Reefbrite LED Strip

[bee505]

My 48" reefbrite led strip recently went out. I'm not sure if it is a ballast issue or LED issue. Anyone know how I can easily test? I don't have another ballast that I can use for testing. Anyone else around the SSF area have a ballast that I can test with?

 

[ashburn2k]

I think led uses driver? Order one from amazon and test it out?


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[rygh]

LEDs need constant current.
Most strips have a separate DC power supply, usually 24V, and an internal current driver.

Can you get to anything with a voltmeter?
Power supply? LED strings themselves?

 

[Coral reefer]

I might have one. I'll check.

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Open up the power supply.

You’ll probably find some burned up capacitors like in the attached pic.

I had 2 units fail that way. Reef Brite customer support was very poor.

I ended up buying a 24V 6A power supply through Amazon.

Also had to get a 5.5mm x 2.5mm Male Plug to 5.5mm x 2.1mm Female Jack DC Power Adapter.

It’s held up for over a couple years now.

 

[bee505]

Open up the power supply.

You’ll probably find some burned up capacitors like in the attached pic.

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I had 2 units fail that way. Reef Brite customer support was very poor.

I ended up buying a 24V 6A power supply through Amazon.

Also had to get a 5.5mm x 2.5mm Male Plug to 5.5mm x 2.1mm Female Jack DC Power Adapter.

It’s held up for over a couple years now.

Can you let me know which power supply you purchased on amazon?

 

[ashburn2k]

Just search for any 24v 6a and 5 stars


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[Mr. Ugly]

Can you let me know which power supply you purchased on amazon?

Just search for any 24v 6a and 5 stars

Yep, what ashburn said.

The one I got is no longer available.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AJQ9G2C/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It also got a lot of bad reviews after I had got mine. The Reef Brites don’t need 6A, so it probably helped that the power supply was oversized.

 

[Wlachnit]

I did the same thing back when I was running reefbrites.
This is the power supply that I ordered.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080I91RM/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[bee505]

Turns out that the issue was the power supply. I ordered this one from Amazon . https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07C5P6NNS?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_pd_title

The new power supply made a big difference, way brighter than before.

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