New build H influx - lux ???

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DubJ
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I just built the first out of 6 lights I am setting up. I’m running 10x H influx 2ft L06 lights in series powered by HLG-320H-C1400B. I will be making 6 of these in total but for now I just built one to test. I elimated the dimmer with waygos for now.

I started her up with no problem. I used the “Light Meter” app and it says 11,000 lux when I position the camera 18 inches away. What does that calculate to in Lumens???? I should be at about 56k-57k lumens per fixture according to Samsung’s calculator.

I also put it on a killawat and it’s running 343watts but it says 2.80 amps. It’s a 1400 driver. I don’t get why it would say 2.8 amps at the wall.

Sorry for all the newb questions. These is my first DIY LED builds.
DubJ
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Light meter app is now saying that 3 feet away.
Heat sinks are warm. I’m very confused to as why this driver (1400) is reading 2800 at the Wall with killawatt
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1400 is what it puts out, 2800 is what it's taking in. Your driver delivers roughly 320 watts of power, power is voltage x amperage. Your voltage should be around 110 at the wall, multiply that times the 2.8 amps and you get about 320.
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1 lux = 1 lumen/meter^2

You're confusing DC and AC amps. Drivers take W amps at X volts on the AC side and converts it to Y amps and Z volts on the DC side.
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