Need some help please to find a deal for a hlg- 480-c1400b

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flyawayclyde

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Hello all
Need to find a deal, on a HLG-480-C1400B.
$157.00 IS alot of money for me today, does anyone have A code I can use, to get the cost down some?
Any help would be appreciated.
Flyaway
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Try the LED section.

You could look for a couple of xlg or hlg 240s instead, though the xlg have gone up in price, might still be cheaper.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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flyawayclyde said:
What is the difference between the xlg/hlg. I didn't see that?
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Xlg are newer and smaller and were a fair bit cheaper when they came out but seem to have got closer to hlg price.

They only go as high as 240w though and with some they work both cc and cv I think.
Bit out of touch with it all tbh.
Check the data sheets and speak to more of the DIY led crew who don't often look in the growroom design section.
Youl get better minds than mine over in that sub section.
 
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flyawayclyde

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coreywebster said:
Xlg are newer and smaller and were a fair bit cheaper when they came out but seem to have got closer to hlg price.

They only go as high as 240w though and with some they work both cc and cv I think.
Bit out of touch with it all tbh.
Check the data sheets and speak to more of the DIY led crew who don't often look in the growroom design section.
Youl get better minds than mine over in that sub section.
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Thank you sir.
 
Boatguy

Boatguy

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flyawayclyde said:
Hello all
Need to find a deal, on a HLG-480-C1400B.
$157.00 IS alot of money for me today, does anyone have A code I can use, to get the cost down some?
Any help would be appreciated.
Flyaway
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Do you really need one with a voltage range that high?
What are you powering with it?
 
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MedicinalMyA$$

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flyawayclyde said:
I am powering twelve of these strips
SL-B8U7N90L1WW .
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I had 24 of those in a 4x4, 480W. I ran them without heatsinks because I'm too cheap to buy any. They have to be quite close to be effective, they have quite low efficacy. I ran them practically on top of the canopy.
With 480W and 12 strips you will get about 1000PPF total, before losses, enough for a 1mx1m. If you put that into a 4x4 you would top out at about 650PPF average over the canopy which is not really enough.

My suggestion would be to keep looking on Arrow, but for multiple smaller drivers from manufacturers other than MeanWell.
 
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Jay Unity

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I've bought all my drivers off eBay. Over a dozen in the last six years and all still going strong. I have a list of things I try to do a quick check for every night. If your consistent you will notice quite a bit of people will almost give nice things away. Follow them and you would be surprised at the shit you get for next to nothing on a pretty regular basis. I'm a pretty frugal and patient person though. Picked these up last night.
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flyawayclyde

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Jay Unity said:
I've bought all my drivers off eBay. Over a dozen in the last six years and all still going strong. I have a list of things I try to do a quick check for every night. If your consistent you will notice quite a bit of people will almost give nice things away. Follow them and you would be surprised at the shit you get for next to nothing on a pretty regular basis. I'm a pretty frugal and patient person though. Picked these up last night.
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And that kind of follow through, and persistence will pay off when you do.
 
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flyawayclyde

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MedicinalMyA$$ said:
If you are comfortable running Parallel off CC drivers with no room for error then you could run 4 strips at somewhere over 1000mA each strip
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I am not sure what you meant, by "no room for error"
For what I am looking for in a CC driver is 1400mA?
So how is running 4 stripes at 1000mA, ??
I don't understand that statement you made?
 
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MedicinalMyA$$

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flyawayclyde said:
I am not sure what you meant, by "no room for error"
For what I am looking for in a CC driver is 1400mA?
So how is running 4 stripes at 1000mA, ??
I don't understand that statement you made?
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The driver I linked provides up to 4800mA, 4 strips in parallel would divide that to up to 1200mA each.
Because it is a CC driver it will pump out 4800mA (or whatever set to) no matter what, so if a strip were to fail somehow you would have that same amount divided into only 3 strips, 1600mA each, which is above max. rating for those strips, which may cause those strips to fail too.
 
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