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RapidLED Oceanic BioCube 8 Retrofit Manual Download Page 17

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Using a Rapid LED Nano Dimmable Driver with 700mA Max. Current
(Skip if not using a Nano Dimmable Driver)

The Rapid LED Dimmable Driver with 700mA Maximum current is a 0-10V analog driver. No

adjustment is necessary (no SVR2). If you do not connect a potentiometer or lighting controller to this
driver, it will run at 100% power (700mA). Hook the LED output as is described earlier in this document
and then hook up the wires from your 0-10V lighting controller to the corresponding ports on the driver
(screw terminals). Once again, ensure all wiring is complete before applying any power.

Finish

Re-attach the plastic cover to your hood and enjoy!

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Summary of Contents for Oceanic BioCube 8 Retrofit

Page 1: ... Heatsink to the BC8 Hood 9 Wiring Fans 10 Attaching the Driver to the LEDs 12 Wiring the Driver to AC Power 13 Using a Meanwell Dimmable Driver Skip if not using a Meanwell Dimmable Driver 14 Wiring the Driver Dimmer Wires 14 Adjusting Driver Current Do this before applying power if needed 14 Adjusting Driver Current with a Multimeter 15 Using a Rapid LED Nano Dimmable Driver with 700mA Max Curre...

Page 2: ...it In addition this retrofit kit will only work with the Oceanic Biocube 8 hood not the Coralife Biocube 8 hood Outline Here is a general outline of the steps we think end up with the easiest retrofit 1 Remove unnecessary components from hood everything but fans 2 Attach LEDs to heatsink and wire up LED string Attach heatsink to hood 3 Complete wiring for LEDs driver and fans 4 Close hood and test...

Page 3: ...ove the screws holding each of the light bulb clips there are two Next remove the single screw holding down the upper reflector Lift out and remove the reflectors Your hood should look like the following picture ...

Page 4: ...he moonlights and power compact bulb sockets Your hood should now look like this Next remove the screws holding down the blue transformer remove the crimp terminals connected to the switches and unplug all connectors ...

Page 5: ...cables from the hood and remove them This is can be easily done by cutting the retaining zip ties and then cutting the connectors off of the ends of the power cables Your prepped gutted hood should have only the original fans left as in the photo below ...

Page 6: ...rease on the back of each LED is all that is necessary More is NOT necessarily better Too little will lower conductivity and too much will create a mess A thin layer works best The photo below indicates approximately about how much thermal grease should be applied After the thermal grease has been applied to the star screw it into the heatsink with two little screws adjusting the height of the two...

Page 7: ...ting the wire or solder pad in the case of an LED with solder Tinned wire and solder pads are more easily soldered together than non tinned components This step is to save headache and trouble later attempting to solder un tinned components can cause huge problems down the line To tin wire heat the wire not the solder with the tip of a clean soldering iron for a few seconds After the wire is heate...

Page 8: ...rom one wire on the driver from LED to LED to the other wire on the driver Below is a photograph of all 9 LEDs wired together to all the way around Again do NOT power the driver until the wiring is complete You risk burning out your LEDs a very expensive mistake You may have a separate driver for blue and white LEDs If you do make sure you attach at least the minimum number of LEDs for the particu...

Page 9: ... 5 in length and the other two are skinnier and 1 25 in length With the rear of the hood facing your body and the two screw holes in the heatsink on the left insert two 1 5 screws that come with the kit and screw them down gently until snug Do not overtighten Next do the same for the skinny 1 25 screws on the right ...

Page 10: ... fan wires to the positive AC adapter wire and one wire nut to attach both negative fan wires to the AC adapter negative wire First cut off the end of the fan wires and strip a bit off of the ends Next cut the end off of the AC adapter strip off an inch or two of the outer jacket and a bit off of the ends of the two wires inside After it is stripped run it through the right hole from which one of ...

Page 11: ... the two positive fan wires together with the AC Adapter positive wire and use a wire nut to secure them together Repeat the process for the negative fan and AC adapter wires Plug in the AC adapter to test the fans ...

Page 12: ...ood is easy Just run the ACL and ACN wires through one of the original wire ports and then solder V from the driver to the terminal of the 1st LED in your string and V from the driver to on the last LED in your string After routing the AC wires solder V to on the first LED in the string and V to on the last LED in the string and tuck the wires in nicely ...

Page 13: ...included in our kits Strip the white and black wires of the power cord green is ground and unused and attach them to the blue and brown wires on the driver with the included moisture resistant wire nuts Order is not important because AC current alternates Obviously this step is dangerous because you are working with 120VAC Make sure nothing is plugged in and have a licensed electrician assist you ...

Page 14: ...ill light the LEDs to 10 brightness whereas a 10V reference voltage will light the LEDs to 100 brightness You likely have something around your house that can supply a reference voltage A wall wart 9V battery or even a AA battery can be used for testing Be sure to test the actual output voltage of your wall wart with a multimeter before use unregulated wall warts will output much greater than the ...

Page 15: ... will still work but your measurements will be negative instead of positive To set your multimeter up for measuring current move the RED probe plug to the 10A socket and rotate the knob to the 10A position Multimeters can differ in operation Please consult your multimeter manual for model specific operating instructions As in the photo below on the right have a friend firmly hold the probes in a g...

Page 16: ...the readout on the multimeter displays the desired output current for 100 brightness In the below photos the current begins at 25A or 250mA SVR2 was rotated clockwise until the desired maximum current 75A or 750mA In our example we wired our probes backwards thus the sign When measuring current you can ignore the sign because we are only interested in the absolute amount of current flowing through...

Page 17: ... SVR2 If you do not connect a potentiometer or lighting controller to this driver it will run at 100 power 700mA Hook the LED output as is described earlier in this document and then hook up the wires from your 0 10V lighting controller to the corresponding ports on the driver screw terminals Once again ensure all wiring is complete before applying any power Finish Re attach the plastic cover to y...

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