Mean Well ELN -60-48D driver questions? ?

[eveningstar15]

I purchased a Rapid Led solderless coralife biocube dimmable retrofit kit. I got it with 2 of the Mean Well ELN-60-48D drivers and the 3 color dimming kit. On one driver i plan on running 10 royal blue and 2 blue and on the other there will be 8 cool white, 2 uv, 1 red and one green. I know on the blue driver I can only set it to a max of 1000mA since that is the max of the blue leds and on the white driver I can only set it to a max of 700mA since that is the max of the red and UV leds. So my question is when these are first set up do I set them to their maxes (1000 & 700) and use the manual dimming controls to adjust the intensity or do I set them lower and slower work them up?? If I need to set them lower what would be a good starting point????<br/>

[eveningstar15]

Anyone know??

[MizTanks]

Always start at the lowest and slowly increase. I wouldn't start any higher then 50%

[eveningstar15]

Always start at the lowest and slowly increase. I wouldn't start any higher then 50%

Do you mean to start the drivers at their lowest and slowly work them up or the dimmer control??

[MizTanks]

Dimmers. Drop a pm Poseidon, he will be better to help you. :)

[Poseidon]

I am not that great with that particular driver, but I would set the current like your first option, at 1000 and 700 and then use the dimmer to adjust brightness from there.

My PWM dimmer just arrived today, I have been running my Luxeons at 1000mAH all along, and it is working out great, but I want the option to dial them back if I ever need too.

[MizTanks]

I am not that great with that particular driver, but I would set the current like your first option, at 1000 and 700 and then use the dimmer to adjust brightness from there.

My PWM dimmer just arrived today, I have been running my Luxeons at 1000mAH all along, and it is working out great, but I want the option to dial them back if I ever need too.

See I knew you could help :)

[eveningstar15]

Thanks for your help. These are getting installed this weekend. I just hope everything turns out ok..

[MizTanks]

Thanks for your help. These are getting installed this weekend. I just hope everything turns out ok..

It will totally work out!! :)

[eveningstar15]

It will totally work out!! :)
well, most of it worked out. The lights look good. I had a master electrician install this for me. but now my stock fans are not working. I think he took something out that should have been left. so now I have no fans. I looked at it and I can't figure it out. How long can it go with no fans? I noticed rapid led sells a 60mm duel stealth fan kit, should I get one of those? Will those fit right where the old fans were or will I have to mod the hood?

[Poseidon]

I would not run it for long without the fans.

Fans fail, you may just need to replace them. The good news is they are pretty cheap, especially on Amazon.