Hello,
First post here. Looking for some help. I am a mechanic but electronics is definitely not my strong point. Picked up 3d printing as a hobby and trying to build a sla printer. My build will require me to put out about 150 watts for whatever LEDs I end up using. I want to go with many 10 watt LEDs so I can achieve very good light displacement rather than using 3 x 50 watt LEDs. The LEDs I want to use are 10w LEDs with a forward voltage of 8-12v and a forward current of 1000ma. Due to powering other parts of the printer I have to go with a power supply that outputs 12 volts. My power supply plugs into power outlet and puts out 12v up to 20 amps.
Very new to electronics and want to know first of all is it even possible to power about 15-17 x 10w LEDs? Do I wire them in series or parallel? Should I try and find a constant current led driver? If so do I just set the output at 12v @ 15 amps to achieve ~ 150-180 watts?
Not asking yall to just give me the answer but point me in the right direction. Tried some LED wizards but not sure if those take into account the constant current led driver or simply use transistors to regulate the strings of LEDs.
Thanks in advance. Any input positive or negative is appreciated.
First post here. Looking for some help. I am a mechanic but electronics is definitely not my strong point. Picked up 3d printing as a hobby and trying to build a sla printer. My build will require me to put out about 150 watts for whatever LEDs I end up using. I want to go with many 10 watt LEDs so I can achieve very good light displacement rather than using 3 x 50 watt LEDs. The LEDs I want to use are 10w LEDs with a forward voltage of 8-12v and a forward current of 1000ma. Due to powering other parts of the printer I have to go with a power supply that outputs 12 volts. My power supply plugs into power outlet and puts out 12v up to 20 amps.
Very new to electronics and want to know first of all is it even possible to power about 15-17 x 10w LEDs? Do I wire them in series or parallel? Should I try and find a constant current led driver? If so do I just set the output at 12v @ 15 amps to achieve ~ 150-180 watts?
Not asking yall to just give me the answer but point me in the right direction. Tried some LED wizards but not sure if those take into account the constant current led driver or simply use transistors to regulate the strings of LEDs.
Thanks in advance. Any input positive or negative is appreciated.