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Dank Light Co. EZ-Connect DIY Grow Light Kit Assembly Instructions
IMPORTANT NOTE: When removing the EZ-Connect Heatsink/Lighstrips from the
shipping package either cut the foam inserts that surround the lightbars OR VERY
CAREFULLY slide the lightbars through the foam inserts MAKING SURE the Small
Monocolor Diodes (across the PCB) and Input Connectors (at both ends of the PCB) do
not rub against the foam padding. These items are fragile and could break if they are
STEP 1: Assembling the EZ-Connect Frame and Universal Driver
Mount
PLEASE NOTE: If you will not be using our EZ-Connect Universal Driver Mount please
skip to section 2: Mounting the Heatsinks/Lightstrips to the Frame
A. Remove the EZ-Connect Frame and Universal Driver Mount and find the
mounting hardware bag marked: "Universal Driver Mount Installation
Hardware"
a. NOTE: The EZ- Connect Frame Kit and Universal Driver mount use the
exact same T-Slot extrusion. There will be 4 of these extrusions in your
kit.
b. The Frame and Driver Mount extrusions and hardware will look like this
when removed:
rubbed against the foam insert!
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Summary of Contents for Dank Light EZ-Connect DIY Grow Light Kit
- Page 1 Dank Light Co. EZ-Connect DIY Grow Light Kit Assembly Instructions IMPORTANT NOTE: When removing the EZ-Connect Heatsink/Lighstrips from the shipping package either cut the foam inserts that surround the lightbars OR VERY CAREFULLY slide the lightbars through the foam inserts MAKING SURE the Small Monocolor Diodes (across the PCB) and Input Connectors (at both ends of the PCB) do not rub against the foam padding.
- Page 2 B. Next, grab 4 of the short ⅝ ” screws, 4 black T-slot nuts, and 4 of the ⅜ ” white nylon spacers and assemble these in the center hole on each end of the drivers you plan to mount. a.
- Page 3 C. Now, slide the drivers onto the T-slot extrusion like this: NOTE: Depending on the kit you are building, driver(s) you are using and the spacing of the lightbars you may mount your driver(s) perpendicular to the heatsinks or parallel to the heatsinks.
- Page 4 We will come back to this step a little later. E. Mount the Universal Driver Mount to the Frame: a. From the “Universal Driver Mount Installation Hardware” bag find the 4 x ¾” bolts and 4 black t-nuts. b. In the larger hole at the very end of the T-slot extrusion place the ¾” screw through the hole and thread it into a T-nut like this: c.
- Page 5 d. 8 lightbar kit - Bolt the driver(s) to the opposite side of the Universal Driver Mount. IMPORTANT NOTE: Never rest the LEDs down on a flat surface!! In the pics above I have used a cup to elevate the LEDs above the towel. Resting the LEDs down may break the monocolor (red, blue) diodes or the Input Terminals.
- Page 6 Your progress should look like this when complete 8 Lightbar Kit 6 Lightbar Kit...
- Page 7 Step 2: Mounting the Heatsinks/Lightstrips to the Frame A. Unpack the Heatsink/Lightstrips from the shipping package SEE IMPORTANT NOTE AT TOP OF PAGE 1, REGARDING REMOVING HEATSINKS/LIGHTSTRIPS FROM PACKING FOAM B. Find the bag marked, “Heatsink Installation Hardware” . When you have everything together it should look like this: C.
- Page 8 D. Continue inserting the screw, nylon washer and T-nut combination on all heatsinks. E. For the 8 lightbar kit, slide 2 of the heatsinks onto the Frame. NOTE: Different kits (like the 6 lightbar kit) may require Parallel driver mounting in which case you should slide the Universal Driver Mount onto the frame first and then slide the heatsinks/lightstrips.
- Page 9 F. Your progress should look like this after mounting the first 2 heatsinks: 8 and 6 Lightbar Kit - no driver mounts yet IMPORTANT NOTE: Never rest the LEDs down on a flat surface!! In the pics above I have used a cup to elevate the LEDs above the towel. Resting the LEDs down may break the monocolor (red, blue) diodes or the Input Terminals.
- Page 10 b. Your Frame (with) the Universal Driver Mount should look like this as you progress: 8 Lightbar Kit 6 Lightbar kit...
- Page 11 c. Your Frame (without) the Universal Driver Mount Kit should look like this as you progress: 8 Lightbar kit 6 Lightbar kit NOTE: Once everything is assembled, very gently tighten the screws. You want to leave them a little bit loose. We will tighten everything down at the end when all the Heatsink/Lighstrips have been mounted to the frame.
- Page 12 Step 3: Wiring your EZ-Connect Grow Light fixture A. How you wire your EZ-Connect light fixture depends on whether you chose Series or Parallel drivers. Please review the Driver wiring diagrams below before getting started.
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Page 13: Wiring Notes
B. Since 2 Drivers are required to run the entire fixture, its best to think about wiring the light fixture in 2 halves, with half the lightstrips (3 or 4 depending on whether you are building the 8 or 6 lightbar kit) being wired on the left side of the fixture and the other half of the lightstrips being wired on the right side of the fixture. - Page 14 D. To begin wiring your EZ-Connect lightbars, find the bags marked, “Lightstrip Input Wires” and “Solderless Wire Connectors and Dimmer”. Parallel Driver Lightstrip Wiring Instructions A. Begin by finding the longest set of wires in the bag, followed by the second, third and fourth longest.
- Page 15 Series Driver Lighstrip Wiring Instructions A. When wiring in Series, you will be wiring groups of “3 or 4” lightbars together depending on which driver you chose. B. Begin by finding the long set of Red Wires and Black wires. C.
- Page 16 E. Wiring the AC Input side of your driver. a. The 8 and 6 lightbar kits require at least 2 drivers to power the entire fixture, and only one Power Cord is connected to BOTH drivers, so the entire light can be powered on simultaneously.
- Page 17 c. Now go to the AC Input side of the Driver and find the large Black wire with 3 smaller wires (ACN, ACL and Ground) protruding from it. d. Start by connecting ACN wires from BOTH Drivers to the White wire/Wago on the Power Cord...
- Page 18 e. Now connect the Ground wires from BOTH drivers to the Green wire/Wago on the Power Cord Finally, connect the ACL wires from BOTH drivers to the Black wire/Wago on the Power Cord. When complete, BOTH drivers will be connected to a SINGLE power cord, like this:...
- Page 19 F. Wiring the Dimmer to your Driver. a. The 8 and 6 lightbar kits require at least 2 drivers to power the entire fixture, and only one DIMMER is connected to BOTH drivers so the entire light can be dimmed simultaneously. b.
- Page 20 c. Place the large black DIM output wires next to a single Dimmer Adjustment Pot. The Dimmer Adjustment Pot should have a 3 Terminal Wago Solderless connector on the Blue wire and one on the White wire. d. Connect the DIM+ wires from BOTH drivers to the Blue wire on the Dimmer Adjustment Pot...
- Page 21 e. Connect the DIM- wires from Both drivers to the White wire on the Dimmer Adjustment Pot. The wiring should look like this when complete: NOTE: When the dimmer wiring is complete, you can use 2 sided tape to mount the dimmer knob to the Universal Driver Mount extrusion.
- Page 22 G. Wiring the Lightstrips to the Driver a. Previously you wired all of the Red and Black wires to your Lightstrips per either the Meanwell Parallel OR Series Driver Wiring Instructions diagrams provided above. Parallel Driver Wiring Instructions a. Find the Output Section of a SINGLE driver and locate the single large Black wire with the 2 smaller V+ and V- wires protruding from it.
- Page 23 d. Repeat the steps above for the SECOND driver, wiring the strips from the other half of your fixture. When complete you will have 2 sets of Wago Solderless connectors that look like this (NOTE: Only one driver/one set of Wago connectors is shown in the pic):...
- Page 24 Series Driver Wiring Instructions a. Find the Output Section of a SINGLE driver and locate the single large Black wire with the 2 smaller V+ and V- wires protruding from it. b. Grab the 2 terminal Wago Solderless Connectors you previously wired to the Red (+) wires of a set of SERIES WIRED lighstrips and connect the open terminal on the Wago to the V+ Output wire from a Single Driver.
- Page 25 d. Repeat the steps above for the SECOND driver, wiring the strips from the other half of your fixture. When complete you will have 2 sets of Wago Solderless connectors that look like this (NOTE: Only one driver/one set of Wago connectors is shown in the pic): IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS AT ALL ABOUT WIRING, PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO POWER UP THE LIGHT.