See if you can figure out hour many hours your originals have been illuminating.
And is the way I run them .... I have more watts on hand to use but never really MAX it out.
lol ya sorry meant 88F
Hey, thats a good idea. This is my first time using Quantum LED board, do they take just a regular light dimmer you get at Home Depot or something? Similar to a fan a controller? Just plug and adjust? or is it more complicated?
Just a bit more complicated than that, but not much, and depends basically on the type of driver you are using. Meanwell HLG "A" type drivers have an internal dimmer, and its just a matter of turning a know with a small screwdriver.
just looked and theyre 2x HLG-185-24A per the label and have two black hole covers on each. One for "adj Volt" and onec"adj io". im guessing leave the voltage and adjust "io"? Also can you adjust while light is running or only when off/unplugged?
That´s right, you don´t need to meddle with the voltage, only the current (but other members might chime in if Im missing something). You can do it with the lights running, be gentle, as you don´t want to mess up the internal pot and a little turn goes a long way. A killawat or similar device is a great tool to know exactly how much current you are putting into the boards, but if you don´t have one just eyeball it, leave run for a while and feel the heatsinks. The idea is to try to find a balance between having enough light and not too much heat.
The "adjust vO" is voltage control, it can dim but you better use the "adjust iO" for dimming, it will dim to aprox 50% max.
ahh k just adjust the current and not voltage. i do have a fan just pointed toward the light (pic attached). Hopefully dimming works, plants just went dark so might wait till they come back on in a few hours so i can visually see the dimming occur. if that doesnt work i may need to cut some holes in the walls or something as im venting air just outside of tent vs outside the room.
Gonna try to say this without being a dick here so take it with a grain of salt but if dimming the driver is a problem I'd not think an ac is going to be the right solution.
didnt sound like a dick lol
Now I feel like a real ass, I meant that if you couldn't handle dimming the led, installing an air conditioner would be miles beyond your technical capacity.
@SlappyD just think of AC as a sort nuclear and expensive option... dimming, air circulation, trying to get more outside air into the room and venting out of the room are usually simpler, effective, and less expensive solutions. Something trivial like keeping the door of your grow room open, or opening the tents while lights are on, can go a long way. Another great solution, for veg rooms or if your grow space is lightproof, is having the lights on at night and off during the day (when its hotter, particularly during the hours you mentioned your lights are on).
Oh I see what you mean. No unfortunately i'm venting the air to the same room as I didn't want to start cutting holes in the walls for venting to go through as I'm really not handy at all. Also didn't want to attach the venting directly to the window as it brings more attention than i'd like.
