PerroVerde
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Yes they are...
Fliwering lights... Do they need a dimmer?
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Airwalker16
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Could someone draw a simile pic of how you install resistor?
littlejacob
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Bonjour
You should find one in Meanwell 3in1 dimming option...thread!
But for me a regular pots have 3 pôles...so on the middle pole dim+ and on the left one (or right will work too but reversed...) dim- plus the resistor 10k ohm!
Put a pots and dim it down to the max without resistor is what is not good to do with an hlg according to meanwell!
But yes I know it is 7 years warranty so why not push the limit of it???...I agree that it is some very solid and quality drivers...and almost noone use it at minimum power so no big deal in fact!
Same for grounding/hearthing...some do it to hs some don't...I ground the driver with the plug...and all my wires and hs were inspected and tested to find electricity...but everything is ok why should I ground my hs? (The hlg is on the ceiling out of the box with a fan put on it!)
CU
littlejacob
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Excuse me but what is: w/sf?
Without sci-fi...lol...we would be sad!
Watch san Francisco! ???...I don't know!
Thanks
Airwalker16
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Watt/per square foot?
Airwalker16
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so you're saying the resistor goes on the negative wire which is white, correct? Just cut the wire in hakg, and connect back together using each side of it?
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Airwalker16
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littlejacob
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Bonjour
Sorry my English is not that good...
So the dim+ wire go on the middle plot (there is 3 plot on a rotary 100k ohm potentiometer) always + in the middle!
Then dim- on the left with the resistor 10k ohm attach to it and I use the little metal tube you squeeze to make a connection and I attach the resistor directly to the left plot!
- resistor pot
+ pot
Right plot is no use!
CU
Sorry my English is not that good...
So the dim+ wire go on the middle plot (there is 3 plot on a rotary 100k ohm potentiometer) always + in the middle!
Then dim- on the left with the resistor 10k ohm attach to it and I use the little metal tube you squeeze to make a connection and I attach the resistor directly to the left plot!
- resistor pot
+ pot
Right plot is no use!
CU
littlejacob
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If you prefer I can take a pic tomorrow...it will be better I guess!
As you prefer!
CU
As you prefer!
CU
Airwalker16
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I'd love a pic showing these "metal rubes you use". You mean crimps?
littlejacob
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Bonjour
Sorry I didn't go see the girls today
Crimps connector...yes you are right...X3!
1 for + and 2 for -...2mn to do it
But I squeeze the ones who go to pots to the size of the pots plots this way when I am at full blast I am able to remove it to open the circuit to maybe get an extra 8%!?!
CU
Sorry I didn't go see the girls today
Crimps connector...yes you are right...X3!
1 for + and 2 for -...2mn to do it
But I squeeze the ones who go to pots to the size of the pots plots this way when I am at full blast I am able to remove it to open the circuit to maybe get an extra 8%!?!
CU
Airwalker16
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Pics? So confused.
Well I'm at that stage where I need to know how to do this as well.
I don't have a photo, but I made a pretty picture.
So if I understand this correctly the above is how we wire in the potentiometer and resistor in order to use the dimmer feature of the Model B Mean Well Drivers.
Technically the Blue (+) and the White (-) wires from the Driver can be connected to the potentiometer in any configuration, so long as the middle (+) terminal of the potentiometer is used. In addition, the resistor can be placed in either the Blue (+) or White(-) wires, or left out completely, it doesn't matter.
To keep it simple, if you follow the diagram you can't go wrong.
The chart at the bottom of the graphic tells us what value resistor is needed to set the minimum output % of the Driver. The resistor in the graphic has a value of 10K ohm, so the output of the Driver will be 10% when the potentiometer is turned down to its minimum value. The chart tells me if I want to set my minimum Driver output to 30% then a 30K ohm resistor would be needed. And so on.
Hopefully, that's all correct, yes?
Thanks.
I don't have a photo, but I made a pretty picture.
So if I understand this correctly the above is how we wire in the potentiometer and resistor in order to use the dimmer feature of the Model B Mean Well Drivers.
Technically the Blue (+) and the White (-) wires from the Driver can be connected to the potentiometer in any configuration, so long as the middle (+) terminal of the potentiometer is used. In addition, the resistor can be placed in either the Blue (+) or White(-) wires, or left out completely, it doesn't matter.
To keep it simple, if you follow the diagram you can't go wrong.
The chart at the bottom of the graphic tells us what value resistor is needed to set the minimum output % of the Driver. The resistor in the graphic has a value of 10K ohm, so the output of the Driver will be 10% when the potentiometer is turned down to its minimum value. The chart tells me if I want to set my minimum Driver output to 30% then a 30K ohm resistor would be needed. And so on.
Hopefully, that's all correct, yes?
Thanks.
Airwalker16
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Correct.
The only difference in this pic, is that I have 2 drivers on one 50k Potentiometer with a 5k resistor. Either wire for the resistor. Doesn't matter. Just make sure you use the same poles on the Potentiometer to solder the wires onto.