Will this eBay rig pull 2 pounds a light if I am running 8 or these LEDs??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC110V-220V-50W-LED-Driver-50w-COB-full-spectrum-led-grow-chip-380-840nm-DIY/262540790166?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIM.MBE&ao=2&asc=41375&meid=bfe9c7b402ee47398d7d85e086c9e4b4&pid=100005&rk=2&rkt=6&sd=252554971955

Or where is a good cheap driver on eBay to run $9 Citizens COBs.

there are few things in life that are more expensive than a cheap driver

Vic cobs said:

I got cheep plass for name brand drivers of for driver that will run ur chip fine 10ech driver. Or name brand 25$ 40 $a drive cash its more for more watt an vots or 4 cobs 6 cobs drivers lmk i no whats up i no where 5k cree 3050cxa chip 5000lums and 7000lum like clu48. But cree for 9cash ass i ask for is a seed or to sant to me of something kush thanks

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Lol what?

johnsmithusername said:

Lol what?

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he discovered true kush. He is enlightened.

Vic cobs said:

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Seconded.

Punctuation and spelling go a long way towards furthering communication via the written word....

Meanwell is worth it. But I have used cheap chinese drivers.

Things to know:
Their rated ma/watts: lies.
Their rated efficiency: lies.
Their rated voltage: generally true.

They do work however. 1400 ma ended up being about 1200.. that kinda crap. Figure eff is mid- high 80%ish..

I run some vero 18 and 29 fixtures with em. 1 per chip.. 22-36v.. Running fine a couple years now.

You'll find meanwell costs about the same once you need to do 4+ chips.

Also, you'll get some badly made chinese led drivers if you buy enough. Some will be shorted. Some will have a pulled wire, non- exact sizing, mixed wire lengths.. lot of shoddiness.

In the end, the meanwells will be cheaper.. durability, eff., etc..

btw, if you run 8 of those lights in a 4x4 and maintain <86f, you'll pull .6 lbs max. with an 8week grow/8wflower schedule. -Because those LEDs suck. Replace em with a real 50w chip (citizen/luminus) and pull 1.2lbs. same regimen. (mean averages).

this would be a great thread to revisit in 2023 to see the success rate of the cheap drivers. At that time meanwells bought today will still be under factory warranty and would have given a 5-10+ % efficiency/yield bump to each of 20-30 harvests.