T5/LED hybrid build
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The craftsman one should work. You will be using the 10A Max with the red connected to that. Black connected to COM, then set the meter to Adc (Amps DC) and try that. You are testing amperage essentially.
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Chopped up the fixture for the fan and the temp controller.
I'm gonna have to create a spacer to raise the fans higher. They sit too low into the fixture.
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I'm gonna have to create a spacer to raise the fans higher. They sit too low into the fixture.
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Put the fuses into the meter and got a reading, finally! I can tune the drivers.
So needless to say the whites and blues are running beautifully! Tested the moonlights also and the 4 of them are super bright.
So I'll either do the pot mod or wire them all parallel. But I'm worried if I do wire them parallel they still be too bright. So I'll probably just do the pot mod.
The other bad news I won't have the fixture done Sunday. Have to wait for some wire grommets for the power cables. :(
They should be in Monday.
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So needless to say the whites and blues are running beautifully! Tested the moonlights also and the 4 of them are super bright.
So I'll either do the pot mod or wire them all parallel. But I'm worried if I do wire them parallel they still be too bright. So I'll probably just do the pot mod.
The other bad news I won't have the fixture done Sunday. Have to wait for some wire grommets for the power cables. :(
They should be in Monday.
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Got the fan spacer made. Pic of it drying.
Drilled the holes for the power cords; dimming cable and potentiometer.
Taping up the holes on top since the fixture isn't gonna be cooled by convection any more.
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Drilled the holes for the power cords; dimming cable and potentiometer.
Taping up the holes on top since the fixture isn't gonna be cooled by convection any more.
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The final stretch is here....
Getting everything in and wiring it up.
Fan kit
Strips in and wired up.
Now just gotta work on cable management and cleaning it up.
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Getting everything in and wiring it up.
Fan kit
Strips in and wired up.
Now just gotta work on cable management and cleaning it up.
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All I'm waiting on now is the strain relief bushings to hold the cords in the fixture. I need to cut one more reflector then It will be totally completed. All tests have worked awesomely.
Then it's time to burn in the electronics. I'll probably do 2 days of 8hrs each before mounting it over the tank.
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Then it's time to burn in the electronics. I'll probably do 2 days of 8hrs each before mounting it over the tank.
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