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DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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zerver
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

Post by zerver »

I like your 'chili' growing project. I'm also on the hunt for a 300W fanless 12V PSU for LED strips, maybe you have something to recommend.
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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I have no idea where to get that high currents. What kind of setup do you have when you need 30 amps in 12 volts?
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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Well, only 24A, but I don't want to run the unit at max.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RGB-Wireless-Re ... 3384762f4d
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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I'm powering a couple different projects with this one.
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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Thanks, but that unit has a cooling fan. I know it does not start until it gets hot, but I'm living in a fairly warm climate so the fan would run more or less continuously. This is for legit use only, if I needed 'chilis' they would grow very nicely outdoors if you water them regularly.
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-220V-DC-12V- ... 1c350a1718

How about this?

Outdoor&rainproof usually means no fan.
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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Thanks, but I strongly suspect there is a fan inside that housing. The unit has vents, and that usually indicates forced cooling.

However, I found a 25A unit that may be acceptable:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/1pcs-300W-12V-LE ... 19dc6e5bfc
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

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I bought this unit, and although it is indeed marked 300W, it also says 12V 20A which is nowhere near 300W. So, don't buy it unless you are okay with ~20A. The power consumption rating is also listed as 270W. So definitely a bit of false marketing there but looks like fairly high quality build.
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Re: DIY 150-900W fully modular LED lighting driver

Post by varikonniemi »

Now as the price of the special emitters have come down, i decided to make a new lighting module utilizing the most optimal wavelengths. Once this project finishes the lighting driver will finally realize it's full 900W capacity.

http://varikonniemi.wordpress.com/2014/ ... ed-module/

A comment on the "cheap chinese emitters": I have had my LED modules in constant use, some for years, and not a single LED has failed or visibly dimmed. I have the same kind of LEDs on my baseball cap light, and they also still work perfectly.
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