What is this light, and where can I get a new power supply?!

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Hi all!

I was given this light with a full set up my boyfriend got for me for my birthday from his father. Unfortunately, he told us after the fact that the power supply for this light was damaged and is long gone. He also can't remember the brand of light ‍♀️

Maybe it's my stubbornness, or pride, but he told me I wouldn't be able to find the power supply, so, I'm on the hunt to prove him wrong

Any ideas??

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That’s a dinosaur of an LED fixture! no clue what brand. The 2 print power supply input is interesting, maybe try something like this?

Hey! I appreciate it!

I'm very concerned about how much power this would take, do you think that cord will be "heavy" enough?
 

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I have no clue, I can’t read the tags in your photos at all. Given the size of the fixtures I’d guess in the 120 watt range, but again I’ve never seen a power input like that.
 
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I have no clue, I can’t read the tags in your photos at all. Given the size of the fixtures I’d guess in the 120 watt range, but again I’ve never seen a power input like that.
That's completely fair, I can only read "white, moon blue" and "RO" on the tag

I appreciate it, this gives me a starting point!
 

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Hi all!

I was given this light with a full set up my boyfriend got for me for my birthday from his father. Unfortunately, he told us after the fact that the power supply for this light was damaged and is long gone. He also can't remember the brand of light ‍♀️

Maybe it's my stubbornness, or pride, but he told me I wouldn't be able to find the power supply, so, I'm on the hunt to prove him wrong

Any ideas??

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Looks a lot like this one...
 

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Maybe that company can tell you something about it? I'd guess yours is a smaller version of the one in the photo I found.
 

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I reached out just now, hopefully they have good news! Thank you for the help!
Meanwhile.
13.5V 5A.. :)
By Flicker association. No idea if related but it looks to be
Voltage matters, amperage can be in a range

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Meanwell LRS100-12
Adjustable up to 13.8v.
Like $17..

The one pictured is actually UL listed , unusual for cheaper lights.

NOW is it the right one?
connector is "like" a 2 pin microphone fitting.
Shouldn't be hard to find or replace,
 
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Don't look too hard. Some of those older LEDs had nasty white diodes that would burn coral if you turned them up too much at all. Moon Blue LEDs is suspect too. There is a reason that nobody is using them anymore. Even one or two models later were SOOOO much better.

All of that said, I have no idea what kind of light that is. If it is just blue/white when you fire it up, then I would not use it except on a fish-only tank.
 

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Oh my gosh! It's old old lol
Yea could be 9 yrs old.
Got the remote?
Not needed though.

Firing it up and seeing(measuring) the output would be interesting..:)

Nice name i-Cosmos....
HYA01-40x3W 24inch
 

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I don't know about this particular unit, but some of the early 48 inch LEDs were close to $5000. They burnt coral immediately and the owners had to turn the white down very far or nearly all the way off. They could not grow coral - this has gotten twisted over the years by the internet who claim that people said that LEDs could not grow coral... wrong, they said that these early ones could not grow coral and they were right. :) The units also suffered from humidly, heat and water issues. Some of these folks who purchased these were just out thousands of dollars. I might remember the names of some of these in the coming days as I am doing something random.

Again, I would not trust any blue/white only LEDs until AI Sol or AI Sol Blue. AL Sol are the only ones that I can think of that people had good success with and were sought after for years by people who loved them.

I love how it has photos of bridgelux and cree LEDs, but does not say that it actually uses them. :)
 
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Yea could be 9 yrs old.
Got the remote?
Not needed though.

Firing it up and seeing(measuring) the output would be interesting..:)

Nice name i-Cosmos....
HYA01-40x3W 24inch
I actually do have the remote somewhere! Just the dang cord is going to be a pain lol I'm partially debating rewiring it lol
 

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I love how it has photos of bridgelux and cree LEDs, but does not say that it actually uses them. :)
Well technically they do, maybe.. Please note I'm not endorsing this for any uses.

We adopt world famous brand LED chip for our LED aquarium light to ensure excellent quality performance, and we received perfect satisfactions among our clients around the world - See more at: http://ledaquagrow.com/LEDAquariumLight/i-Cosmos.html#sthash.HqM3J3J8.dpuf

Later models had a SD card slot, UL listed power supplies.

This wasn't exactly a Chinese black box though they actually sold like units with wifi in 2014.



And other advances..reflectors..
 
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Probably a necessary step in black box evolution. You put .mp3s on a SD Card and your light plays your music, right? Kidding...

Poor Mika from Finland never seemed to get any help. :(

In all honesty, I do wish that more panels had controls on the unit so that apps or remotes were not necessary. I have seen kids write better apps for first gen iPhone in 2007/8 for school projects than what reefing "tech" companies have today. Panels with displays and buttons need to make a comeback.
 

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