Sucks to get that far and get confused on something so simple. Do as @Airwalker16 and your in business. Watching Growmau5 on youtube did wonders for me and my slow stoned brain. Diy is simple when its explained correctly.
Thanks a lot you two, So simple! You're right lol something as simple as series vs parallel held me back but thanks to you all I figured it out. Four boards split into Two boards running at parallel at a time. Thanks! Funny part is I didn't have enough wire left to wire up in parallel. And I ordered wire but they sent me stranded instead of solid wire so off to the hardware store tomorrow I go. I know it's rough with the wego connectors but I was just testing to make sure the circuit worked. Now I have to redo the wiring so it doesn't look ugly.
Also HLG lists that we are supposed to have a 50-54v driver but I have the 48v one. Will that be a big issue?
You probably won't get anywhere near 600W by undervolting the boards by that much
Type A drivers can increase their voltage a bit by using the oonboard voltage control, screwdriver in the little Vo adjustment hole. Depending on the performance of boards and driver you may get it up to about 50 V and change which would drive your boards close to max. But the driver will prob run hot, get a fan on it.
They are v2 Rspec boards. Urgh maybe I should just go get the correct driver. I hate dealing with online returns. If the 12.5 A won't be a huge fire risk I'll keep it. Or I might just under power it for awhile until I replace it. How much wattage will I actually lose tho using the 48v at default settings? Sorry I'm no electrician so I have no real idea of how the volts and amperage works. I'm just trying to diy light build lol
How much power will I lose? Will it be a ton like losing 100W full draw or will it be something like 50W?
Thanks for the help you all. I would've never figured this stuff out myself. Time to do some YouTube educational videos on voltage and currents. Would running at 12.5a be that much a risk?
Sorry I didn't see your boards and driver weren't correct for each other. Was just adressing your question. But with the stranded wire situation....Just twist the end of the stranded, throw a little solder on it to suck up and you're ready to stick it in. It's called "Tinning the wires".
Yeah I just have no solder or soldering iron either right now lol . I did pick up some copper thermostat 18awg wire which I think should work just as well
That stuff from Home Depot isn’t rated for very high voltage so good thing you’re in parallel.