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Now that I have time on my hands :clap: , I want to get my LEDs re-wired and back on my tank. I know that the individual lights are wired "+" from light one to "-" on light two, and so on thru the bank of twelve lights, but what is the proper wiring from the driver (Meanwell dimmable) to the first and last LED?

 

Meanwell + to LED - ?? or + to + ...

Now that I have time on my hands :clap: , I want to get my LEDs re-wired and back on my tank. I know that the individual lights are wired "+" from light one to "-" on light two, and so on thru the bank of twelve lights, but what is the proper wiring from the driver (Meanwell dimmable) to the first and last LED?

 

Meanwell + to LED - ?? or + to + ...

 

+ on meanwell to + on first LED in the string. - on meanwell to - on last LED in the string. It should form a complete loop.

Guest thefishman65

that circuit won't light :)

You need to apply a dimming signal also - I just say this because I have read a lot of threads lately where this seemed to be a problem (people left it unconnected).

Thanks for the clarification ... don't know why, but I thought it was + to - on the driver also ... :ohmy:

 

And Rob - for the dimmer, I think I used a 9v battery for the build/test, then hooked it up to the Apex for the actual run-time use.

Guest thefishman65

( volt batteries work. Just don't set the max current with it. A 10 volt supply would then be 10% more.

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