Grow Tent and Light Shopping

[TerpyTyrone]

Wo

What an idiot I am. I just watched a video. I tried opening them like a wago
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Wowwww

 

[socaljoe]

The thicker the wire the more you are wasting in current to push it through. js (14ga vs. 18ga, also in stranded vs. solid.)
Unless you are talking about the AC side.

Wait...what?

Let me make sure I'm understanding what I just read... Are you saying that if you wire up two of the same board, one with 18ga and one with 14ga, the 14ga board will take more current to achieve the same output?

I hope I'm misunderstanding you...

 

[Big Perm]

I'm saying thicker wire has more resistance.

 

[High kev]

Ok all wires are in on the 4000k boards I plugged it in and get nothing no light. Is this a switch the little red thing

 

[High kev]

Before I flick this switch and fuck the driver up I’ll ask this time

 

[socaljoe]

I'm saying thicker wire has more resistance.

Right...that's backwards. Lower gauge (thicker) wire has a lower resistance, all other things being equal. That's why we upsize wire for longer runs to account for voltage drop. Voltage drop happens due to increased resistance over a long run, by upsizing wire you lower resistance, or impedence as we call it. And that's not just an AC side occurrence.

 

[Bruno8437]

Flip the red switch assuming that you are in North America.

 

[socaljoe]

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Ok all wires are in on the 4000k boards I plugged it in and get nothing no light. Is this a switch the little red thing

Are you wired up to 120 v or 230 v? I assume you're on normal household US voltage?

Flip that switch and give it a go.

 

[Bruno8437]

After you flip the switch and fire it up, you might see the lights flicker or flash. This just means that you need to dial back the voltage using the adjustment screw on the LRS. Turn it counter clockwise until the lights are stable (no flicker).

 

[High kev]

So that red thing is a switch?

 

[High kev]

220

 

[High kev]

Next I’ll attach the wires into the 3000k and then zip tie all the wires in place

 

[High kev]

After you flip the switch and fire it up, you might see the lights flicker or flash. This just means that you need to dial back the voltage using the adjustment screw on the LRS. Turn it counter clockwise until the lights are stable (no flicker).

I have the voltage all the way up should I dial it back before I turn it on?

 

[Big Perm]

220

If I would have realized that I'd have recommended ELG drivers instead of HLG.

 

[High kev]

Duck yeah I’m blind now

 

[Big Perm]

Right...that's backwards. Lower gauge (thicker) wire has a lower resistance, all other things being equal. That's why we upsize wire for longer runs to account for voltage drop. Voltage drop happens due to increased resistance over a long run, by upsizing wire you lower resistance, or impedence as we call it. And that's not just an AC side occurrence.

Joe and I got to going back and forth and once again I was wrong, lol.
Thicker wire has less resistance.

 

[Glossybudz]

your right perm I’m just going to order more

I wasent sure if it was faulty.

 

[Glossybudz]

Tried sending it back but amazon closed up only sending medical supplies cause of convid-19 virus

Dident realise you broke it i thought it was faulty .

 

[High kev]

Dident realise you broke it i thought it was faulty .

Ya I’m an idiot I didn’t realize it was me till I watched a how to video lol

 

[Glossybudz]

Ya I’m an idiot I didn’t realize it was me till I watched a how to video lol

I with you now