Hey guys, I have 20 qb288 v2 each with individual heatsink. I want to have all in a single frame. I am aware that I need multiple drivers. Can you advise on the most cost effective driver setup. Please note that I want to wire in series.
If your going to be running that many boards, you might want to look at some of mean wells larger drivers. This could save you a ton of money over buying multiple, smaller drivers.
Thanks dude. The 4 board drivers seem to be the chapter option. How do I know the wattage the boards will be run at for each driver. I'm a total noob at this. Patience please
Most of us install one of these bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-20A LCD... bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-20A LCD... www.amazon.com/dp/B013PKYAV6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share meters in between the driver and the board to find the wattage .
The power rating for each driver is the same as the driver model. So a HLG-240 will output 240W (when maxed) and a HLG-320 will output 320W. Depending on the model you could squeeze a bit more juice out of these, particularly the A type constant voltage drivers as those will have a built in potentiometer (dimmer) that you can push a bit past the rated power. Then simply divide that into how many boards, so for instance, if you went with a HLG-320 to power four boards each would get 1/4 of that, or 80W per board. This is just ball park figures but you can use a meter like Joshua mentioned if you want to get precise numbers.