Help from led geniuses

[terp_hunter_boy]

I got bunch SI-B8T521560WW last year hoping i would built a light for 4x4 but ended up buying already built one. I was wondering If I can string up something with these? maybe veg light or add some 3000k and make full spectrum. I got about 8-10 strips of SI-B8T521560WW and really don't want put in more than $50-60. Don't really care about name driver or longevity. Open to recommendations. Thanks guys.

 

[Moflow]

Im no Led Genius, more like an Led Guinness lol
Not sure what area you are looking to cover with your strips but the Meanwells are decent drivers.
MW hlg 185h 48A is in your price range but any MW hlg xxx 48A's will do the job.
With the 185h 48A which is around 4 amps ÷ 10 strips would mean each strip is running at ~ 0.4 amps each. Wired in parallel. No heatsink needed, just a frame to hold them together.

This link might be helpful.

DIY LED Strip Build Designs for Samsung H-Series, F-Series, Q-Series, and Bridgelux EB Gen.2 - LED Gardener

DIY LED strip builds have become very popular recently. The mid-power section of our forum is full of threads created by DIYers looking to build their own custom lights, and new builds and ideas are surfacing every day. If you don’t live somewhere where you have easy access to premade lights...

ledgardener.com

Perhaps re- post in the Led Section where there are lots of ' LED Geniuses ' hang out ...

LED and other Lighting

Growing with LEDs / Inductive / Plasma etc.

www.rollitup.org

I Hope that helps

 

[DirtyJerzey]

Im no Led Genius, more like an Led Guinness lol

Mmmmm Guinness.

 

[terp_hunter_boy]

I swear i thought i posted under the LED section. I just wanted to something with them rather than them sitting around taking space. Any cheap alternative driver than meanwell? I know if you take out the option of dimmer, it is cheaper. I was thinking maybe wire 4 to small driver, so I can have two sets of 4 bars lights.

 

[MidnightSun72]

You could run 6 or more strips on this driver which is really efficient 94.5%

https://www.arrow.com/en/products/lne-48v320waaa/delta-electronics

But you gotta be ok with no dimming. It would give you about 308W light. Regardless of number of strips but the more you run the more efficient it would be.

 

[MidnightSun72]

I swear i thought i posted under the LED section. I just wanted to something with them rather than them sitting around taking space. Any cheap alternative driver than meanwell? I know if you take out the option of dimmer, it is cheaper. I was thinking maybe wire 4 to small driver, so I can have two sets of 4 bars lights.

Or get two of these $12CAD

https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hbg-240p-48b/mean-well-enterprises

You can comfortable run 5 strips per. And you get 480W of dimmable light.