Using Constant Current Drivers with Parallel LED Strips
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:59 am
Hi everyone-
I'm interested in making some cheap veg lights for layers of an unused rack in my garage. I've got some leftover 8020 frame material and some wire connectors, etc from my first DIY light (180W of EB2) and want to make use of it on the cheap.
After doing some research (mostly here) I've landed on the 75W Thomas research Products CC LED driver with Bridgelux Vesta 2ft strips.
My plan is to wire up both (2) channels of 2 Vesta strips, (4 channels total) in parallel to that driver which in theory would drive each channel at 750ma, within max spec of 1A.
Now I've read some on using Constant Current drivers with Parallel circuits and the advice ranges form using resistors so as to not overdrive the LEDs when one goes out to simply not doing it at all because its a bad idea. I was hoping you guys had some more concrete advice.
Heres my diagram from an LED planning site.
Is this a good plan? Is a 1ohm resistor actually what I should be shooting for? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm interested in making some cheap veg lights for layers of an unused rack in my garage. I've got some leftover 8020 frame material and some wire connectors, etc from my first DIY light (180W of EB2) and want to make use of it on the cheap.
After doing some research (mostly here) I've landed on the 75W Thomas research Products CC LED driver with Bridgelux Vesta 2ft strips.
My plan is to wire up both (2) channels of 2 Vesta strips, (4 channels total) in parallel to that driver which in theory would drive each channel at 750ma, within max spec of 1A.
Now I've read some on using Constant Current drivers with Parallel circuits and the advice ranges form using resistors so as to not overdrive the LEDs when one goes out to simply not doing it at all because its a bad idea. I was hoping you guys had some more concrete advice.
Heres my diagram from an LED planning site.
Is this a good plan? Is a 1ohm resistor actually what I should be shooting for? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.