i suggest you wire an on/off switch directly between the driver and dim pot.i had 3 of the cheap dimmers from amazon go bad now so i have removed all my dim leads to everything that does not have a switch wired into the circuit.when i removed some of them i did it while the driver was on and i could see a huge jump in brightness.buy good quality dimmers is what im getting at lol.Update: frames are all COBed and wired and back hanging in the tent again.
ordered my dimmer 100K potentiometers so I can dim the array if I want.
i saw those at homedepot and almost bought it.You guys all have such killer setups. All I got is a couple of crappy old cxa3070s and some beat-up old galaxy hydros. And look at this light I pulled out of my garage what a hack LOL but it actually is giving me pretty good results.http://www.homedepot.com/p/PowerSmi...d-Work-Light-with-Tripod-PWL21100TS/206137389
They must be using pretty good chips in that one I got. It's working real well for blue.i saw those at homedepot and almost bought it.
I used my phone app to check the Calvin and it was around 5400 k but the manufacturer says 5000k which is probably more correct But you can still see some blue tint out of it.i saw those at homedepot and almost bought it.
I was pretty heavy in the red and I think that help balance it out. Even though I'm blasting all kinds of wasted green it works LOLi saw those at homedepot and almost bought it.
i suggest you wire an on/off switch directly between the driver and dim pot.i had 3 of the cheap dimmers from amazon go bad now so i have removed all my dim leads to everything that does not have a switch wired into the circuit.when i removed some of them i did it while the driver was on and i could see a huge jump in brightness.buy good quality dimmers is what i'm getting at lol.
i think those digikey pots might be better quality than what i got from amazon,which was the cheapest batch i could find :facepalm:I bought a 0 to 100K ohm .5 watt linear pot from DigiKey, looks just like the one that rapid sells except theirs is only a 10K ohm pot.
sick looking wiring job man.so tell me about those white boxes above the amp meter boxes.it looks like some type of relay with a built in timer maybe ?@sixstring I think I'm done with my lighting setup, works awesome, hoping for some good results...
Once I get my bloom tent completely done(just need to finish my hydro), I'm going to be bored, you need any help with anything };-)
the power board, leaving the dimmers unconnected until/if I need them...
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sick looking wiring job man.so tell me about those white boxes above the amp meter boxes.it looks like some type of relay with a built in timer maybe ?
I've just read your thread and you have givin me some good ideas. I will be rewiring my space to utilize 220 voltage for the drivers I'll be using. My set up will be very much like yours
By the time I add in the odds and ends should be around $800.00
I like it,your giving me some good ideas for my wiring
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