Samsung F562B Build

[Skimmer]

Hi All!
I need help from someone experienced in building this kind of setup:

I'm not an electrician and I'm doing this alone so pardon my ignorance in some elemental stuff.
This is a serial build, right?

So I should connect it in parallel, like in this example:

 

[FatBeaverBuds]

How you wire your strips depends entirely on what type of power supply you are running. There are constant voltage and constant current power supplies.

Do you have a power supply already? If so, what brand/model is it?

 

[Skimmer]

Do you have a power supply already? If so, what brand/model is it?

HLG-240H-24B, if that's what you're asking.

 

[Slicknick909]

@Edzzed can probably help here

 

[FatBeaverBuds]

That is a constant voltage driver. Parallel wiring would be the correct way to hook it up. The second pic is the way to go.

 

[Billpopy79]

I may be wrong but I built a set up with f series strips in parallel and I needed a 48bdriver, I'm not sure the 24b will work.

 

[FatBeaverBuds]

That would be a problem.

What voltage are your strips rated to run at? Any specs on the strips themselves?

 

[Billpopy79]

I've done 2 DIY lights first with the f series which are 48v and the second with the newer q series also 48v, I do believe the H series are 24v but they have way less diodes.

 

[Skimmer]

I will then wire like this:



Can someone validate this?

 

[FatBeaverBuds]

That is indeed a parallel circuit and will work great if you have 24v strips. If your strips are 48v then it won't work regardless of how you wire it up.

 

[Skimmer]

Samsung stripes LT-F562B
3000K - S06
SI - B8V261560WW
S82000515 23.0V(IF=1120mA) R0.0

 

[Billpopy79]

I've had a look and it seems if you have the single row diode strips they are 24v the double row strips are 48v.
So if your strips are the 24v then yes that's exactly how you should wire them.

 

[Skimmer]

I powered it up and it's not working. I will have to check all, that dimmer perhaps?

Thanks for approving parallel is the way to go.

 

[Billpopy79]

Have you wired as the diagram? The only difference I have with mine is I have used the + and - terminals both at one end of each strip.

 

[FatBeaverBuds]

Time to bust out the Fluke meter or whatever dvom you have on hand. Start checking your wiring harness. Most likely a bad connection somewhere.

 

[Skimmer]

I moved all on one side and checked all connections, all are tight. I didn't check with a meter, I will do that with a proper tool tomorrow.

This is a photo of setup:

 

[Billpopy79]

I moved all on one side and checked all connections, all are tight. I didn't check with a meter, I will do that with a proper tool tomorrow.

This is a photo of setup:

It looks like it's wired correctly.
I would recommend getting some wago connectors which would neaten things up and give you more secure connections.

Are you sure you don't have too many strips for your driver?
10 would be ideal for that driver.
Maybe worth disconnecting a few and see if that works.

 

[Billpopy79]

With a bit of digging through some of the research I did before building my lights your driver is really only suitable for 8 strips.
You could add an hlg 150h 24b driver to run the other 5 strips.
First thing I would try would be to wire just the 8 strips and check that works first.

 

[Skimmer]

Thanks, I tried with 8 only and still not working.

I will have to recalculate and check if the driver isn't suitable.

 

[Skimmer]

I got this:

I couldn't get the HLG-240H-24.