sourdieselyumyum
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I just ordered 4 of these from Meijiu off of Alibaba. They are suppose to be similar to the hlg 550 just wanting to see if anyone has good experience with these knock off leds
Anyone have experience with these LED lights?
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pulpoinspace
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yeah theres a whole thread about them. search "chinese". or its probably within the first few pages.
short answer is they work fine.
short answer is they work fine.
NanoGadget
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They run hotter than the real deal, but they do the job. I'll stick with HLG personally because i like supporting company's that innovate and care about their customers, but like I said, if you can't afford HLG these will grow some plants.
sourdieselyumyum
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is it safe to run the drivers on top of the heatsink like you would on the hlg 550. I have a 600h and it does fine on the heatsink
NanoGadget
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I'd imagine it would be fine. Most of the chinese knockoffs run hotter than HLGs, but most don't run dangerously hot. Just make sure you are a little extra careful with those lights in general. Knockoffs are knockoffs for a reason and there is a reason they are cheaper. Just be safe.
Rocket Soul
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Agree. I suggest mounting your driver away from the heatsink, and then wire your boards to a wago glued to the heatsink and then to the driver. Connectors seems to be a common failure point
sourdieselyumyum
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What if I ran a 16 inch oscillating fan or 2 above them?
Rocket Soul
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Any air movement on the boards would be great. Id still rec driver away from hestsink though
sourdieselyumyum
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Why are u able to mount the driver on the hlg heatsinks? are they thicker?
NanoGadget
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The components tend to run cooler on the HLG boards because they are higher quality. More efficient, less resistance, that sort of thing.