Chinese led question

[Boogie]

So one of my panels has an issue. I have the standard one Watt 120s and half of half of the blues only light up at half intensity. Any ideas?
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[Cake_Boss]

Your ballast is going out, my guess

 

[ritmar]

It is a bad driver.

 

[Cake_Boss]

Oops, driver. How many LEDs is it driving? You can try switching out the one for the sump until you get something figured out

 

[Boogie]

Where would I get one. I tried the supplier but he won't respond to emails.lol. go figure.

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[Boogie]

I'm switching the sump one over the 75g. Its the defective one.

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[Cake_Boss]

The sump fixture driver to your regular driver, I meant.

You might also look into getting a meanwell or higher quality driver.

 

[Boogie]

I got what you are saying but the one over the sump is going over the 75g (the one over the sump is the one with the problem). I am getting another panel so I can have two over the 75g. Then the white led (you know the one) is going over the sump. SOOOOOO...I need to find a driver as it is going to be a main light over a tank. =)

 

[KhensuRa]

open the unit up and see if it(driver) has any numbers on it. Lance just got a a 50w driver for cheap but it peaks out at 1.5amps, so you would need to add some resistors. I just opened my unit it up and it had a ton of dust in it, you might try cleaning the bad driver.

 

[dv3]

im sure reekoi has some extra drivers that would work since he warranties his lights or could atleast get you some ...not sure if he sells them though

 

[Boogie]

I sent him a pm and he said his parts were different.

 

[KhensuRa]

You could try some thing like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dimmerable-...ltDomain_0&hash=item2c61e1c499#ht_2623wt_1163

 

[dv3]

I sent him a pm and he said his parts were different.

well if your lights meet the specs of his lights i would presume they would work ...you would need the drivers from his 1G lights if you have the 120 led fixture but perhaps he just doesn't want to sell them because he doesn't like people not buying from him

you might even still be able to fix yours though if you pull it apart and check it out ....i have had them apart and there isnt anything to complex in there so you not gonna ruin it if you open it up and take a look

 

[Boogie]

I've already replaced a driver in one so I'm no scared of taking apart. Just wanted to make sure it was a driver. Now to find one. For the record, the one I replaced was a plug and play so no modification needed.

 

[ThndrFrd59]

Check Wattsupply.com under products/LED lighting waterproof, mine is bad and found this place that I'm ordering mine from on tuesday.

 

[Cake_Boss]

http://www.thescmas.com/forums/showthread.php?p=118956

 

[KhensuRa]

To check the the driver, just unplug and hook it up to a DMM. Check the out put voltage and the current. Might be a good idea to switch the drivers around to see if really is going bad.

 

[that0neguy1126]

Check Wattsupply.com under products/LED lighting waterproof, mine is bad and found this place that I'm ordering mine from on tuesday.

This is where I bought mine from. Great company, great to work with, and great support.

 

[Boogie]

So the manufacturer got back to me last night. They are requesting some pictures and a few diagnostics unplug, replug, restart procedures. I'll see how this goes before I order.

 

[Cherub]

My roomy is going through the same thing with his lights. The chinese rep tried selling him another 2012 set of lights before offering to help lol... They're sending him a new ballast and some info on the new lights. Such scammers