs you're looking at. though you'd be looking at running them pretty dim. but hey! efficiency! cobs might be easier.
 
primobozo

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I won't be home until late tonight, but I have 1 already opened up, I will post that info then.
 
primobozo

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pulpoinspace said:
open it up and check out the drivers. my 250w blurple had five 50w drivers in it they were 90-100v and .5A. could be useful depending which QBs you're looking at. though you'd be looking at running them pretty dim. but hey! efficiency! cobs might be easier.
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Are the cobs good?
 
GBAUTO

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You'll need to open the two different fixtures to see if they have any specs listed on the drivers. That will determine what your options are going to be.
 
pulpoinspace

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primobozo said:
So basically dumpster food.
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those drivers are weird. you said there are 5 of them in there?

i cant find any information about them online. honestly the cheap import stuff usually breaks after 1-2 grows anyway. i'm not an expert but those drivers saying 300w output at 12v confuses me. so those drivers push 25 amps? or i'm totally missing something.

edit: oh okay maybe they're 12v constant voltage drivers? in that case they would be useless for powering cobs/qbs
 
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primobozo

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pulpoinspace said:
those drivers are weird. you said there are 5 of them in there?

i cant find any information about them online. honestly the cheap import stuff usually breaks after 1-2 grows anyway. i'm not an expert but those drivers saying 300w output at 12v confuses me. so those drivers push 25 amps? or i'm totally missing something.

edit: oh okay maybe they're 12v constant voltage drivers? in that case they would be useless for powering cobs/qbs
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Here's a picture of the inside of the light.
 

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pulpoinspace

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primobozo said:
Here's a picture of the inside of the light.
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i'll let someone with more electronics experience take it from here. i'm unfamiliar with those drivers or why there would be five 300w drivers in a 250w light. good luck my friend! someone will come a long with your answers!
 
primobozo

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pulpoinspace said:
i'll let someone with more electronics experience take it from here. i'm unfamiliar with those drivers or why there would be five 300w drivers in a 250w light. good luck my friend! someone will come a long with your answers!
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Hopefully, Thanks for taking time to try and help.
 
Randomblame

Randomblame

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You need a multimeter to check open circuit voltage and current on the dc output of these drivers. 200-300w at 12v is probably not correct. Can you show me the LEDs on the other side?
I know china COB's are available in 12v at least these full spectrum ones but 5pcs 300w drivers in a 250w light makes no sense. Without knowing the true dc voltage and current of these drivers its almost impossible to make a recommendation for a replacement.
If I know which type of LEDs are used its way easier to assess which voltage is most likely.
But the best thing would be to buy a 5$ multimeter from ebay and check it by yourself.
 
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