I have a 150w black UFO led light that just stopped working I have no idea why. I was wondering if it's possible to convert it to some cobs and if anyone has done it before? Thanks in advance
Lighting UFO to Cob???
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Haven't seen many conversions on UFO's around the forums, so probably a long shot that someone has done it. It should be the usual power driver and LED emitter array type setup so I would think it should be possible. The big question would be why it stopped working. If the driver(s) burned out, then no real point in trying to convert. Usually the reason folks convert a light is because the driver is a singularly large expense in a DIY build, so using one that's on hand in an existing light is a huge savings. The heat sinks are typically sized for the wattage output of the drivers in the light, so more saving in being about to re-use them, but heat sinks don't really burn out so likely not the reason why it's not currently working.
Really you're probably just going to have to bust out the screwdrivers, pop it open and see what type of components you've got to work with. Take some shots of what's in it, in particular of any labels on the driver(s) and post them up and someone should be able to help you figure out what, if any, type of COB's would be a good match.
Really you're probably just going to have to bust out the screwdrivers, pop it open and see what type of components you've got to work with. Take some shots of what's in it, in particular of any labels on the driver(s) and post them up and someone should be able to help you figure out what, if any, type of COB's would be a good match.
Ozone nailed it. First check the drivers themselves as ozone said if they aren't working then you will have to purchase more if you want to keep the remaining frame/heatsink. Usually with multiple drivers it's easy to tell if what the problem is. @Jupiter the nerd built a UFO cobber. As for the drivers themselves meanwell has some fairly inexpensive models available which do a good job at powering the cobs but are. Lower amperage/voltage. Inexpensive build would be 2 1212's and bjb holders -$31 and even a $10-20 dollar eBay driver if keeping cost down is important. Your next yield will most likely be double if that helps things.
Jupiter
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This is the only picture I could find but it's definitely doable and pretty simple. The two drivers inside I believe I have 650 mA. My buddy also had one side that was how I was a connection with the diodes because the drivers were fine.
