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Forum: DIY 05-10-2015, 11:13 PM
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Posted By daplatapus
Hey Steve! Long time no see :) Ya, it was...

Hey Steve! Long time no see :)
Ya, it was weird. I got so frustrated, I ended up yanking the HLG drivers out and went with LDD's for now. I still want to get it figured out, but with water in the...
Forum: DIY 05-09-2015, 11:55 PM
Replies: 232
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Posted By daplatapus
Well, dog gone it, I wasn't able to do things how...

Well, dog gone it, I wasn't able to do things how I wanted. Turns out these HLG drivers cannot dim to zero, and if I wanted to use them I'd have to relay the power to the driver to turn them off....
Forum: DIY 04-01-2015, 01:52 PM
Replies: 232
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Posted By daplatapus
I got my converter in from Coralux and I think I...

I got my converter in from Coralux and I think I have it all figured out how to wire it. But I'm now looking for some of these:
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Forum: DIY 03-25-2015, 01:02 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
So I ended up buying a converter from Coralux....

So I ended up buying a converter from Coralux. We'll see if that works.
I've got everything hooked up and fired it up today. First time I did that with all 3 fixtures. I have run into a couple...
Forum: DIY 03-24-2015, 04:11 AM
Replies: 232
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Posted By daplatapus
Cool, thanks! I've run into another potential...

Cool, thanks! I've run into another potential problem, lol. I guess the HLG drivers need a 10V pwm signal but he Arduino only delivers 5V.
So now I need to see if the drivers will work at all (just...
Forum: DIY 03-23-2015, 07:10 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Well, started cleaning things up a bit now that...

Well, started cleaning things up a bit now that most everything is figured out. But now that I unhooked a couple things, I can't remember how they go back together. :frusty:

Here's where I'm at...
Forum: DIY 03-11-2015, 04:50 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
WOOHOO!!! Got it fixed. Now everything that I...

WOOHOO!!! Got it fixed. Now everything that I have hooked up is working as it should... only thing is that's 1 out of 3, lol
Hopefully it's just a matter of repeating what got done right on the...
Forum: DIY 03-11-2015, 05:45 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Haha, that's how I felt when I first embarked on...

Haha, that's how I felt when I first embarked on this little adventure.

Ya, that's the plan. 3 - 18" full spectrum fixtures,
Forum: DIY 03-11-2015, 04:18 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Lol, ok, I'm an idiot. I was wracking my brain...

Lol, ok, I'm an idiot. I was wracking my brain thinking of anything that could be the problem. The fan still hasn't been ramping up and down via the PWM signal according to the temp sensor on the...
Forum: DIY 03-09-2015, 07:53 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Gonna resurrect this. It's going to be the only...

Gonna resurrect this. It's going to be the only thing holding me back from my tank upgrade soon. I built another circuit board to exactly match the one in post #214 last night. Plugged 'er all in...
Forum: DIY 07-07-2013, 08:27 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Well, got all my proper parts from China for the...

Well, got all my proper parts from China for the Fan pwm control to build it exactly as per drawing above, and the PWM speed control still doesn't work... argh.
Forum: DIY 06-17-2013, 12:14 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Due to work and a project my wife asked me to do...

Due to work and a project my wife asked me to do I've not been able to do anything on this project. I've ordered different transistors for the fan circuit and it's on it's way from China...
...
Forum: DIY 06-13-2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 232
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Posted By daplatapus
Hmmm, looking like I have a wee bit of bleed...

Hmmm, looking like I have a wee bit of bleed voltage on my OCW string. On one heatsink, one of the OCW all 3 LED's are faintly lit and on the next in the series 2/3 LED's are lit....
Forum: DIY 06-13-2013, 04:06 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Sure Schematic: ...

Sure
Schematic:
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x353/daplatapus/FanBufferv12_zps8d293992.jpg (http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/daplatapus/media/FanBufferv12_zps8d293992.jpg.html)


Link:...
Forum: DIY 06-13-2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Everything looks like it checks out. But it turns...

Everything looks like it checks out. But it turns out the BC549C can't power up multiple fans so the 2N3904 that is on that schematic Chris shared earlier. There's a thread on ukreefs about it but...
Forum: DIY 06-13-2013, 12:21 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Hmmm, unplugged the PWM fan wire and the fans...

Hmmm, unplugged the PWM fan wire and the fans ramped up to where I think they should be. Anyone hazard a guess what might be wrong? Where I should start looking?
Forum: DIY 06-12-2013, 09:10 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Cool, thanks for the suggestion. I've fired...

Cool, thanks for the suggestion.
I've fired everything up and leaving it go for the day. I tried adjusting the fan on temps and the fans shut off even though the heatsink was warmer than the set...
Forum: DIY 06-11-2013, 03:04 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Woohoo, got the fans working!

Woohoo, got the fans working!
Forum: DIY 06-09-2013, 11:08 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Oh, that, lol, ya I did. I have a feeling it's...

Oh, that, lol, ya I did. I have a feeling it's not a sketch related problem.
The lines I found in the sketch that I think do what I'm wanting are:
const int HoodFansPWM = 44; //PWM Hood...
Forum: DIY 06-09-2013, 10:29 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Sorry, page 17 post 162 of this thread.

Sorry, page 17 post 162 of this thread.
Forum: DIY 06-09-2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Well as the other colours are coming on the...

Well as the other colours are coming on the heatsink temp has climbed to 34.5C. Gonna turn this off until I can get 'er figured out
Forum: DIY 06-09-2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Well, I fired up my Jarduino for the first time...

Well, I fired up my Jarduino for the first time with everything hooked up. All the new cables, temp sensor for water and heatsink fans, etc. So far it looks like all the LED circuits are working as...
Forum: DIY 06-07-2013, 12:38 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Got a wee bit done this morning over my coffee....

Got a wee bit done this morning over my coffee. Drilled one of the heatsinks to within about 1/8" of the back of the 3-up stars since they'll be on the longest and probably run the hottest. Then a...
Forum: DIY 06-01-2013, 01:41 AM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
I was encouraged to go 18 ga min for psu to board...

I was encouraged to go 18 ga min for psu to board and 20 from LDD's to LED's. There's a couple links back a page or 2 when I had a similar question. Check them out.
Forum: DIY 05-30-2013, 10:19 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 65,050
Posted By daplatapus
Hmmm, weird. Mine's not noisy at all. Have you...

Hmmm, weird. Mine's not noisy at all. Have you metered it out to confirm the voltage? It may not be putting out what you think.
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