DiY LEDs - How to Power Them

[SupraSPL]

Gotcha, very nice plan. Do you have a source you can share for the BDs?

 

[I Hate Usernames]

Is it possible to test the cobs without mounting to a heat sink? I'm not sure when I will have to time to get this light fully constructed but I wanted to verify that the CXA's would at least fire up, just for a second or so. That way if I had issues with any of them I could notify the seller before it was too late to do anything. Also like many others on here I am planning on using the Arctic cpu coolers, if these fans go out will the heat fry the CXA with a max 1.4 mA or will the sink be enough to dissipate the heat without a fan?

 

[grouch]

Im having a hard time finding the right driver for my far red epistars. The vf is 1.8-2.1v and I would like to power three of them for 5 minutes at 700ma. Anything easily available in that range?

 

[SupraSPL]

@I Hate Usernames Yes you can test them with alligator clips, just make sure it is only for a split second and at as low of a current as possible. For the record, out of 230 CXA3070s I have bought so far, not a single one has been defective

 

[medicinehuman]

Im having a hard time finding the right driver for my far red epistars. The vf is 1.8-2.1v and I would like to power three of them for 5 minutes at 700ma. Anything easily available in that range?

http://www.ledsupply.com/led-drivers/recom-700ma-constant-current-led-driver This is what I use. can do up to 3 of your stars

 

[SupraSPL]

And a few cheapo options
$9 ships from US
$8 for (5) ship from China

 

[Cococola36]

@I Hate Usernames Yes you can test them with alligator clips, just make sure it is only for a split second and at as low of a current as possible. For the record, out of 230 CXA3070s I have bought so far, not a single one has been defective

230! Are you lighting up your town lol?

 

[SupraSPL]

If there was a community Cannabis garden I would definitely donate some COBs

 

[SupraSPL]

For those that want massive amount of light from a single COB, the ultimate dimming Vero29 driver:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150W-LED-Driver-Dimmable-DC30-42V-3-5A-Power-Supply-IP67-Waterproof-with-Dimmer-/161332500561?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item25902a9851

 

[SupraSPL]

Nice inventronics drivers for $30, 1050mA X4 channels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inventronics-160w-Led-Driver-Constant-Current-Type-Quad-Channels-Model-EUC-160-/131326829431?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item1e93b06377

 

[Positivity]

Nice inventronics drivers for $30, 1050mA X4 channels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inventronics-160w-Led-Driver-Constant-Current-Type-Quad-Channels-Model-EUC-160-/131326829431?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item1e93b06377

Wow..that's the best price I've seen on those. You could make a nice light with that. It'd be maxed out with 3070s though.

 

[SupraSPL]

Ya great deal especially because we are kind of at a loss for good 1050mA drivers other than the HLG-185H. CXA3070 Vf at 1050 should be about 36.25 warmed up. I have a similar Inventronics driver with 700mA X 4. It i spower factor corrected and warmed up it is 89% efficient.

 

[zangtumtum]

I received this today...
It seems BIN "AB" but I would like some confirmation

 

[alesh]

Anybody tried any drivers from this company http://www.aliexpress.com/store/346689 ? They seem pretty good, can't find much info though. Only AliEx ratings and I don't know how reliable they're.

ie: 1.2A CXA3070/Vero29 driver
1pc $12.75 shipped
10pcs: $8.623 shipped

 

[DonPetro]

Nice inventronics drivers for $30, 1050mA X4 channels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inventronics-160w-Led-Driver-Constant-Current-Type-Quad-Channels-Model-EUC-160-/131326829431?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item1e93b06377

I like this. What would be the ideal COB to run with this unit?

 

[guod]

I like this. What would be the ideal COB to run with this unit?

vero29

 

[Cococola36]

vero29

Would i be close math wise to assume the they would drive the vero to around 40 watts draw?

 

[guod]

Would i be close math wise to assume the they would drive the vero to around 40 watts draw?

yes, the running damn close to 40W.

 

[Dloomis514]

Nice inventronics drivers for $30, 1050mA X4 channels
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Inventronics-160w-Led-Driver-Constant-Current-Type-Quad-Channels-Model-EUC-160-/131326829431?pt=BI_Control_Systems_PLCs&hash=item1e93b06377

that picture had several amp outputs depending on the picture, which one is right? 1.05 or 0.7

 

[SupraSPL]

Good catch I didnt notice that. The description model number indicates 1050mA. I will email the seller to verify which one it is.

When I tested the 700mA version I was somewhat disappointed with the efficiency (88%) with one CXA on each channel(34Vf). As you can see the 700mA version goes up to 57V. Maybe the efficiency would improve if I pushed it closer to max but testing that was kind of a pita so I didnt bother. It needs to have every channel loaded in order to operate. Anyway, it would be easier to run the 1050mA version closer to max to find out the efficiency.