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Old 03-30-2015, 11:59 PM
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Hey folks,

New to these fourms, I'm in Ontario and starting to build some LED fixtures for my 55g tank.

I'm basically building the RapidLED 36 Ultra Premium, however I'm sourcing all my parts to do it, preferably from Canada. As I'm sure you all know, our dollar is taking a beating and ordering from RapidLED costs and arm and a leg after the monetary conversion for something that is a great price in USD.

I'm looking for Meanwell ELN-60-48D drivers.

If anyone knows where to get these in Canada that would be great.


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Old 03-31-2015, 12:26 AM
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It's been a little while since I looked but when I built LEDs there were no Canadian sources
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:04 AM
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It's been a little while since I looked but when I built LEDs there were no Canadian sources
I knew that was coming.....I was just really hoping......haha

Ahh well, bite the bullet I guess.



I will be posting my progress on the DIY thread once I get it started. Ive got everything but the drivers I want.
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:07 AM
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I got some mean well power supplies from electro sonic. Fast shipping as well. They were cheaper then anywhere else I found in canada
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:21 AM
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https://www.e-sonic.com/product-deta...tml?p=37809828
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I got some mean well power supplies from electro sonic. Fast shipping as well. They were cheaper then anywhere else I found in canada

I just checked out the site. Seems likely a really good deal for the drivers.

Everything in good shape when you got it? I like fast shipping. Customer service decent?

Thanks for the post!
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Old 03-31-2015, 02:26 AM
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Excellent. Lol. Got my first order in 2 days and I live in a small town in Alberta. And last order I put in I ordered the Friday and had it the Monday. Packaged well. I ordered The hlg-100h-24's to replace some bad power supplies for my light. They are waterproof as well and only $68.
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I also tried sourcing stuff in Canada but came up empty handed. Only thing I was able to get was the aluminium u-channel for my light rails. Everything else was across the line. RapidLED also had the best prices I could find for quality. Just have to hit them on a sale to make up for our dollar.
Looking forward to their July 4th sale so I can get some more RB LEDS and LDD drivers.
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I actually ended up sourcing almost all my components other than the LED's themselves directly from China. So far no complaints...
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Well just as an update, I've managed to source everything I need. Not all from Canada.....mostly Ebay and China....free shipping and good prices for Cree LEDs, lenses, and potentiometers that Im going to use with Arduino. Drivers Im goona get from e sonic

I'll give a detailed list of exactly what and where with cdn prices once Im on a PC and not my phone haha.
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