I did check the voltage immediately after it exits the driver, and it was at 19.5 V, which I assumed to be fine, since the forward voltage for the strips is listed at 19.5 V. I did not realize that small increases in voltage was supposed to be used to hit the correct current, I thought the current w...

Well, I should have read the entire data sheet instead of only the first couple of pages. The current follows the voltage in a way that looks exponential between approx. 18-22V, so I just had to increase the voltage a bit more, and the current started to increase a lot. Now, since I had daisy chaine...

The voltage measured directly at the driver output is 19.5 V, while it has fallen to 18.3 V on the last strip.

All the strips light up. I measured the voltage to 19.5 V. I have wired them in the simplest way possible for parallel - the positive terminal from the driver to the first positive terminal on the first strip, the 2nd positive terminal on the first strip to the first positive terminal on the second ...

Hi all I've outfitted a rack with 16x Bridgelux eb series gen2 10 inch 5000K 19.5 V LED strips, as well as a Meanwell HLG-185H-20A power supply, connected in parallel. The lights do turn on, however, the supply only pulls 47 W from the wall (should be in the order of 100-200 W), and does not react t...

Elevator dude: that does look like a good option. I'll try with the solid core, and if that doesn't work out, I'll try ferrules. About the parallel wiring, I assume the best way is to simply wire all the positive terminals together in a daisy-chain and connect to the positive terminal on the driver,...

0 to 220: thanks for the advice! I can live with getting another driver. Sorry about the tinned wire thing, I left out some information. I read that solid core could be difficult to work with, so I thought I could try with some pre-tinned wire, where I assume that it will be easier to just melt the ...

0 to 200: Well, that's a relief! I'll just get some tinned 20awg then. Labgrown: I didn't realize that my intended voltage was that risky. I think I'll go back to the drawing board. My purpose is to outfit a rack/shelving unit with 4 levels of grow space for the growth of microgreens and seed starti...

Thanks both of you! Teknik: I've now tried all 4 connectors on one board, and it's the same thing, so I think I'm just doing it wrong. 0 to 220: That makes sense. Should the insulated part of the wire also enter the hole? Mine seems to be too thick for that. Would 20awg be the ideal wire? I read in ...

Hi all I'm somewhat new to LED building, having previously biult a 4x COB LED light. I'm currently working on a build consisting of: 16x BXEB-L0280Z-50E1000-C-B3 HLG-185H-C500B Where I plan to connect the modules in series for a total voltage of 312V. However, I'm unable to get the wire to stay in t...