so i have 18 eb strips wired in series to two 240-1050 meanwell drivers. the ac input of the drivers is wired to one power cord and the two output are wired together with wagos. im splitting the volts from the wall so it wont power the drivers. thus no light to the strips. how do i go about this without using two powercords? ive read posts on here about using several drivers many times and i just have no sweet clue and i dont feel like paying for an electrical course
why wont my light turn on?
- Thread starter lotus710
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What's the voltage of the strips? Your driver probably doesnt supply enough voltage
Series or parallel? It should work with the 22" strips, but not the 44".
i do have a really good multimeter. should i use the test slots on the wagos?
i have the strips wired in series not using the push connectors but rather soldered straight to the board. they are rated for 1400ma so 1050 is good.
they are the 22 inch strips.
You said the OUTPUT are wired together with wagos. Series or parallel? 1400ma is the max rating, 700ma nominal.
i used a multimeter and when i touch where the output goes into and out of the board i get a beep with the multimeter and it says 237.8v dc. and thats with the pots turned down all the way. when i touch the dc input part of the light and one of the strips the strip will light up very dimmly. but one the one strip i touch
in series. the two positives in one wago. negatives in another. then a wire comming out of them and to the boards. id post pics but it isnt letting me on my phone
DankaDank
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If it reads 238v, You wired the dc Outputs of the driver in parallel not series. I think that is your problem.
i must of. so how would i wire the output in series? they are in wagos right now connected to the board.
would i take off the wagos and conect the output to half the strips then wire the other driver to the other half of the strips?
VegasWinner
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Series connection, connect positive wire to negative wire, until you ONLY have one positive wire and one negative wire left, then connect negative wire to V- and positive wire to V+
oh ok thats what i did wrong. i connected - to - and + to + with wagos then had single - and + commig from them connected to the strips.
i took one driver out of the wagos and switch the positive and negative. so now each wago has a negative and positive from both drivers with a single wire comming out of the third slot for the strips. now im only getting 1.3v on the wagos instead of 238v
DankaDank
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I don't like connecting drivers in series but it will work. This is how I would do it. Power 9 strips off each driver, So (-) driver lead to (-) on strip then (+) of strip to (-) of next strip and so on until the (+) of the driver lead is connected to the (+) of the 9th strip. Then do the same for the second driver with the remaining 9 strips.
i might have to do it like that. im trying to make it super neat but i guess two cords comming from the light will have to work.
You sure your using the wagos right? You shouldn't have a positive and negative in the same wago. Also they are only rated to 300v be careful you don't hurt yourself or start a fire. I recommend watching some more YouTube videos before you mess with it more.
DankaDank
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I think Wagos are 450v but none the less, you are correct. If the drivers are connected in series you will have between 430-480volts, which can send 1 amp to the heart easy.
VegasWinner
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What you need is a positive and negative from each strip in one wago, connecting each strip to the next strip using positive to negative, until you have enough volts for the driver. enough volts. Volts add up in series, amps add in parallel. Connect half of the strips to each driver, should work best. The two drivers should only be connected at the power cord, with all ground together, all load together, and all neutral together to the wall plug.