This 5W LED driver board is better suited to driving 10W LEDs. But can it drive a 20W high power LED. Not according to all the paperwork. Let's give it a try!
By Julian
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You did not tell us what the input voltage
minusthe output voltage was: This difference is probably very small and so, for the board, volts x amps = watts (heat), is thus small.I think, it would be great if there were very condensed and super efficient fotovoltaic cells, that could get 20W or 30W out of the LED light.
Cree LED 200 w , need how many volts??? txs
At the full one amp, it should be capable of driving a 30+W of this type at about 30W.
Thanks Julian for your helpful vide 🙂 could you please give a link to the driver page? Thanks again 🙂
You don't get 5 by multiplying 3.2 by 1, because you don't drive 5 watt LEDs at 5 watts unless you want them to burn out quickly, that's why. And driving a 20w LED at 3.2 watts is not overclocking, it's underclocking. Your brain just works backwards, that's all. Now put the 20w driver on the 5w LED and see what happens. That really would be overclocking. I know it's shocking but you can drive LEDs at less than their capacity all day long. It just makes them less bright but more efficient.
Overclocked it is not the right term, to apply here. You are not changing the clock or frequency.
I don't see why it say 5w, because the chip it is capable of more. Only if there are another component in the board that it is not capable of so much power, maybe the "output" diode it is not capable of big reverse voltage.
But great video, and very interesting board with the dim option.
thank you and Keep up the good work as u explain and investgate in a way 1 can understand, i am wanting to light 10 100w RGB all at the same time from 1 Controller any ideas would b welcome .
Holländer(Dutch guy)
thanks for sharing mate , i love playing with LED's , 2 bad here in Hungary where i live a 20W led can cost me about 70$ , and even if i get them online the shipping cost is high , thanks again and hope to see more power 😀 .
such accurate temperature testing…lol.the finger test.get a thermometer and also a light meter
parallel? did you mean series? If you pulled one from parallel then the current will go down. Pulling one from series and then soldering a shunt from the 2nd resistor to the 3rds output would make the current increase.
I don't think you are overdiving the driver. Chinese trend to put strange texts on electronics. And that's only merchants. Manufacturer of this thing probably didn't say anything about power
hi you should try a 30w led
wondering if maybe it's rated to 5 dissipated watts?