EcoTech Marine Radion Power Supply Issues

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Typical lifespan >62000 hrs..

36V 8.9A
$107
IP 67/ 65
7 year warranty.

I have no love or respect for most supplied power supplies inc. ballasts in the current manuf. enviroment.
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The Meanwell GST90 24V above has a 3 yr warranty and $37 at Mouser.
Oddly no 36V ..
At $16 premium over the Chinese "stuff" ..well your call.

40C = 104 F... ;)
Looks like a better product at half the price which is very reasonable to me.
 
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So I’ve noticed the suffixes on the PSU mean something; I’m thinking I need to purchase one with the suffix “B”
 

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So I’ve noticed the suffixes on the PSU mean something; I’m thinking I need to purchase one with the suffix “B”
I don't t think so.
"B" is just 3 way dimmable
"A" is built in pfc ( led supply chart) though normally it means current and voltage adjustable.
A bit confused on this.

Anyways used as a power supply either blank or "A" is fine.

Used as an led driver " B" is the most common though I usually recommend "AB" if available and not too much more in cost. Strictly for the versitility.

An "A"


All of them:
 
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Ecotech Marine uses the same replacement PSU for Gen 4-6
I meant which model. XR 15 or XR30, but going back and re-reading everything I see no mention of a XR15, so it must be XR30's.
 

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I meant which model. XR 15 or XR30, but going back and re-reading everything I see no mention of a XR15, so it must be XR30's.
Voltage will be the same since it is really just 2 15 pucks
Wattage may differ though.
 

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XR15 and XR30 run on different voltage.
Odd....
Both ps's just run cc drivers. The ceiling would be the v(f) of the highest string.
I suppose one puck or 2 they both use the same # of drivers
In the xr 30 that would mean each channel is 2 x the voltage of the 15.
Yea I guess I can see that.
My bad ...
 

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The insane price they charge seems to be for the correct low voltage adapter. Depending on how much money you want to save you can get a generic power supply. All of my G5 blues use this mean well power supply. I just got one from Amazon and spliced the 24v side to the ecotec plug.

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I just fried my PSU for a G6 X15 and found this discussion. I went with the Mean Well replacement part which follows the same model number GST90A24 without the last 'ET' which suggest it was the made-for Ecotech declaration. Thanks for the advice here. It was $10 more than the generic PSU and gives me a little more comfort seeing electrical experts here chime in on a quality PSU vs super cheap PSU.
 

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