Recent content by hempofthedead

lol I think this thread is more about buyers remorse and fixing mistakes, vs doing it optimally from the get go. I will do some more reading on those chips tho, thanks

i havent heard much about the citi1825 and even searching for/buying it comes up with sparse results.. that said, it looks like that chips forward voltage is over 50, which would have made it a no go for these conversions with the existing drivers I think

the Ideal Ideal 50-2300AN reflector adaptor screwed directly into what was there with no additional drilling or conversion, which made it easier. i think if you wanted you could cut the square bottom off the original reflector and use that.. so if you did not want to go the ideal/angelina...

yep, thats the chip

twinturbogod... fyi i did a convert on the roleadro.. came out good. I did not want to mess with converting their reflector too much, so at the moment i just screwed the holder into the existing heatsink and screwed on the ledil reflectors.. some open space but works well.. i also added 2...

hey leaf.. i have this same light (roleadro '400w') and a pair of 3590s to attempt the convert. im debating the parallel route for more power, but am having trouble visualizing what that would look like.. do you simply solder 2 leads to each contact point on the chip, 1 from each driver? i...

okay guys quick question.. i have a driver, and an ac power cord. both have 3 wires. solder them together, boom the wire has power.... AND there are 3 AC leads left exposed. my question is what options or products exist to insulate that wire, preferably in a weatherproof and/or...

sorry for the confusion... this is the one I was curious about.. id like to do the same with mine, and am on the verge of potentially ordering the chips

what chips did you end up using? did you end up keeping both drivers and using them in parallell or ditching two of them? were there any issues? do u have any pics? apologies for all the questions.. im about to place a bigger order to convert that as well as do a fresh build

twinturbogod, have you gotten anywhere with the roleadro conversion?

cool.. i have since wired one of the original heatsinks over the middle area to prevent the fans from blowing hot hair down onto the plants

Hey guys, figured it out... i removed the daisy chain plug and wired the driver to those wires (switch only for fans now), and used the space for the potentiometer. had to mount the driver to the outside. pulls from 25-180 watts and is bright as the sun.. thanks everyone for the inspiration...