Soooo... The strips arrived. And the drivers. And I cobbled together a (very amateur) parallel circuit. Each strip illuminates a separate space. I was thinking that this was going to be a plug and play dream assembly. No. I couldn't get the push connectors on the PCBs to work. I even broke a strip o...

welcome to the forum first off, technically yes, running any diode/ strip is better for it in CC.. but if your running around test current it should be a problem.. normally running them over that 75% of max current + the extra heat is where they will fluctuate the most. I would parallel the two of ...

I'm using a spare hlg-185h-C1400B (I have 5 of these lying around) with 4 parallel series of 4 strips each. Great warm temp lights!! Way cooler than my f-series Gen 3's in the 3k's for the lumen count - just annoying to work with such low amperage, but on the flip side lots of canopy coverage. Now ...

I have been chatting to Unkle_Psycho about these on another thread. I now have two which I want to wire in parallel. So these PCB's are so damn efficient that I am struggling to identify a suitable DC driver. Here are the electro-optical data from their data sheet: Capture.JPG A note at the bottom r...

Thanks so much unkle_pscho for all the info. I have forked out for 10 of them. I need to find a suitable driver (any ideas for a single PCB?) and then I have options to scale up or sell on led kits. I wonder if this PCB would function effectively with air-cooled heat transfer? I'm thinking a USB des...

unkle_pscho I have had a look on digikey for the Seoul HE but I can't find them. Do you have a part number? The ELG drivers are great bang for your buck, if you have 240w AC. Your idea of having one dual strip is not bad at all. The F-series still is one of the more efficient lines, although if effi...

I absolutely agree with your point on taste. I am in my 6th decade and consider myself blessed to have grown up in a house with a big garden. My dad experimented with growing strawberries. I have never tasted a nicer strawberry than those that my dad grew. They were tiny - thumbnail sized, at best. ...

Thanks for the info on Seoul PCBs. I will look into those. You are right that it is cannabis cultivation that brought me here in the first place. But I was walking through the fruit and veg department in my local supermarket the other day, and i noticed that about 2/3rds to 3/4s is grown outside the...

Hi All I've been reading this forum for a while and am blown away by the knowledge shared. I have no knowledge of electronics or circuitry, so what I am about to ask may have an incredibly simple solution. Anyway I have identified a space that I wish to illuminate. Dimensions are: 31x13x52 inches hi...