chinese led lights

[jfeva0049]

Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

Yup, I really have no complaints, I was just hoping we might be able to extend the functionality a bit.

i would agree, it would be nice to have the sunset/rise but in the grand picture i dont think its that important. but i could be wrong....

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by jfeva0049

i would agree, it would be nice to have the sunset/rise but in the grand picture i dont think its that important. but i could be wrong....

Its kind of a non issue, but I wanted to extend the functionality myself at value pricing too. We still come out way ahead compared to buying an AI Sol or comparable fixture.

[biecacka]

If you had multiple fixtures with different LEDs in them and they turned on at different times then that would stagger the intensity of the light.
I'm looking at 3 of the 120 watt dimmable fixtures for my 220 that is 30inches tall. Any ideas on led mixture and so forth?
Corey

[WinnipegDragon]

Originally Posted by Amoore311

Has anyone asked Sam if they could include 0-10 VDC Compatible Drivers in the fixture?

I did already. Sent him the Inventronics and Meanwell part numbers. Haven't heard anything back.

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

I did already. Sent him the Inventronics and Meanwell part numbers. Haven't heard anything back.

Remember, 2pm here is 2am there.

I will probably follow your lead on this. With 10% sales going on for memorial day weekend, now is the perfect time for me to get the Apex. I can use the money saved to buy drivers. The quick connects make it nice and quick to replace too.

[bhazard451]

Just a guess here, but I wonder if a relay/switch is being utilized here on that pcb board, like in this diagram. This is a diagram for a meanwell 3 in 1 driver (resistor,pwm,and 0-10v), lpf-60D. Still could be some hope.

[WinnipegDragon]

I fired that off to my buddy and he says it's definitely not wired that way. Apparently there is no ground on the PCB so he figures it's strictly checking resistance and the actual dimming circuit is still buried in the black box.

[ghrorick]

has anybody had them add the violets? I am thinking about 2 a6s with 6 uvs hooked with the whites and 6 violets hooked up with the blues if they can do that.

[AcroBluz]

Originally Posted by ghrorick

has anybody had them add the violets? I am thinking about 2 a6s with 6 uvs hooked with the whites and 6 violets hooked up with the blues if they can do that.

I am having them add them to the ones I just bought but they won't be here for a few weeks to see how they look

[ghrorick]

Acrobluz, what size is your tank and how many fixtures did you order?

[Travis1787]

I got one of the d120 watt units (55x3watt) I got 4 violets in mine. It hasn't come yet but I'm loookin forward to seeing it all setup!

[AcroBluz]

I actually have 2 tanks which I ordered fixtures for. I have a 150g that I ordered 3 a4's (they are the ones with uv) and I ordered 2 120w's for my 75g frag tank

[WinnipegDragon]

Interesting note, Sam was curious if we could get the dimmer working so I've been updating him on the situation.

He just emailed me and told me that their engineers are working on an Apex solution!

[Amoore311]

Gotta love the speed of the Chinese!

[Travis1787]

Sam just emailedme saying they can no longer do different ratios only the standard ratio they provide .

Which I understand profit wise but this blows for me if I would have known that I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THIS ONE UNIT. I got one for now for my 65 and when I upgrade shortly to my 120 ill need another of the SAME unit so now I'm screwed and shouldn't have even got one and wouldn't have it I knew that. Now a second unit won't match which makes this unit useless as of right now when I do get it.

[biecacka]

Yea I should have ordered mine already. Now not sure if I will
Corey

[Amoore311]

Just add the LED's yourself. It's not terribly difficult.

[Travis1787]

I told him that same thing I said he should just charge a little extra to customize rather then say nocause your gonna lose lots of people.

Now remeber I'm getting the d120 not the nova series so I'm asking him ifthis goes for all units or just the cheaper one. Hopefully you can still customize an A4 or A6 so ill tell what ya what he says

[WinnipegDragon]

I think they are getting overloaded with requests and customization. Every time they create a custom one it's a non-standard build on the factory floor, and at these prices that's probably not worth it.

[Travis1787]

Could they charge extra and make it worth it for them and still worth it for us?

[Travis1787]

I mean if I'm happy with my unit and its what I wanted id pay a lot extra to get on to match it for my upgrade ill need another and I've told sam that so this really screws me unless he will let me pay extra to make it this way again. But maybe the nova series can still be customized then ill just sell this unit and get two A4s .... I asked him we will see what he says back.

And I tried to say it nicely but I think its a bad idea to just say no to customizing and told him I honestly think they will lose a lot of people if that's the case ... Make it like an extra fee to change the standard ratio I bet peoplewill pay cause they want what they want

[kbell2433]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

Could they charge extra and make it worth it for them and still worth it for us?

Don't ever say pay more or pretty quick these lights won't be a deal anymore.

[AcroBluz]

When I bought mine I went through Hendy. He did charge $2/UV led when I customized my a4s. I personally didn't think this was a big deal compared to the cost of AI or Radion. If they actually make a apex solution that would be awesome even if you could only do the standard configs.
On a side note does anyone have an idea which driver we could get that would let us control 24led that we could potential change to

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

Interesting note, Sam was curious if we could get the dimmer working so I've been updating him on the situation.

He just emailed me and told me that their engineers are working on an Apex solution!

Yep, I just got the same email. That would be amazing if they can figure it out without a driver swap, but I mentioned I would buy new compatible drivers if they can make them as well.

How awesome is that? If we tried to get just about any other company to modify their product for us, we would get laughed at.

[bhazard451]

These fixtures should be thought of as semi-DIY. If you are not willing to repair the unit yourself if something happens or change leds/drivers on your own, you would be much better off with a pre-built unit with US customer service like the Radion.

There is nothing wrong with the standard ratio. I think it looks great. The DIY side of me will add my violets when I get the time, and if I dont like it, I can always go back to the standard ratio. For the cost, I think this is an excellent solution that falls in between DIY and plug and play.