RSM 130D LED Retrofit

[tlhood]

As my first real DIY project, I decided to get rid of the two T5 bulbs that come with the stock RSM 130D... however I wanted to keep the hood, and get something that is virtually dummy proof. As I am pretty non-electrical savvy, I opted to get the RapidLED Solderless Dimmable LED retrofit kit.

Ordered on May 22, and received it on May 28.

It came with the following:

•4.25" x 16" Heatsink drilled/tapped for 27 LEDs and 4 installation holes
•1 Red, 1 Green, 4 UV, 7 Cool White, 14 Royal Blue CREE XP-G2 LEDs
• 1 Mean Well LDD-700HW + 1 Mean Well LDD-1000HW drivers + SE-350-48 power supply
•2 Driver Jumpers
•2 Terminal Plug
•25 pieces of 3" LED to LED wire
•1 Tube of Thermal Grease
•4 water repellent wire nuts (plus 12 non-water repellent wire nuts)
•22 feet of bulk wire

I also opted to get the Storm Controller and a Multimeter.

With exchange rates, GST, and customs fees, it ran me $442.25 CAD.

I probably won't start messing around with installing it until the weekend. Blurry iPhone pic inc.

[Maverick00]

cool man keep the pics coming!

[Craigdillman]

tagging along

[davej]

Did the same kit on mine. Dead simple with their instructions.

[tlhood]

I am looking forward to setting it up.

I read the instructions that they have online, and although they are for the solder kit, it seems pretty straight forward. I foresee my biggest struggle with setting up the Storm controller. And I am a little hazy on the drivers.

I do have a friend coming over to help me though, so it shouldn't take too long to figure out.

I am having some difficulty figuring out where I want to place each colour. Part of the problem is compounded by the fact that I don't exactly understand how everything will be connected and controlled, and which ones need to be on which driver.

[tlhood]

This is the plan, done fantastically in MS Paint.



I am thinking this will give a pretty nice even spread.

The red and UV have a max of 700mA, so I have to put them on the 700HW driver, and figured I would run blues with them. On the other driver I have all my whites, and the rest of my blues.

[Craigdillman]

i have 3 heat sinks of rapid led above my 125 i run them all at 650ish and its more than enough light

And yea you wan a run your whites separate from blues and red/green so u can dim and control the colour ratio

[tlhood]

I can't completely split my blues from my whites unfortunately, because I only have the two LDD drivers that were provided. If I wanted a seperate one for white, blue, then R G UV etc, wouldn't I need 3 drivers?

I am not too concerned right now though, I am thinking having the 7 whites and 6 blues on the one driver will be more than enough balance on that one, and I can balance whether I want more blue or not with the Storm controller for the second driver.

If that makes sense... it does in my mind.

If I decide it doesn't work for me, I can always just order some more drivers.

[Craigdillman]

I would put your green and red on the left and right side of the fixture kinda in the middle for the best spread, check out my epic keyboard drawing


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[Craigdillman]

Originally Posted by tlhood

I can't completely split my blues from my whites unfortunately, because I only have the two LDD drivers that were provided. If I wanted a seperate one for white, blue, then R G UV etc, wouldn't I need 3 drivers?

I am not too concerned right now though, I am thinking having the 7 whites and 6 blues on the one driver will be more than enough balance on that one, and I can balance whether I want more blue or not with the Storm controller for the second driver.

If that makes sense... it does in my mind.

If I decide it doesn't work for me, I can always just order some more drivers.

O yea thats right cause you have 27 LEDs on that heat sink