HLD driver help wiring the dimmer

Astralou · Fri May 25, 2018 1:02 pm

Hello all,

Hope you're going well,

I need help to wire the dimmer with the HLG driver, so I am stuck, better wait than do a mistake

Thank you very much for your help, hope it can help other in the futur too.

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Sativant · Fri May 25, 2018 2:07 pm

What's that dimmer ?

Astralou · Fri May 25, 2018 3:18 pm

I don't know, chinese dimmer with remonte from alibaba. no brand

Sativant · Fri May 25, 2018 6:20 pm

Why don't you want to use a potentiometer ?

alienfarts687 · Sat May 26, 2018 6:53 am

Simple: you don't. Did that come with your driver? My "dimmer" is a 100k ohm potentiometer. It cost about $3 from an electronics store. You should be able to get one just about anywhere. And there are only three terminals, of which you only need two. Too easy

Sat May 26, 2018 10:03 pm

Yeah, that unit has an AC line input which you don't want. Resistance via potentiometer is the easiest way, as others have stated.

Astralou · Sun May 27, 2018 6:59 pm

Thank you for your replies : )

It comes with my driver, I'll keep it but not get it for my next driver (HLG-240H-36B)

I search for a potentiometer that will fit my 240h-36b

Thank you for your answer you helped me to find the right thing.

Tue May 29, 2018 6:09 am

You could try hooking up to the 0V and one of the 10V terminals and see if that works. It looks like a normal pot in the middle upon closer inspection.

alienfarts687 · Tue May 29, 2018 9:06 am

I just saw these kits from Meiju on Alibaba, and it looks like you can use that dimmer somehow. It hooks up to the leads from the driver on one end, but the photo doesn't show where the other end goes. Maybe it's to 240v mains to power the device? If that's the case, I would advise extreme caution if you want to attempt wiring that remote dimmer. I don't know they wouldn't just use DC power with a wall wart. That would be far simpler and safer for consumers.

F.N. led · Tue May 29, 2018 8:50 pm

I tried this dimmer and fried a line on my 304 board

. I am total newbie to quantum boards and DIY. I got my son in law who is very capable with electrical to wire it up he was shaking his head a little and told me to keep a eye on the dimmer. What kind of dimmer or way can I go to get the light to dim? Thank you this a great site I am so glad I found it. I bought my light off of the same company.