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Does the artwork help increase the yield?!?! Sort of like classical music or talking to your plants can make them happier? :)

Well it looks like my calculations were correct. I tested the output of my driver, and it read 84 volts, which seemed to indicate that I could run 3.5 x 2' strips @ 24volts each. Well 3 worked fine, and when I tried adding a 4th they started blinking. So maybe I should have waited for the...

I also just tested the power draw using a kill a watt meter, and it looks like the 4 drivers powering 12x2' strips are using ~300w and I believe 2.8amps? Which I guess is in the ballpark? Am I correct that the 2.8 amp reading is the total draw of the 4 drivers? And that 2.8amps / 4 drivers =...

Indeed. lol The funny bit is that I used electrical tape because I was worried the packing wouldn't be able to handle the heat... I'll pick up some Kapton tape, and maybe toss a few screws in them all too ;)

And if you're just using tape to mount the strips, use a lot! I thought a few lengths of black electrical tape on each end would be enough to secure them, but I found 1 strip had fallen down and toasted a few clones yesterday ;). Luckily these things generate almost no heat, so the plants...

Just wanted to thank everyone for the great advice and guidance. I now have 12x2' 3000k strips in a 3'x2' space, powered by 4 of the scavenged LED drivers, and it's looking more like that old fashioned HPS glow now, rather than the pink hue I had become accustomed to with the Mars II's :) And...

Is that the price for a complete COB assembly, or just for the LED itself? When I was shopping around I noticed that the COBs themselves were reasonably priced, but then you needed to add a heatsink etc. to each COB which essentially doubles the price? Also it seems that the COBs must be...

Thanks for the confirmation, I think I might finally be remembering my circuit education from electronics class :).

I tested DC by just putting the probes on the red/black driver wires, with no LED strip attached, and it seems to be reading ~86 volts? So would this mean I can run 3.5 x 2' strips (86v available / 24v per strip), and that they will all be getting the maximum current of 1400mA since they're...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5eTEZecnPJIYs9Kr2 So it's just the red driver lead wired to the positive of strip #1, the black driver lead wired to the negative of strip #2, and the both strips wired together using the negative of strip #1 and the positive of strip #2. I tested this circuit while...

That's what I thought too! So maybe I actually have them wired in parallel? The wiring picture is my new avatar. I have the Driver's positive (+ red) lead wired to the positive (+) solderless point on strip #1 , and the Driver's black lead wired to the negative (-) solderless point on strip...

I just meant that when I tested the voltage and amps, I tested the strips that were already mounted, wired in series, and powered on, and the circuits that I tested consisted of a single driver, and 2x 2' strips wired together in series. When I tested these circuits by placing the multimeter...

I think I figured out the multimeter, and it looks like my drivers are providing 24volts, however I'm not sure I'm getting the correct amp reading. The Volt reading for a single strip was ~24volts, and with 2 strips wired together the reading as ~22volts., which I guess accounts for the ~1.5v...

Any computer store should sell thermal paste, try Canada Computers for something like Arctic Silver.

Hopefully you can use a less expensive driver, $226 and 600W might be overkill for 12 2' strips :)

I'd also say spread them out. I mounted 2 strips to the underside of my metal shelving, and just 2x2' strips seem nearly bright enough to keep a 3x3 space of clones on life support. And the driver label is in my avatar, it has 1 pair of leads for power input, and 2 pairs of leads for output...

The 50W / 0.43 amp reading was with a Kill a Watt meter, so I'm not sure what info that gives me? Guess it means 50w is the draw from the wall, but that doesn't mean that the strips are running at 25w each? And if 2 strips are running at 0.43 amps and they're in series, would that mean that...

Thanks, was just trying to avoid sifting through hours of youtube videos trying to find one that's appropriate and understandable and is actually showing me how to do what I'm looking to do, :) The power supply looks like this...

I just borrowed a multimeter, can anyone quickly teach me how to test what the actual voltage and amp draw is for these circuits? I'm just not certain whether these drivers are providing 12v or 24v, and if I would get more intense light if I replaced them with proper 24v drivers... I have the...

Yes the home hardware lampwire is definitely stranded, but I just thought I'd suggest it as a convenient backup source for something that will at least get the job done, and can be found locally. They sell it at the counter off of 'bulk' rolls.\ And I'm having some very odd behaviour with this...