Can Reef Brite LEDs be daisy chained?

[smartwater101]

I currently own 3 ReefBrite TECH 50/50s

2 x12"
1 x 48"

I'd like to do two things. 1) Use only a single power supply for all 3. And 2) use only one controller interface module for connection to a controller.

My assumption (hope) is that this can be done. As long as I buy a power supply that can handle all 3 lights and a cable splitter. Though I'm not sure where to look for a quality version either of these things. Is this even possible? Or am I smoking something funky?

 

[smartwater101]

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[smartwater101]

Contacted Reef Brite and they say yes, with at least a 120w power supply. I'm going to add another 72" in the future so I went with these. Thoughts?

 

[Katrina71]

@dantimdad

 

[dantimdad]

yep that'll work!

 

[smartwater101]

yep that'll work!

Awesome thanks! I'm assuming a larger PS isn't an issue? One reason I ask is my Kessil H380 has a power supply that runs REALLY hot. Especially compared to the a360we. I always wondered if I could get a larger one to relax some of that heat/stress?

 

[dantimdad]

The heat can be caused by many things, over drawing can be one. Using a larger supply may not fix the issue. I would try a small fan pointed at it first.

 

[smartwater101]

The heat can be caused by many things, over drawing can be one. Using a larger supply may not fix the issue. I would try a small fan pointed at it first.

Yeah, I keep a fan in the back for power supplies. Plenty of flow through there. It seems to mitigate the issue but I wasn't sure if I should try upgrading or just not worry about it.

 

[Katrina71]

Thanks @dantimdad I had a feeling you'd know. #lightinghero

 

[smartwater101]

@dantimdad

So I just want to confirm, since I'm going to add a 72" Lumi Light to this chain. Reef Brite customer service confirmed its ~1w per inch. So 114w total would be fine with a 120 power adapter. And since I bought a 240, I should be golden? Also, the splitter is rated to 5A. And 114w is much less than 5A...

Sooooo assuming all that is correct: I think the only unknown is how much the controller interface module can handle. I'd assume less than 120 would be fine... wish I knew for sure. (Reef Brite didn't get back to me on that.) All I see is thats its 24V

(thanks for the help btw)

 

[dantimdad]

If they are like the ones I have messed with, then yes, you are fine.

 

[LadyTang2]

@smartwater101 How is this working? So all you need is a power supply and that cable and you can daisy chain to one plug? Any other useful details?

 

[jp415]

Were you able to split the power for the RB?

Interested to find out cause I have two xr15 sets and I want to run on one bluetooth controller.

 

[Gungo]

Where you able to split the controller?

 

[jp415]

Yes I was able to split the controller with a 24v power supply that I purchased.