Bootlegger
New member
Hi,
I'm building out some LED lighting for my 80 gallon and decided to go with Meanwell LDDs (of course! Though I do like Steve's double). Anyway, I have a high quality 15VDC 10 amp (150 watts) power supply that I wanted to put to use so I bought a DC Boost Converter that takes in 12-48VDC and steps up to as high as 60VDC. It's rated at 150 watts, which is more than I need. The idea here is that I could feed the 48V+ that I need for my LED project without having to buy a new power supply. Thus far it's working. I'm feeding in 15VDC and used the pot to adjust up to 48VDC.
The only downside is I know that there is going to be some ripple and I'll have to fan cool it for driving over 100 watts. And yes, I understand that this is not as efficient as using a actual 48 VDC power supply.
It's essentially this:
http://www.amazon.com/DROK-Voltage-...d=1441162683&sr=8-6&keywords=DROK+DC-DC+boost
I know that auto guys do this all the time to install high power LEDS in their cars and trucks. I figure if it works for them, why not a reef lighting project.
I'll let you guys know if anything goes up in smoke.
I'm building out some LED lighting for my 80 gallon and decided to go with Meanwell LDDs (of course! Though I do like Steve's double). Anyway, I have a high quality 15VDC 10 amp (150 watts) power supply that I wanted to put to use so I bought a DC Boost Converter that takes in 12-48VDC and steps up to as high as 60VDC. It's rated at 150 watts, which is more than I need. The idea here is that I could feed the 48V+ that I need for my LED project without having to buy a new power supply. Thus far it's working. I'm feeding in 15VDC and used the pot to adjust up to 48VDC.
The only downside is I know that there is going to be some ripple and I'll have to fan cool it for driving over 100 watts. And yes, I understand that this is not as efficient as using a actual 48 VDC power supply.
It's essentially this:
http://www.amazon.com/DROK-Voltage-...d=1441162683&sr=8-6&keywords=DROK+DC-DC+boost
I know that auto guys do this all the time to install high power LEDS in their cars and trucks. I figure if it works for them, why not a reef lighting project.
I'll let you guys know if anything goes up in smoke.
