Anyone have experience with these LED lights?
- Thread starter sourdieselyumyum
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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.
