Mean Well LED Driver Wiring Question

[shanepike]

One of the power supplies died on my Panorama Pro, so I decided it was time to finally use the Mean Well drivers I bought so long ago. I wired it all up, plugged in in, and proceeded to cause a minor explosion and trip the breaker. Awesome!

So, clearly, I need a little help.

I started over again with a new Mean Well driver just to eliminate any possible problems with the one I had the unintentional fireworks with. I now have wired it to a plug only. The output wires are still bare.

It's an ELN-60-24D, so my understanding is that it should be putting out 24V. However, when I plug it in and put a multimeter on the output wires, I'm consistently only seeing 3V.

I guessed that -- being a dimmable driver -- maybe 3V was the default if something wasn't hooked to the dimming wires, so I wired it up completely (with no explosions this time) and connected it to my Apex and some old Panorama LEDs I had lying around. Still no dice, though.

Am I misunderstanding something basic, or is there an issue in the connections somewhere that needs to be figured out?

 

[rodasphoto]

Rapidled.com has some guides on wiring. I would check them out. Also the driver could need adjusting depending on amperage and voltage needed.

 

[giulianom]

Here's the instructions:



http://www.meanwell.com/search/eln-60/ELN-60-spec.pdf">http://www.meanwell.com/search/eln-60/ELN-60-spec.pdf</a>



Output voltage range is 12-24V DC, but that depends on having some current flow - 2.5A at max.



The voltmeter won't carry the current, so the driver probably isn't putting out power.





How many LEDs are in the circuit?



And what wattage/current level?

 

[shanepike]

http://www.ecoxotic.com/community/tech-tips/connecting-an-apex-or-apex-jr-to-a-dimmable-led-driver">http://www.ecoxotic.com/community/tech-tips/connecting-an-apex-or-apex-jr-to-a-dimmable-led-driver</a>

Based on these instructions, it should be pretty straightforward. After reading them yet again, though, I did answer one of the questions which you did as well: [I]The Meanwell 60 watt ELN60-24D must be used with a controller. If you do not use a controller, the LED driver will not turn on.

</em>The LED modules are [IMG]http://www.ecoxotic.com/panorama-pro-module.html">twelve LEDs in a 16W strip</a>. They have a female receptacle on one end that connects to the male connector in the three-way Panorama Pro adapter cable that allows you to connect up to three LED strips. Here's a pic: [IMG]http://www.ecoxotic.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/480x350/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/p/split3-xl_6.jpg>http://www.ecoxotic.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/480x350/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/p/split3-xl_6.jpg</a>

 

[shanepike]

I'm such a doofus. I checked every</em> single individual piece to make sure there was nothing I was overlooking, and then it hit me: The variable ports on the Apex are</em> on, right?

Nope :doh:

They were set to Manual Off. Guess what happened when I turned them to Auto and the ports turned on...yep, there was light.

Thanks for your help, guys. Sorry for being dumb

 

[giulianom]

Lol.



I was going to suggest trying a 9v battery to the dimmer inputs.



And of course a tongue-check to make sure the battery is good....

 

[shanepike]

I have kids now who I can make do the battery tongue-check for me

 

[picoreefguy]

ShanePike;949219 wrote: I have kids now who I can make do the battery tongue-check for me

what? you dont do those yourself??? i used to love it doing it when i was a kid lol but its been a few years

 

[shanepike]

I've never worked up the nerve. Ha!