Happy New Year to everybody and thanks for taking the time to read this and hopefully give advice.
Setup =
HLG 480H 48B
20x F-Series LT-F564B / 2 foot Strips.
Tc Point @ 250W = 35°C
Wired in parallel format
This build has only been running for 5 days. After spending an extended time in my tent I noticed the strips significantly brighten and after about 3 minutes dim back to desired level. This process continued with the length of time varying from 2 to 5 minutes approx. Here are the readings from the dc monitor.
The first is my desired reading and the second is what is went upto, which looks like full power.
Dimmed Strips brighten by themselves?
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How are you dimming them? Potentiometer, digital controller,...?
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Would try another pot if you have it to totally rule it out. But I doubt it's the pot. If it was a controller I would say that's the place to start looking, but simple pots usually are fully broken or not. Pulsing seems digital to me. Very possibly the drivers dimming circuit. is malfunctioning. If it is a meanwell you can get it RMA'ed by the distributor/store you bought it from. Meanwell does nothing direct, even warranties.