@Randomblame - Last build I need from you (thanks, you've helped me put two together with a 3rd in process). I have 12 EB gen2s for a veg/clone light.
Should I just run with this driver? It doesn't have the A at the end of the name, is it still internally adjustable? I want to make sure I can dim this light as needed. It certainly won't need to be full blast at the beginning.
https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hlg-150h-24/mean-well-enterprises
And final question: Do you have a link to aluminum sheet for the strips to be glued to? I still have some aluminum c channel that I'll cut and glue to the back but I want to order thick enough aluminum sheet.
Thanks for all your help and the pictures are forthcoming.
For alu sheets look at e3ay, I've seen 1m² 3mm sheets for around 65€ shipped. But its configurable, you only need to set L and W to your specific needs and costs go down accordingly.
For a 150w driver I would use the HLG-150H-20A or B(dimmable down to 6% with B100k potentiometer).
EB strips at 700mA need 19,5v according to the datasheet, an HLG-150H-20 would have 7,5A, divided by 12 strips each strip gets ~625mA. That means the needed voltage would be ~19,4v and fits perfectly in the constant current area of an HLG-150-20 A or B(10-20v CC area).
When you take the same driver with 24v the strips would use only 19v because the 24v version has only 6,25Amps and each strip would run with only 520mA and at 520mA a strip would need even less voltage. So 19v x 6,25A is only around 120w. Thats not what you looking for...
To get 100% out of any Meanwell driver you need to use almost all of the available voltage. If you use less voltage you don't get all of driver power.
HLG-150H-20A if you only need 50% dimming and the HLG-150H-20B + additional B100k poti if you want dimming down to 6%.
I always use B version, much better for inspection or when you have to open the tent. My 300w LED looks incredible bright from outside the house when I open my tent and even when dimmed down to 50% at night it looke crazy bright. Dimmed down to 6% its not so visible against the normal 15w/CRI95 led bulb I have on the ceiling and much less treacherous from the outside. Safety first!
I found a light-tight shutter in my sisters basement that I'll use in the future. I need only to cut it to the needed length because its 7' long and I need a 4' and 2' shutters. I often forget to dimm the light down when I only want to have a quick look at the girls and because I run night cycles its always treacherous and I could bite me in the ass when I forget it