LEDs today

[p woodard]

I sould be getting am LEDs today this is it Aquarium 120 LEDs Dimmable DIY LED kit with optics

 

[reef_freak]

I looked at these a couple of times but for someone like me that is a little DIY challenged, those ballast scared me and was worried I would not get it configured right per led. I think you have to wire these in parallel right?
Good luck and look forward to seeing it.

 

[p woodard]

I looked at these a couple of times but for someone like me that is a little DIY challenged, those ballast scared me and was worried I would not get it configured right per led. I think you have to wire these in parallel right?
Good luck and look forward to seeing it.

The drivers are mean well it is not hard to do just takes some time

 

[p woodard]

They are here !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[stevenhman]

Awesome! Good luck getting them all together :)

 

[p woodard]

before LEDS

with LEDS I like alot no MH or T5 all LEDS

 

[p woodard]

better pic

 

[GR808]

good job. that's a great deal on the LED kit. How big is your tank?

 

[p woodard]

good job. that's a great deal on the LED kit. How big is your tank?

Its a 180

 

[Dowtish]

Nice! much better on the eyes Keith. good job

 

[stevenhman]

Looks great! Would you mind taking a picture of how you ended up mounting them?

 

[p woodard]

I mounted them on this just like alot of people are doing used the thermal paste to get the LEDS to stay in place. To get it hanging in the canpy I just got some chain S hooks and some small screw in hooks.

 

[NeveSSL]

Looks good! Did you put any fuses or anything on the parallel strings?

Brandon

 

[p woodard]

Looks good! Did you put any fuses or anything on the parallel strings?

Brandon

no fuses

 

[NeveSSL]

Gotcha. You should consider them. Without them, one LED can kill most of the rest. :)

Brandon

 

[stevenhman]

Keith - Is that just strips of aluminum riveted together? How well does it perform in regards to heat?

Brandon - What kind of fuses would you suggest?

 

[NeveSSL]

Looks like 1000mA fast blow is the usual suspect. Parallel is great in that you can use fewer drivers. Its tedious in that you need to balance the strings and use fuses.

Here's a post with a bit more information from the guy who more or less started a lot of the DIY LED craze: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=272193&view=findpost&p=3381070

Brandon

 

[mrcoffee]

the dimmable drivers here will natrually not work with a controller has any one gotten these working with a controller. Like the higher cost crees?

 

[gmoney243]

the dimmable drivers here will natrually not work with a controller has any one gotten these working with a controller. Like the higher cost crees?

The maxwellen drivers they sell don't work on controller dimming but I'm not sure about keiths kit because he has meanwell drivers same brand everyone uses for their crees. As I understand it controllers put off a voltage to dim it and the maxwellen don't need a voltage.

 

[p woodard]

I have them on a controller but just to turn them on and off and fuses may or may not keep you from popping the LEDs. Yes it is just strips of aluminum riveted together and for heat all most no heat at all.