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My cube tank is lit with a Rapid LED DIY kit. It was put together with the help of a friend about 6 years ago. I've never had a problem with it, until 2 days ago. When the storms went through, we took a short power hit (lights dimmed for a couple of seconds). Now the LED is not functioning fully. (Everything is on a surge control power strip, so not sure why this would have happened).
A few details about the LED. It was a standard DIY kit from Rapid LED. It has 3 drivers. One driver controls the Blues, a 2nd driver controls the whites and a few blues. The 3rd driver controls a Red, Green, and a few ultraviolet LEDs. The LED's driven by the 2nd and 3rd drivers appear to be functioning just fine. Its the blue LEDs driven by the 1st driver. The LEDs are on, but at a very low level - I'll guess 20% at most. (That's what I have the whites turned down to so that its not a totally yellow look). Also the last blue LED in the link is not firing at all.
Do I just toss and get a new fixture (something I had been contemplating - but having to make a quick decision on a new fixture is not very appealing to me)? Is there any easy way to confirm if its just a driver that needs replaced? Anyone have any meanwell drivers sitting around gathering dust??
Thoughts????
A few details about the LED. It was a standard DIY kit from Rapid LED. It has 3 drivers. One driver controls the Blues, a 2nd driver controls the whites and a few blues. The 3rd driver controls a Red, Green, and a few ultraviolet LEDs. The LED's driven by the 2nd and 3rd drivers appear to be functioning just fine. Its the blue LEDs driven by the 1st driver. The LEDs are on, but at a very low level - I'll guess 20% at most. (That's what I have the whites turned down to so that its not a totally yellow look). Also the last blue LED in the link is not firing at all.
Do I just toss and get a new fixture (something I had been contemplating - but having to make a quick decision on a new fixture is not very appealing to me)? Is there any easy way to confirm if its just a driver that needs replaced? Anyone have any meanwell drivers sitting around gathering dust??
Thoughts????