Samsung 1 footer build driver suggestion

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Seriousbuds

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I had some extra 1 footer Samsungs layring around and I'm going to throw 6x inFluxs on an old grill plate as my heatsink; but I'm stumped on what driver to pick to run all 6 of them, as these strips only pull 9.05v each and should be ran at around 1050ma.

Does anyone have some suggestions on the best driver to run 6 of these strips?

Thanks
 
friedguy said:
HLG-80H-54A
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They're 9v.... A 54v driver would have to use 6 in series to get to the 54v. And then they'd all share that current.

Use an HLG-80H-12A.
You'll need to turn the voltage pot down to 9v but then you'll be able to run them all in parallel and it will split that drivers 60w/5a amongst all 6 strips.

9VX1.050ma=9.45w per strip. 9.45wX6strips=56.7w.
 
Doesn't the HLG-80H-12A only goes down to 10.8V? Series or parallel... sharing current or sharing voltage... either way man.
 
friedguy said:
HLG-80H-54A
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You're a gentleman and a scholar.

If you were gonna do a 2019 build, what would your goto cheap setup be if I wanted to build another 2 or 3 6x 1" LED fixtures with cheap LEDs and drivers?

Light output/PPFD isn't a priority as I'm going with microgreens - I'm primarily concerned with the cost to light each shelf.
 
Seriousbuds said:
You're a gentleman and a scholar.

If you were gonna do a 2019 build, what would your goto cheap setup be if I wanted to build another 2 or 3 6x 1" LED fixtures with cheap LEDs and drivers?

Light output/PPFD isn't a priority as I'm going with microgreens - I'm primarily concerned with the cost to light each shelf.
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Don't use the 54a
 
Airwalker16 said:
They're 9v.... A 54v driver would have to use 6 in series to get to the 54v. And then they'd all share that current.

Use an HLG-80H-12A.
You'll need to turn the voltage pot down to 9v but then you'll be able to run them all in parallel and it will split that drivers 60w/5a amongst all 6 strips.

9VX1.050ma=9.45w per strip. 9.45wX6strips=56.7w.
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Thanks for the reply, I'll go with this driver.

If you had to buy more of these 1" lights and drivers, what would you do for a more current build, with cost being the main concern? I'm planning to build a few more of these 1" x6 fixtures (has to be 1' as I have 3' long aluminum grill plates that I'm reusing as heatsinks)... I'm lighting shelves for microgreens so they don't need an assload of light.

Cheers
 
Seriousbuds said:
Thanks for the reply, I'll go with this driver.

If you had to buy more of these 1" lights and drivers, what would you do for a more current build, with cost being the main concern? I'm planning to build a few more of these 1" x6 fixtures (has to be 1' as I have 3' long aluminum grill plates that I'm reusing as heatsinks)... I'm lighting shelves for microgreens so they don't need an assload of light.

Cheers
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I would get the cutter sol strips. They're 22" but such a great price.
 
Airwalker16 said:
They're 9v.... A 54v driver would have to use 6 in series to get to the 54v. And then they'd all share that current.
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Whats wrong with that?

Airwalker16 said:
Use an HLG-80H-12A.

You'll need to turn the voltage pot down to 9v but then you'll be able to run them all in parallel and it will split that drivers 60w/5a amongst all 6 strips.

9VX1.050ma=9.45w per strip. 9.45wX6strips=56.7w.
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The HLG-80H-12A is rated at 5 amps..... 5 amps/6 strips = only 830ma per strip, not 1050ma.
 
No, I don't. The primary purpose of parallel builds is avoiding the high voltage of series wiring, but 54v isn't high voltage.
 
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Airwalker16 said:
Use an HLG-80H-12A.
You'll need to turn the voltage pot down to 9v but then you'll be able to run them all in parallel and it will split that drivers 60w/5a amongst all 6 strips.

9VX1.050ma=9.45w per strip. 9.45wX6strips=56.7w.
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yo einstein, what's that in the spec sheet? keen to elaborate how exactly you would turn that voltage adjuster lower than the range mentioned in the spec sheet?

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