BLM. Build My Led

[Blue Ring Octopus]

I have two 18" BLM lights and I need a controller for them, I cannot remember that name of the controller they used to use, the nano led company used to use them as well, I think his name was Steve LED but again faulty memory. Any body remember the name of the controller?

 

[oreo54]

I have two 18" BLM lights and I need a controller for them, I cannot remember that name of the controller they used to use, the nano led company used to use them as well, I think his name was Steve LED but again faulty memory. Any body remember the name of the controller?

This was the orig. one..

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It's possible that after bml got out of aquarium lights some may have went to the FULL Bluefish controller.

Annoyingly quoting myself from the past .

There drivers are 0-10v dimming

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Thanks that is the two types of controllers for the lights, brain fog again, thanks again.

 

[Baldguy]

Dang! I thought I was the only one still using BML strips. I just have mine on timers. No new fangled ramp up or dimmer for me. :)

 

[Opus]

Dang! I thought I was the only one still using BML strips. I just have mine on timers. No new fangled ramp up or dimmer for me. :)

To this day, I still think they were the best. I personally couldn't tell the difference between running them and T5's. Really liked that they allowed you to customize the led's on their website and then built the led bar for you. To bad the pot business became too lucrative!!!!!

I would still be using mine but I had them sitting on top of the tank and the salt creep ruined them.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

I have not used mine yet, but I defiantly want to, if I remember correctly and it has been a long time, these lights had 3 channels, I think these were to replicate a 250K Radium bulb. I am gong to pull them out of the box tomorrow and see exactly what I have.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Dang! I thought I was the only one still using BML strips. I just have mine on timers. No new fangled ramp up or dimmer for me. :)

That is how I run my Kessils.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

I am not sure how to wire this up, one defiantly goes into the light but the other one I am not sure how it works, also there zero markings on the light showing which model I got,

 

[Midrats]

I've got some of their Radium dupes. I still use them on temporary set ups when I need to throw some lights on quick. They've been going strong for years, but aren't the adjustable model so I can't help you there. Too bad BML only serves horticulture anymore.

 

[oreo54]

I am not sure how to wire this up, one defiantly goes into the light but the other one I am not sure how it works, also there zero markings on the light showing which model I got,

The power supply and the light head are the 2 that are err "waterproofed" (screws together).
The single sort of bare jack is most likely the 1-10v (or 10V PWM) dimming input.
The gender is unexpected but a better pic of the layout would help. Having all the wiring bunched together doesn't exactly make things easy..
Specs for the driver here:

https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/260/LPF_16D_SPEC-1511425.pdf

340mA in the constant current range..

Only dims well to 10%. You need an AC side timer to "quench" the driver totally..
As to which "color"... ???

The Fluence dimmers should work as well..
Does show a male jack in the dimmer side...

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Pen for reference on size

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

There are two

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Another photo

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Yes waterproof, there are at least 3 channels if I remember correctly

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

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[oreo54]

How the 3 channel is wired..

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Thanks, I plugged the unit in and 75% of the leds came on, so maybe the other ones can be controlled by the controller, I am sorry I am not sure, it seems that I have the 20K model. The units seem brand new or barely used, old but they were good units.

 

[oreo54]

Thanks, I plugged the unit in and 75% of the leds came on, so maybe the other ones can be controlled by the controller, I am sorry I am not sure, it seems that I have the 20K model. The units seem brand new or barely used, old but they were good units.

Pretty sure all should light up..
Anyways something odd about the setup, both originally and now as to what you have.

First most multi-channel leds have 1 driver per channel.
Next if you have a 3 channel unit it should have come with the 3 channel "box".
Upper center just to the left of the Solunar controller in the above pic.

The dimming port is the 3.5mm stereo plug. The Solunar comes with 3 dimming cables with male 3.5mm stereo jacks.
And why you have the one female connector.
I haven't found the Solunar manual as of yet but you don't have that part anyways.

Yea you don't have the 3 channel model AFAICT..

 

[oreo54]

They also sold a manual dimmer ..
Post BML aquarium ..pre-Fluence..