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CrazyFool
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Hi guys

I need approx 250 lumens of light (and many of them) to run throughout the day.

This is the best idea I could put together...

I was thinking of powering each lamp with one of these:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3289997 ... b201603_52

it has an output of 100ma at 9-12v.

I was going to ask Jerry from Kingbrite to make me some small strips. 4 diodes in series per strip.

Please could somebody check the attached screenshot from the Samsung calculator.
my choices are that I run 4 LM561c (top bin) at 100mA or I run 8 diodes slightly softer (2 strings, 50 mA per string)

Does this seem sound?

Would appreciate feedback. If I can nail this, its going to give me the confidence to make larger custom LED's to grow microgreens in my basement.

CF
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CrazyFool
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Bump.
If anybody could give me a better way of doing this, I'd be very grateful.

Cheers
CF
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Not sure what you are doing exactly but those drivers look dangerous to me. Better to buy some real drivers or use meanwell LDD drivers to power everything off a large driver
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Agreed. Even just one big driver setup to run constant voltage and switches for individual zones is what came to mind for me. More info about what you're doing would be helpful.

Take a look at Bridgelux Veros too, those tiny COBs are pretty neat.

I don't understand 5K for decorative lighting either, higher CRI lower CCT can be a lot more inviting
Run 'em soft
CrazyFool
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Thanks for the replys fellas.
I need 15 small lights to deliver approx 250 lumens each.
I need to be able to turn them all on and off independently.
More than likely I'll only have about 3 on at any one time.

They are going to be placed kind of awkwardly so there is no way I can light all 15 lights from one driver. At the most, 4 lights will be near one another, and another set of 3 lights however a couple of lights will need their own driver.

Thanks again

CF
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