Need help with driver selection

dtcharneski

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Hey guys, new here to rip and just had some questions that maybe you guys could help me with, Building light for 5.5ftx2.5ft closet, I'm using strips from cutter,
8x 2700k/660 for flower
https://www.cutter.com.au/product/ssk-3560br-v2/?attribute_pa_colour-cct=2700k&attribute_pa_led-colour=2700-kelvin&attribute_pa_cri-colour=90-cri&attribute_pa_led-wavelength=wavelength-deep-red
6x 4000k/660 for veg
https://www.cutter.com.au/product/ssk-1560zge-xx-2835thrive/?attribute_pa_led-colour=4000k&attribute_pa_cri-colour=98-cri&attribute_pa_led-wavelength=wavelength-deep-red
Supplemental lighting:
4x Super blue mix
4x intense UV/Fr
So plan is to make a full spectrum board with supplemental lighting being controlled by either bluefish led controller or Robo-tank(ReefPi), so each channel needs to be on it owm pwm controlled driver,4k,27k,R,B,Fr,UV
For the 2700k i will be using
2x HLG320H-C1400B
For 4k
1x HLG320H-C1050B
I need help with driver selection for my supplemental lighting
i was thinking ldd being i have
2x https://www.cutter.com.au/product/coralux-ldd-5/?attribute_ldd-4-loaded-driver-options=1000ma
1x https://www.cutter.com.au/product/coralux-ldd-5/?attribute_ldd-4-loaded-driver-options=700ma

thinking i can run
Bx4 1 board per 700ma ldd @around 35v
Rx4 2 board per 1000ma ldd driver @1amp 50v
Frx2 2 board per 1000ma ldd driver @28.8v?
Uvx2 2 boards per 1000ma ldd driver @36v?
so looking for best options that i can still possibly use my ldd 4 channel boards and power my Supplements
also I can run dimmer lines in parallel correct?
So need help on power supplies and wirring possibly
 

Rocket Soul

Well-Known Member
Not sure i got all your answers but your driver choice for the 8x2700k strips seems off: first of all i think its about twice too much power, 80w per strip?? Id say 40 is a lot to put thru a strip, especially since your going to have power thru the reds aswell. Also voltage: id try to stay with CV drivers, either 24V or 48V for 2 in series.

Have you seen the illumi meshtek? They have a bluetooth dimmer/controller and i believe the change from 48v to 24 was to accomodate Dr or this. Im not sure how it works exactly but i know @grotbags is trying to work this out.
 

dtcharneski

Well-Known Member
the 27k boards have 2 channels each, and at 1350ma they're 31.7 watts per channel so i have 16 channels total. so aprox. 256 watts per 8 channels(each driver), plus a little head room was my thought process, also I plan on building a custom water cooled heat sink so that will help thermally
 
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