DIY LED with COBs - small medium and large grows

[sixstring]

did you wire in series ?

 

[sixstring]

got any pics ?

 

[Lpferris4]

got any pics ?

I have it unwired now. I basically split off the out put to each lamp. So it's essentially two lamps running from the same driver.

 

[Lpferris4]

got any pics ?

I tried wiring straight from the driver to one light also and the same thing still blinked on and off.

 

[Lpferris4]

Wasn't wired in series! Thanks man!

 

[sixstring]

That's too much power for just one cob.it sounds like you wired it wrong.do you know what I mean when I asked if you wired in series?

 

[sixstring]

Be careful or your gunna blow some shit up of shock the hell out of yourself lol

 

[Lpferris4]

Be careful or your gunna blow some shit up of shock the hell out of yourself lol

Haha it wouldn't surprise me! The wiring was done right I think just parallel maybe? I checked it with a circuit tester but it wasn't running the light right?

 

[sixstring]

yeah thats not the driver for parallel wiring.

 

[sixstring]

you know you have to post pics of the light all lite up now or im not going to believe you got it fix right ?

:jimlad:

 

[Lpferris4]

yeah thats not the driver for parallel wiring.

Am I able to just wire the fan right into the power to the chip or will that effect the chip itself? Do the fans need seperate power?

 

[Lpferris4]

you know you have to post pics of the light all lite up now or im not going to believe you got it fix right ?

:jimlad:

I got you no worries man!

 

[sixstring]

Am I able to just wire the fan right into the power to the chip or will that effect the chip itself? Do the fans need seperate power?

omg,no!! those fans need a smaller power supply

 

[Lpferris4]

omg,no!! those fans need a smaller power supply

Well damn.. Any recommendations for two Arctic 11 heatsinks?

 

[sixstring]

you can run the lights for a few minutes to check it out without the fans,those heatsinks will be fine for 5 or 10 minutes by themselves.but you need something small,some guys use old cell phone chargers to power a fan or 2.whats the specs on the back of the fan ?

 

[Lpferris4]

you can run the lights for a few minutes to check it out without the fans,those heatsinks will be fine for 5 or 10 minutes by themselves.but you need something small,some guys use old cell phone chargers to power a fan or 2.whats the specs on the back of the fan ?

.25a, +12v dc

 

[sixstring]

is it a new artic 11 plus or something different? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...5186070&cm_re=artic_11-_-35-186-070-_-Product

 

[Lpferris4]

.25a, +12v dc

Yes it's that same one. Also pic of lights on!

 

[sixstring]

this is a bit overkill for just 2 fans but will work . https://www.onlinecomponents.com/me...ift_ck=4AAEBD28-B62B-4CFD-B7A1-343E647138B5cs

like i said though,an old cell phone charger will work.anything that says 12 volts and .5 amps is going to power those fans.so if your old power plug for a cell says 12 volt and .700 amp or .95 amp those are all fine.as long as it says 12 volts

 

[sixstring]

that first driver i posted will run 4 of those fans perfectly,and also 2 of them for now and you can add 2 later.now these will NOT be wired in series.you will wire in parallel,so they both get the 12 volts.